Recent developments in Albanian Constitutional Justice
Recent developments in Albanian Constitutional Justice

Summary/Abstract: The Constitutional Court of Albania was created in 1992. We can define three main periods for the operation of this court: the first period begins in 1992 and marks the establishment of the Albanian constitutional justice. The first years were characterized by short decisions, but related to important constitutional issues. The second period begins after the approval of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania in 1998. During these years, the case-law of the Court evolved and provided a constitutional doctrine in compliance with the European case-law. The third period begins in 2016 with the approval of the constitutional and legal reform. It was aimed to strengthen the independence of the Constitutional Court and the effectiveness of its decisions. The main areas the reform was focused on were the appointment process of the judges, including rules and criteria for the selection of candidates, the extent of the competencies of the Court regarding the individual as an entity that can initiate a case not only for due process of law, but also for all the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution etc.

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