Abstract
The object of this paper is a court order on motion to
dismiss indictment in the Republic of Kosova.
This order is a non-meritorious decision, by which the court dismisses
the indictment because it lacks jurisdiction on procedural grounds. The order
on the defendant’s motion constitutes a relatively common type of judgment
rendered in criminal proceedings in Kosovo. This article will address such
orders in several respects including the meaning of the order, its
characteristics, grounds for dismissal and the authority to render it, as well
as the procedure for and effects of reaching this type of verdict. To that
effect, cases before the Basic Courts of Kosovo in which the defendant’s motion
filed with the court asking the judge to throw out certain criminal charges
during the proceedings in a period between 2015 and 2017 will be studied. The
paper aims to foster the expectations that concrete actions should be taken to
advance the performance of judges and prosecutors, highlighting the need to
undertake a more effective vetting of public prosecutors and judges in the
country. For this, there is an increasing support in local and international
public opinion where the belief that Kosovo has already achieved a successful
criminal justice system prevails. A legal, comparative, analytical and
statistical methodology is used for the preparations of the present work.
References
- DAMIR Kos, A verdict in criminal proceedings as a result of willing parties, pg. 7 – 8. Available at:http://www.vsrh.hr/custompages/static/hrv/files/dkos-presuda_u_kaznenom_postupku_kao_rezultat.doc HAJDARI Azem (2013), Criminal Procedure Law, General Part, "ILIRIA" College. Pristina.
- HAJDARI Azem (2013), Criminal Procedure Law, Special Part, College "ILIRIA, Prishtina.
- HAJDARI Azem (2015), Juvenile criminality in Kosovo, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Deutschland.
- HAJDARI Azem (2015), Juvenile Criminality in Kosovo, Macrothink Institute, Issues in Social Science, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 1.
- HAJDARI Azem, Commentary, Criminal Procedure Code (2016), "FAMA" College, Pristina.
- ISLAMI Halim., Hoxha Artan, Panda Ilir (2003). Criminal procedure, commentary. University of Tirana, Tirana.
- MARINA Carić, PAJČIĆ Matko (2016), Basics of Criminal Procedure, Faculty of Law in Split, Split, 2016.
- PAVIŠIĆ Berislav, VUČKOVIĆ Milojko, VELIĆ Petar, RADOLOVIĆ Aldo (1998), Act on Criminal Procedure, with Commentary, Literature and Jurisprudense, Zagreb.
- SAHITI Ejup, MURATI Rexhep, ELASHANI Xhevdet (2014), Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kosovo, Commentary, Publication I, GIZ, Legal Reform Project in Kosovo, Pristina.
- SAHITI Ejup. MURATI Rexhep (2013), Criminal Procedure Law, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina.
- FUNK T. Markus (2006), Kosovo trial skills handbook, United State, Department of Justice, Office of the Resident Legal Advisor, Pristina.
- ЈЕLИČИЋ Mladen (2016), Reasoning of the Criminal Judgment as an Element of the Right to a Fair Trial, University of Belgrade, Beograd.
- Criminal Procedure Code, Code no. 04 / L - 123, Article 363. Available at: https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=2861
- Criminal Procedure Law of Macedonia, Official gazette No. 150 from 18 November 2010. Available at: https://sherloc.unodc.org/res/cld/document/mkd/1996/criminal-procedure-code-of-the-republic-of-macedonia-as-of-2010_html/FYROM_Criminal_procedure_code_as_of_2010_English.pdf
- Annual Reports of the Kosovo Judicial Council and Kosovo Agency of Statistics on the Work of Kosovo Courts for the period 2015 - 2017. Available at: http://www.gjyqesori-rks.org/sq/kjc/report/list/1, http://ask.rks-gov.net/sq/agjencia-e-statistikave-te-kosoves/sociale/jurisprudenca
- Data on the Kosovo population from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics. Available at: http://ask.rks-gov.net/sq/agjencia-e-statistikave-te-kosoves/sociale/regjistrimi-i-popullsise-dhe-banesave.
- List of Basic Court Decisions. Available at: http://www.gjyqesori-rks.org/sq//courts/decision/list/3.
Abstract
The object of this paper is a court order on motion to
dismiss indictment in the Republic of Kosova.
This order is a non-meritorious decision, by which the court dismisses
the indictment because it lacks jurisdiction on procedural grounds. The order
on the defendant’s motion constitutes a relatively common type of judgment
rendered in criminal proceedings in Kosovo. This article will address such
orders in several respects including the meaning of the order, its
characteristics, grounds for dismissal and the authority to render it, as well
as the procedure for and effects of reaching this type of verdict. To that
effect, cases before the Basic Courts of Kosovo in which the defendant’s motion
filed with the court asking the judge to throw out certain criminal charges
during the proceedings in a period between 2015 and 2017 will be studied. The
paper aims to foster the expectations that concrete actions should be taken to
advance the performance of judges and prosecutors, highlighting the need to
undertake a more effective vetting of public prosecutors and judges in the
country. For this, there is an increasing support in local and international
public opinion where the belief that Kosovo has already achieved a successful
criminal justice system prevails. A legal, comparative, analytical and
statistical methodology is used for the preparations of the present work.
References
- DAMIR Kos, A verdict in criminal proceedings as a result of willing parties, pg. 7 – 8. Available at:http://www.vsrh.hr/custompages/static/hrv/files/dkos-presuda_u_kaznenom_postupku_kao_rezultat.doc HAJDARI Azem (2013), Criminal Procedure Law, General Part, "ILIRIA" College. Pristina.
- HAJDARI Azem (2013), Criminal Procedure Law, Special Part, College "ILIRIA, Prishtina.
- HAJDARI Azem (2015), Juvenile criminality in Kosovo, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Deutschland.
- HAJDARI Azem (2015), Juvenile Criminality in Kosovo, Macrothink Institute, Issues in Social Science, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 1.
- HAJDARI Azem, Commentary, Criminal Procedure Code (2016), "FAMA" College, Pristina.
- ISLAMI Halim., Hoxha Artan, Panda Ilir (2003). Criminal procedure, commentary. University of Tirana, Tirana.
- MARINA Carić, PAJČIĆ Matko (2016), Basics of Criminal Procedure, Faculty of Law in Split, Split, 2016.
- PAVIŠIĆ Berislav, VUČKOVIĆ Milojko, VELIĆ Petar, RADOLOVIĆ Aldo (1998), Act on Criminal Procedure, with Commentary, Literature and Jurisprudense, Zagreb.
- SAHITI Ejup, MURATI Rexhep, ELASHANI Xhevdet (2014), Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kosovo, Commentary, Publication I, GIZ, Legal Reform Project in Kosovo, Pristina.
- SAHITI Ejup. MURATI Rexhep (2013), Criminal Procedure Law, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina.
- FUNK T. Markus (2006), Kosovo trial skills handbook, United State, Department of Justice, Office of the Resident Legal Advisor, Pristina.
- ЈЕLИČИЋ Mladen (2016), Reasoning of the Criminal Judgment as an Element of the Right to a Fair Trial, University of Belgrade, Beograd.
- Criminal Procedure Code, Code no. 04 / L - 123, Article 363. Available at: https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDetail.aspx?ActID=2861
- Criminal Procedure Law of Macedonia, Official gazette No. 150 from 18 November 2010. Available at: https://sherloc.unodc.org/res/cld/document/mkd/1996/criminal-procedure-code-of-the-republic-of-macedonia-as-of-2010_html/FYROM_Criminal_procedure_code_as_of_2010_English.pdf
- Annual Reports of the Kosovo Judicial Council and Kosovo Agency of Statistics on the Work of Kosovo Courts for the period 2015 - 2017. Available at: http://www.gjyqesori-rks.org/sq/kjc/report/list/1, http://ask.rks-gov.net/sq/agjencia-e-statistikave-te-kosoves/sociale/jurisprudenca
- Data on the Kosovo population from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics. Available at: http://ask.rks-gov.net/sq/agjencia-e-statistikave-te-kosoves/sociale/regjistrimi-i-popullsise-dhe-banesave.
- List of Basic Court Decisions. Available at: http://www.gjyqesori-rks.org/sq//courts/decision/list/3.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Law in Context |
| Journal Section | Articles |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | June 30, 2019 |
| Submission Date | November 13, 2018 |
| Acceptance Date | June 30, 2019 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 10 Issue: 1 |
