Skip to content

Tag: Constitutional Court

When Court Decisions Simply Aren’t Enough: What Comes Next for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Crisis?

Avatar for Harun Išerić

Following unprecedented legal moves toward the de facto secession of one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) subnational units—Republika Srpska (RS)—the Constitutional Court of BiH (CC BiH / the Court) has annulled laws and policies it deemed to undermine state sovereignty and the supremacy of national judicial and security institutions within RS territory. However, the legal … →

Direct Applicability of the European Convention of Human Rights in Kosovo: The Successes and Challenges in Implementing Strasbourg Standards

B

I. Introduction  The CCK as the youngest court of such nature in Europe was established after Kosovo declared its independence in 2008. The role of this court was to become a guardian of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo (the Constitution) but it would be set in motion only when requested so by authorized … →

The Cancellation of the Romanian Presidential Elections in 2024: Judgment No. 32 of the Constitutional Court of Romania

Avatar for Camelia-Claudia Mureșan

On December 6, 2024, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) cancelled the first round of the Romanian presidential elections through its Judgment No. 32. The Court justified the cancellation with declassified reports from Romania’s intelligence services, alleging voter manipulation, the distortion of equal opportunities for electoral competitors, and campaign financing from undeclared sources. Various parties … →