2 hours agoSpecial Court Process cannot be undone
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Last month in Kosovo, there was efforts to abolish the law that led to the establishment of the Specialised Court, or Chambers, as it is called in the legal dictionary. The United States and other Quinti countries have reacted strongly against these efforts. At this stage the court has begun operating in The Hague and is scheduled [...]
At this stage the tribunal has begun functioning in The Hague and judges have been appointed, but no charges have been filed.
In an interview from London, Oxford University international criminal law researcher Rudina Yasini told Voice of America that the reason for having had such a strong reaction from Quinti's countries is that Western countries have made a huge investment over a period of years for establishing rule of law in Kosovo.
Ms. Yasini said the fact that the Special Court has been established at The Hague is precisely to maintain high procedural international standards of the judicial process, especially for witness security, ensuring the rights of the accused and, above all, a equality among the parties in the judicial process.
The lawyer said that, of course, a technical majority could be created in parliament to establish a new law or change the content of the current law. But this cannot undo the process of establishing this court.
That, said Ms. Yasini, would bring Kosovo into an undisputed legal stalemate and would seriously damage relations with Quinti's countries, but international relations as well.
This would also signal that Kosovo has not taken war crimes and post-war treatment process seriously.
