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High Court of Albania held the 1st regional forum on harmonisation of judicial practice
45 judges and legal advisors participated on 16 and 17 June 2022, in the first regional forum of harmonisation of the judicial practice organised by High Court in co-operation with the Albanian High Judicial Council. The forum organised in Shkoder, brought together judges of the High Court, of...
Enhancing the State Advocates’ capacities in implementing the ECtHR judgments
35 state advocates from central and regional offices of Tirana, Durrës and Korçë were part of the capacity building event on the implementation of European Court of Human Rights's (ECtHR) judgments and property rights that took place on 27-28 May, in Pogradec. The training organised in the...
The Albanian High Court publishes the first compilation of decisions on the National Justice Day
The first compilation of the most relevant decisions of the Albanian High Court was published today on the occasion of the National Justice Day, 10 May. The event was attended by current and former representatives of the justice system, academia, parliament, and independent institutions. This...
Albanian judiciary assisted in the process of harmonisation of domestic court legislation with the Court (ECtHR) case law
Harmonisation of national case law with the with the standards imposed by the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) is a fundamental precondition for providing effective and qualitative justice at the domestic level. In this context, the EU and Council of Europe joint action “Supporting...
Consultations with the Ministry of Justice and field experts for improving the legislation on treatment of property in Albania
To support the Albanian Ministry of Justice in the process of the implementation of the recommendations provided by the European Court of Human Rights, the joint EU and Council of Europe action “Supporting enforcement of the judicial decisions and facilitating the execution of ECtHR judgements in...
State Advocate in Albania assisted in the process of harmonisation of domestic court legislation with international provisions
Harmonisation of court legislation and practice with the standards imposed by the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) is a fundamental precondition for ensuring legal certainty and the guaranteeing overall protection of human rights in the member states. In this context, the EU and Council...
Regional cooperation meetings on the implementation of the law on the finalization of transitional ownership processes
The Head of the Council of Europe Office in Tirana, Jutta Gützkow, continued the regional visits and exchanges with cadastre’s staff and relevant local authorities of Durres, Kruja, Bulqize and Diber focusing on important practical challenges and related aspects regarding the implementation of...
Conclusion of a series of regional events with judges to contribute on the harmonisation of judicial practice and property rights
A series of regional discussions with Albanian judges and senior experts was concluded with a two-day exchange on the harmonisation of judicial practice taking place in Vlora, with the participation of 20 judges from Fier and Shkodra. This exchange had a particular focus on the implementation of...
Supporting cadaster offices to improve legal information and services delivered to Albanian citizens
In the context of the EU and Council of Europe joint action ”Supporting enforcement of judicial decisions and facilitating execution of ECtHR judgments in Albania (D-REX)”, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Tirana, Jutta Gützkow and the action’s team paid visits to the regional cadaster...
Albanian judges supported in harmonising judicial practice in line with the European Court of Human Rights’s judgements
30 judges from Berat, Lushnje, Kavaja, Durres, Kruja, Mat, Kurbin and Lezha district courts attended two moderated discussions on the harmonisation of judicial practice in line with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and of the Albanian High Court. The events, organised in...

