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OSCE trains bar exam candidates in Kosovo
PRISTINA 8 May 2003
PRISTINA, 8 May 2003 - The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is organizing a preparatory class for a group of trainee lawyers who are scheduled to take the bar exam in June.
The Bar/Judicial Exam, given by the Department of Judicial Administration of the Ministry of Public Services, was re-established in 2001. It was the first time in nearly a decade the exam was held in Kosovo.
Approximately 700 candidates were, at that time, given priority to take the exam as they were graduated jurists who had 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. After the Department of Judicial Administration announced that new applications to take the exam were being accepted, the OSCE decided to offer classes to the new candidates.
The sessions, held twice a week for two months, aim at preparing the candidates for the exam. The training covers all topics that will appear in the exam, including criminal law, civil law, constitutional law, international human rights, administrative law, commercial law and labour law.
A number of local experts coming from the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates, the Supreme Court, the Kosovo Judicial Institute, and the District Court of Pristina will give lectures on the practical aspects of each topic.
The preparatory training will be held at the Kosovo Judicial Institute, which was established by the OSCE Mission. The Institute has been supported financially and materially by the European Agency for Reconstruction. In the past, it also received support from the Council of Europe, the American Bar Association/Central and East European Law Initiative, the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society, and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
This initiative is part of the OSCE's efforts to help build the capacity of a new generation of lawyers that will work as judges, prosecutors and private attorneys in Kosovo.
The Bar/Judicial Exam, given by the Department of Judicial Administration of the Ministry of Public Services, was re-established in 2001. It was the first time in nearly a decade the exam was held in Kosovo.
Approximately 700 candidates were, at that time, given priority to take the exam as they were graduated jurists who had 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. After the Department of Judicial Administration announced that new applications to take the exam were being accepted, the OSCE decided to offer classes to the new candidates.
The sessions, held twice a week for two months, aim at preparing the candidates for the exam. The training covers all topics that will appear in the exam, including criminal law, civil law, constitutional law, international human rights, administrative law, commercial law and labour law.
A number of local experts coming from the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates, the Supreme Court, the Kosovo Judicial Institute, and the District Court of Pristina will give lectures on the practical aspects of each topic.
The preparatory training will be held at the Kosovo Judicial Institute, which was established by the OSCE Mission. The Institute has been supported financially and materially by the European Agency for Reconstruction. In the past, it also received support from the Council of Europe, the American Bar Association/Central and East European Law Initiative, the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society, and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
This initiative is part of the OSCE's efforts to help build the capacity of a new generation of lawyers that will work as judges, prosecutors and private attorneys in Kosovo.