Ismaili, Fatbardha (2020) WITNESS PROTECTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO – CAUSES OF THE CORE PROBLEM. JUSTICIA - International Journal of Legal Sciences, 8 (13-14). pp. 71-75. ISSN 2545 – 4927
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Abstract
This paper focuses on witness protection in the Republic of Kosovo and causes of the core problem, directly through the newly enforced Law on Witness Protection, giving an overview of the law and identifying key challenges for its implementation. Witness protection constitutes a significant challenge in Kosovo, where the impunity of powerful perpetrators of politically- or ethnically-motivated crimes has not been effectively confronted. Therefore, an unwillingness to protect witnesses of war crimes and organized crime in post-conflict Kosovo, and the permanent threats they are faced with, create real challenge to the stability of the country and the democratization of society in the long term. While the need to investigate and prosecute serious crimes arises at an early stage, it can take years to enact legislation and to establish effective mechanisms to protect witnesses, including the building of capacity and ensuring the integrity of those who implement these mechanisms.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Law on Witness Protection, Kosovo, core problem |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Law |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2020 10:21 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2020 10:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/693 |
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