Constitutional Court of Kosovo
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| Constitutional Court of Kosovo | |
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| Established | 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Kosovo |
| Location | Pristina |
| Composition method | Legislative & executive selection |
| Authorised by | Constitution |
| Judge term length | 6 years |
| Number of positions | 9 |
| Website | https://gjk-ks.org/ |
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| Currently | Nexhmi Rexhepi |
The Constitutional Court of Kosovo (Albanian: Gjykata Kushtetuese e Kosovës; Serbian: Уставни суд Косова, Ustavni sud Kosova) is the final authority for the interpretation of the Constitution of Kosovo and judicial review of laws for compliance with the constitution. The Constitutional Court is located in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. The Constitutional Court was established shortly after Kosovo's independence and heard its first cases in 2009.
The first constitutional court in Kosovo was established in period of socialist Yugoslavia as the provincial constitutional court of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo following the decentralization reforms introduced by the 1974 Constitution.[1] Together with the Constitutional Court of Vojvodina, it was at the time one of two provincial constitutional courts within the Socialist Republic of Serbia.[1][2] Both courts were ultimately abolished in 1990, with the Constitutional Court of Serbia formally assuming responsibility for all remaining pending cases.[1]
Before 2009, constitutional review in Kosovo had either been absent or exercised by other courts. Under the 1974 constitution, the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court was vested with the authority to review legislative acts for compliance with the higher law. The 1990 constitution of the Republic of Kosovo provided for a Constitutional Court (Albanian: Gjyqi Kushtetues), but Serbian control over Kosovo did not permit for the court to come into being.
During the UNMIK international administration, the 2001 Constitutional Framework envisaged a "Special Chamber of the Supreme Court" to review the constitutionality of legislative acts.[3] However, ultimate authority was, as was political power itself, vested in the UN-appointed administrator of Kosovo.
The current Constitutional Court was established by the 2008 constitution, which came into effect months after Kosovo's declaration of independence. The Court heard its first cases in 2009.
Composition
The Constitutional Court is composed of nine judges, appointed by the President of the Republic upon the proposal of the Assembly of Kosovo.
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