The EU-funded twinning project supporting the legal education reform in Kosovo was launched by the EC Liaison Office on Monday, 5 October. The project aims at improving the capacity of the training institutions for legal practitioners in the Republic of Kosovo.
Over the next 30 months, EU member state officials will work together with their counterparts in legal education institutions, such as the Kosovo Judicial Institute, the Law Faculty at the Prishtina University, the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates, and the Kosovo Law Center.
Kjartan Björnsson, Head of Operations, said: "Adequate training of law practitioners is a key condition for an effective and efficient justice system. This implies that legal professionals must be provided with the necessary means to gain the required skills and preserve their independence during their career."
The project will improve the organisation and quality of training provided by the Kosovo Judicial Institute and the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates. The Law Faculty of the University of Prishtina will be able to provide high quality legal education to future practitioners of law. The Kosovo Law Center will provide legal professionals with compilations of applicable law, publication of court decisions and legal doctrine.
The €3.6 million project will end in February 2012. It is managed by the European Commission Liaison Office and implemented by the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ), the French ACOJURIS and the Hungarian Academy of Judges.
The Twinning instrument is a valuable tool of the enlargement process, enabling the European Commission to send officials from EU Member State administrations to work together with their counterparts in the administration of a partner country. This particular twinning project is part of a larger EU strategy directed to further develop legal education.
Over the next 30 months, EU member state officials will work together with their counterparts in legal education institutions, such as the Kosovo Judicial Institute, the Law Faculty at the Prishtina University, the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates, and the Kosovo Law Center.
Kjartan Björnsson, Head of Operations, said: "Adequate training of law practitioners is a key condition for an effective and efficient justice system. This implies that legal professionals must be provided with the necessary means to gain the required skills and preserve their independence during their career."
The project will improve the organisation and quality of training provided by the Kosovo Judicial Institute and the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates. The Law Faculty of the University of Prishtina will be able to provide high quality legal education to future practitioners of law. The Kosovo Law Center will provide legal professionals with compilations of applicable law, publication of court decisions and legal doctrine.
The €3.6 million project will end in February 2012. It is managed by the European Commission Liaison Office and implemented by the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ), the French ACOJURIS and the Hungarian Academy of Judges.
The Twinning instrument is a valuable tool of the enlargement process, enabling the European Commission to send officials from EU Member State administrations to work together with their counterparts in the administration of a partner country. This particular twinning project is part of a larger EU strategy directed to further develop legal education.
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