A Policy Assessment of the Implementation and Implications deriving from the Law on International Agreements of the Republic of Kosovo

November 24, 2013

This report assesses the text and implementation of the Law on International Agreements. The Assembly of Kosovo passed the law on 14 November 2011; it was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Kosovo on 16 December 2011; it came into force on 31 December 2011. The purpose of the law was to “establish the procedure on conclusion, endorsement, ratification, reserves and declarations, amendments and supplementation’s, withdrawal from the agreement, and implementation of international agreements of the Republic of Kosovo.” This report will assess the efficiencies of these procedures, the problems they might cause and how the procedures compare to other states in the region. It will also discuss how these procedures define—or fail to define—the role of Kosovo’s institutions in international agreements. It will also see how well these procedures have been followed in international agreements.There are limits to studying a law that is less than two years old, some endogenous to studying such a law, but others a result of the writing of this particular law. One endogenous problem is that there will be a limited number of cases to which the particular law applies. The long-term effectiveness and implementation of the law may not be appreciated from studying these particular cases. A second endogenous problem is that such a study magnifies early uncertainties and mistakes that may result from simple confusion and the lack of an effective system. This type of assessment is more effective for considering unforeseen complications of the law and for finding areas where it is being directly contradicted or ignored.

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A Policy Assessment of the Implementation and Implications deriving from the Law on International Agreements of the Republic of Kosovo

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