The recommendations in this Report are based on extensive interviews with administrative officials, judicial officers, members of the private bar, and international experts. In addition, Chicago-Kent studied applicable laws, available dissemination data, and the technological infrastructure in Albania. Moreover, this Report relies upon Chicago-Kent's experience in helping create legal information systems in Bosnia, Poland, and Macedonia. Without a stable legal structure, Albania will be hard pressed to continue its transition to a Western-style democracy and market economy.
Stability depends in part upon the transparency of the legal rules that govern the nation.
One critical component of any transparent legal system is that citizens, businesses and firms enjoy ready access to laws, regulations, and judicial decisions. Based on that desideratum, Albania s current system falls woefully short. Not every binding rule has been published in the Official Gazette. Moreover, government officials and private parties, particularly outside of Tirana, have not been able readily to acquire copies of the Gazette. The new law establishing the Publication Center in the Ministry of Justice represents a step in the right direction.