IKD wins case against the IMC, Basic Court declares unlawful the decision on the Election of the IMC Chairperson

Prishtina, 22 December 2025 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) has today received the judgment of the Basic Court in Prishtina – Administrative Matters Department, concerning the lawsuit initiated against the Independent Media Commission (IMC). Through this judgment, the Court declared unlawful the decision of 17 January 2025 appointing Mr. Besnik Berisha as Chairperson of…

KLI: IMC Decisions Are Seriously Undermining Media Freedom in Kosovo

Prishtina, 11 June 2026 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) is following the recent decision-making of the Independent Media Commission (IMC) with deep concern, through which this institution is seriously undermining media freedom in Kosovo. These decisions constitute an overreach of the IMC’s legal mandate and create a dangerous precedent for the functioning of the…

KLI: All IMC fines for media violations are unlawful

Prishtina, 8 June 2026 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) held a press conference at which it published the report “When the Regulator Violates the Rules: The Unlawfulness of Fines Imposed by the IMC for Media Violations”. The report was presented by KLI Deputy Executive Director Betim Musliu, KLI Senior Researcher Gzim Shala, and KLI…

IKD publishes the report: Monitor of the 10th Legislature

Prishtina, 12 May 2026 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI), with the support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, published the report “The 10th Legislature Monitor”, providing an analysis of the functioning of the Assembly of Kosovo during this legislative term. The report examines parliamentary functioning, the legislative process, parliamentary oversight, institutional transparency, and compliance with…

KLI: The change in the composition of the Bar Examination Commission is unlawful

Pristina, 21 April 2026 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) reacts to the Government of the Republic of Kosovo’s decision to change the composition of the Bar Examination Commission. The decision is justified by the need to address a high number of complaints identified during the previous Commission’s mandate, which, according to public statements, allegedly…

KLI: The Assembly Must Not Circumvent Procedures regarding the Draft Law on the Bureau

Prishtina, 16 April 2026 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) calls on the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo not to circumvent procedures in the review of the Draft Law on the State Bureau for Verification and Confiscation of Unjustifiable Assets (hereinafter: the Draft Law on the Bureau). This should be ensured by allowing, between…

The Presidency of the Assembly Must Restore Legality and Select One of the Candidates for Secretary General of the Assembly

Prishtina, April 4, 2026 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) assesses that the refusal of the Presidency of the Assembly to select the Secretary General of the Assembly and the announcement of a new vacancy without any legal basis constitutes one of the clearest examples of disregard for the law, institutional delay, and arbitrary decision-making…

Anti-Corruption Week 2025 opens with a symbolic protest action by KLI, FOL and INPO

Pristina, 8 December 2025 – “Anti-Corruption Week 2025” commenced on Monday with a symbolic action organized by the coalition of civil society organizations, the Kosovo Law Institute (KLI), FOL Movement, and Initiative for Progress (INPO), aimed at raising their voice against corruption and the policies that are paralyzing the functioning of the state. At the…

KLI, FOL, and INPO: The actions by five KPC members undermine prosecutorial reform

Pristina, 2 December 2025: The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI), FOL Movement and the Initiative for Progress (INPO) (hereinafter: the NGO Coalition) have followed with concern the unlawful and abusive actions of certain members of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), most of whose mandates expire next month. Through illegal decisions in the final days of their…

KLI: The CEC’s decision to open Voting Centers outside diplomatic representations is in violation of the law and electoral rules

Prishtina, 29 November 2025 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) reacts to the Central Election Commission (CEC) regarding its decision to open Voting Centers outside diplomatic representations. The opening of Voting Centers outside diplomatic representations is in violation of the Law on General Elections and the applicable electoral rules. According to the public announcement dated…

KLI: The abusive dismissal of the Acting Chief State Prosecutor – a clear attempt to preserve the corporatist structure within the KPC

Prishtina, 10 November 2025 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) strongly condemns the unlawful, arbitrary and abusive decision taken by a group of members of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), who, in the absence of a quorum, issued a decision to dismiss the Acting Chief State Prosecutor, Mr. Besim Kelmendi. This decision comes at the…

KLI: The caretaker Government adopted a series of unlawful and electoral decisions

Pristina, 31 October 2025 – The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) contests and opposes the adoption of decisions by the caretaker Government. These decisions were approved by a composition of the Government which, according to the Supreme Court, is in incompatibility with the Constitution and the Law. Moreover, the decisions adopted in the period preceding the…

Implementation of the National Program for Perpetrators of Violence against Women in Kosovo

TYPE: REPORT
PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 2026
AUTHOR: ARRITA REZNIQI
SUPPORTED BY: EAST-WEST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

EXPERIMENT ON THE FREE LEGAL AID

TYPE: ANALYSIS
PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 2024
AUTHOR: ARRITA REZNIQI
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: PRISTINA, REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO
SUPPORTED BY: INL AND NED

Special Trials

Justice in the eyes of citizens

Administration of the justice system by councils

CIVIL SOCIETY REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN KOSOVO IN 2021

Government between planning and implementation

Confiscation of unjustified assets: the legal issues of the current Draft Law

TYPE: ANALYSIS
PUBLICATION DATE: JANUARY 2022
AUTHOR: GZIM SHALA AND JETON HASANI
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: PRISTINA, REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO
SUPPORTED BY: BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS (INL) – US DEPARTMENT AND NED

Corruption cases on the brink of reaching statutory of limitation

Combating police ill-treatment in Kosovo: the importance of complying with EU law on criminal procedural rights

Advancing criminal procedural rights in Kosovo

This report is published as part of the project – “Advancing Criminal Procedural Rights in Kosovo”, that as a result also established LEAP Kosovo, which is supported by the Netherlands Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo. The Legal Expert Advisory Panel (or LEAP) is a network of European experts on “Fair Trials” in criminal justice and human…

EU DIRECTIVE ON PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE SUSPECTS OR ACCUSED PERSONS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT

This Directive is published in three languages (English, Albanian and Serbian) within the project “Advancing Criminal Procedural Rights in Kosovo”, as a result of which LEAP Kosovo was established, this project is supported by the Netherlands Embassy in Pristina. The Legal Expert Advisory Panel (or LEAP) is a network of European experts on “Fair Trials” in…