The Constitutional Court of Kosovo will mark the 17th anniversary of its establishment with an international conference focusing on the role of constitutional courts in protecting democracy and ensuring the democratic functioning of institutions.
The conference is scheduled for Thursday, October 22, in Prishtina, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Opening remarks will be delivered by Kosovo Constitutional Court President Nexhmi Rexhepi, Kosovo President Justina Shiroka-Pula, and Stephan Harbarth, president of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, who will serve as the conference’s keynote speaker.
According to the Constitutional Court, participants are expected to include representatives of Kosovo’s institutions, academics, diplomatic missions, and senior delegations from constitutional and supreme courts across Europe.
The participating institutions will include constitutional courts from Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. The Supreme Courts of the Netherlands and Estonia are also expected to attend.
Representatives of the Venice Commission and the Association of Francophone Constitutional Courts will take part as well.
The conference aims to provide a forum for discussion on how constitutional courts can safeguard democratic principles and help ensure that public institutions operate in accordance with democratic standards.
