OSCE trains candidates for the Kosovo Bar exam
(Lubomir Kotek/OSCE)Local and international legal community in Kosovo take part
in Kosovo Law Centre courses, which are held in conjunction with
the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. (Lubomir Kotek/OSCE) Photo details
PRISTINA, 10 December 2001 - A group of 60 jurists who are scheduled to take, later this month, the first Bar/Judicial exam organized in Kosovo in nearly ten years have completed a preparatory training course organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
The sessions, held twice a week over the past two months, covered all topics that will appear in the Bar/Judicial Exam. A number of local experts coming from the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates, the Supreme Court, the Kosovo Judicial Institute, and the District Court of Prishtinë/Pristina were invited to give lectures.
Simultaneous translation of the training was provided for the five candidates who belong to smaller communities. Six women were part of the group.
Organized by the United Nation's Department of Justice, the Bar/Judicial Exam will be given for the first time in Kosovo since 1992. The exam is opened to graduated jurists who have completed at least one year of practice in the judicial system or two years in legal affairs in other bodies, enterprises, or organizations, including international organizations.
Due to the large number of candidates who fulfil these criteria, a short list has been made giving priority to those who had already fulfilled them on or before 1996. Out of this shortlist a first group of 60 were selected by the United Nations and the OSCE to take part in the first exam.
The preparatory training was held at the OSCE-established Kosovo Judicial Institute. It was supported financially and materially by the European Agency for Reconstruction, the Council of Europe, the American Bar Association/Central and East European Law Initiative, the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society, and USAID.
It is planned to hold the exam every three months and offer a training course for the candidates prior to each exam. The next course will start on 11 January 2002 for a new group of 70 candidates. In 2002 training courses will be funded by the European Agency for Reconstruction.
The sessions, held twice a week over the past two months, covered all topics that will appear in the Bar/Judicial Exam. A number of local experts coming from the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates, the Supreme Court, the Kosovo Judicial Institute, and the District Court of Prishtinë/Pristina were invited to give lectures.
Simultaneous translation of the training was provided for the five candidates who belong to smaller communities. Six women were part of the group.
Organized by the United Nation's Department of Justice, the Bar/Judicial Exam will be given for the first time in Kosovo since 1992. The exam is opened to graduated jurists who have completed at least one year of practice in the judicial system or two years in legal affairs in other bodies, enterprises, or organizations, including international organizations.
Due to the large number of candidates who fulfil these criteria, a short list has been made giving priority to those who had already fulfilled them on or before 1996. Out of this shortlist a first group of 60 were selected by the United Nations and the OSCE to take part in the first exam.
The preparatory training was held at the OSCE-established Kosovo Judicial Institute. It was supported financially and materially by the European Agency for Reconstruction, the Council of Europe, the American Bar Association/Central and East European Law Initiative, the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society, and USAID.
It is planned to hold the exam every three months and offer a training course for the candidates prior to each exam. The next course will start on 11 January 2002 for a new group of 70 candidates. In 2002 training courses will be funded by the European Agency for Reconstruction.