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  • Ineffective Legal Representation
    This report looks at ineffective legal representation observed in criminal and civil proceedings in Kosovo and its implications for a defendant's right to a fair trial.
    Report
    28 September 2010
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  • Child Adoption Procedure in Kosovo
    This report analyses child adoption practice in Kosovo. It concludes that the continued adjudication of child adoptions by administrative bodies rather than the courts violates the legal framework in Kosovo and international human rights law.
    Legal document
    1 September 2010
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  • Inadequate Assessment of Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances by the Courts
    This report analyses the sentencing practices of Kosovo courts. It focuses on inadequate assessment of mitigating and aggravating circumstances, particularly when defendants are sentenced bellow the established legal minimum.
    Legal document
    26 July 2010
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  • Preparatory Proceedings in Contested Civil Cases
    Department of Human Rights and Communities, Legal System Monitoring Section
    Report
    28 June 2010
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  • Kosovo's War Crimes Trials: An Assessment Ten Years On (1999-2009)
    This report is a review and assessment on how war crimes cases have been addressed in the criminal justice system in Kosovo during the past ten years.
    Report
    15 June 2010
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  • Intimidation of the Judiciary: Security of Judges and Prosecutors
    Acts carried out against judicial and prosecutorial officials affect not only the independence and impartiality of the courts, or at least the perception of it, but they also undermine the credibility of the judiciary in the eyes of the public.
    Report
    15 April 2010
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  • The Centres for Social Work in Civil Proceedings
    Although the law requires their presence and expertise in certain types of civil proceedings, the OSCE has observed that Centres for Social Work frequently do not fulfil their legally mandated role in these proceedings.
    Report
    23 March 2010
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  • The Use of Detention in Criminal Proceedings in Kosovo: Comprehensive Review and Analysis of Residual Concerns (Part II)
    The vast majority of rulings to impose detention issued by Kosovo courts still contain insufficient reasoning, and thus fall short of the requirements of domestic and international law.
    Report
    15 March 2010
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