About the seminar
The presentation will address the constitutional guarantees for the rights of the non-majority communities in Kosovo, a rather unique case in the European constitutional landscape. Specific reference shall be given to the role of the Kosovo Constitutional Court in upholding those rights, particularly in upholding the constitutional principle of multi ethnicity in Kosovo. The presentation will offer a critical overview on the legal implications of the Agreement on the path to normalisation between Kosovo and Serbia. It will specifically focus on the commitment to ensure an appropriate level of self-management for the Serbian community in Kosovo.
About the speaker
Prof. Dr. Visar Morina holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Prishtina University, Kosovo, and a doctorate degree in law from Johannes Kepler University in Austria. During the last 20 years he has taught in the areas of constitutional law and human rights at universities in Kosovo and Albania. Morina is a professor of constitutional law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Prishtina. From 2018 until 2022, he has served as Member of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe appointed on behalf of the Republic of Kosovo. Morina has participated in the capacity of an external expert in the drafting of the 2008 Kosovo Constitution and the Law on the Constitutional Court in Kosovo.