Legislation Committee to review return of Specialist Chambers law at 09:30

The Committee on Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and Oversight of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption meets today at 09:30 to consider the president’s decision to return the Law on the Specialist Chambers to the Assembly for reconsideration.

The agenda calls for a review of the decision concerning Law No. 11/L-001, which amends and supplements Law No. 05/L-053 on the Specialist Chambers and the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office.

The Assembly of Kosovo passed the amending law, but President Justina Shiroka-Pula returned it for reconsideration following a request from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), which had proposed the amendments.

The president’s office said the PDK’s request mainly concerned provisions on the jurisdiction and mandate of the Specialist Chambers, as well as the protection of the constitutional rights of those on trial in The Hague.

The PDK has clarified that returning the law does not require the process to start over. According to the party, the aim is to review and supplement several provisions to increase legal certainty and avoid potential difficulties in implementation.

The party wants the law to be finalized and enter into force, and has expressed its expectation that it will be passed again within four weeks.