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The Constitution of Kosovo (Albanian: Kushtetuta e Kosovës, Serbian: Устав Косовa, Ustav Kosova) is the supreme law (article 16) of the Republic of Kosovo ...
The applicable law in Kosovo stems from different sources with the following order of precedence: 1. Laws passed by the Kosovo Assembly after the constitution came into force in June 2008 2. UNMIK Regulations (with supporting Assembly laws) passed between June 1999 and June 2008 3. Laws dated prior to 22 March 1989 4.
Map showing banovinas (Yugoslav provinces) in 1929. Kosovo is shown as part of the Zeta and Vardar banovinas. Following the Balkan Wars (1912–13) and the Treaties of London and Bucharest, which led to the Ottoman loss of most of the Balkans, Kosovo was governed as an integral part of the Kingdom of Serbia, while its western part by the Kingdom of Montenegro.
At the time that Serbia annexed Kosovo (1912–1913), the 1903 constitution was still in force. This constitution required a Grand National Assembly before Serbia's borders could be expanded to include Kosovo; but no such Grand National Assembly was ever held. [7] Constitutionally, Kosovo should not have become part of the Kingdom of Serbia.
The Constitutional Court of Kosovo (Albanian: Gjykata Kushtetuese e Kosovës; Serbian: Ustavni sud Kosova) is the final authority for the interpretation of the Constitution of Kosovo and judicial review of laws for compliance with the constitution. The Constitutional Court is located in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. The Constitutional Court ...
Kosovo is a secular state with no state religion; freedom of belief, conscience and religion is explicitly guaranteed in the Constitution of Kosovo. [244] [179] [180] Kosovar society is strongly secularised and is ranked first in Southern Europe and ninth in the world as free and equal for tolerance towards religion and atheism. [245] [246]
The Governance of Kosovo operates in the context of the disputed territory of Kosovo.. The Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) is defined under United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) regulations, the Republic of Kosovo (RoK) government is defined under the 2008 Constitution of Kosovo and operates in most of Kosovo, and the Assembly of the Community of ...
Presidential elections were held in Kosovo on 26 February 2016. They had originally been planned for 2013 following constitutional changes expected to be passed after the compromise reached after the indirect 2011 election. [1]