page_title: Judiciary of Kosovo
section_title: Kosovo Judicial Council
hierarchical_section_title: Judiciary of Kosovo / Administration / Kosovo Judicial Council
caption_attribution_description: English: Kosovo Judicial Council Logo
context_page_description: The Judiciary of Kosovo is the collection of the central Kosovo institutions that exercises judicial authority in Kosovo. According to the 2008 Constitution of Kosovo, the judicial system is composed of the Supreme Court and subordinate courts, a Constitutional Court, and an independent prosecutorial institution. The courts are administered by the Kosovo Judicial Council.
context_section_description: Kosovo's Constitution foresees the responsibilities of Kosovo Judicial Council, under Article 108. This oversight body aims to ensure the independence and impartiality of the judicial system, and the administration of justice in the Republic of Kosovo.
  The Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC) is the highest oversight body of the Kosovo Judicial System and an independent institution, and its main responsibility is the administration of the entire Judicial System. The overall purpose of Kosovo Judicial Council, as mandated by the applicable legal framework is to ensure an independent, fair, apolitical, accessible, professional and impartial judicial system, which reflects the multi-ethnic nature of Kosovo as well as the internationally recognized principles of human rights and gender equality.
  To fulfill this goal Kosovo Judicial Council is responsible for selecting and proposing judges for appointment, as well as for elaborating policies for the overall management and reform of the judicial system. Kosovo Judicial Council is the institution, which evaluates disciplines and promotes the sitting judges and lay judges. Furthermore, the Kosovo Judicial Council is responsible for the overall management and administration of all courts, for the elaboration and the implementation of the budget of the judiciary and for the establishment of new courts and court branches.
  Kosovo Judicial Council is composed of thirteen (13) members, both judges and lay members. Meanwhile, during the transitional period, in the composition of the Kosovo Judicial Council there are two EULEX judges who are currently practicing law in the courts of the Republic of Kosovo. The Council is chaired by Enver Peci.
caption: Kosovo Judicial Council Logo
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