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SYMPOSIUM

on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Kosovo declaration of independence

KOSOVO AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

6 June 2018 (afternoon)

ILERI 20 bis, Jardins Boieldieu

92071 La Défense Salle 1 (rez-de-chaussée)

Metro, RER : La Défense

Free Entry

I. KOSOVO STATUS WITH REGARD TO INTERNATIONAL LAW

14:00-15:45

Chairman: Prof. Alain Pellet Professor Emeritus (CEDIN, Université Paris Nanterre)

President of the French Society for International Law (SFDI) Member of the Institut de droit international (IDI)

Former President of the International Law Commission (ILC)

- International recognition of Kosovo § Keynote Speech

H.E. Mr Qëndrim Gashi, Ambassador of Kosovo in France

- Kosovo and creation of States § International law point of view

Prof. Franck Latty (CEDIN Director, Université Paris Nanterre) § Legal theory point of view

Dr Patricia Rrapi (CTAD, Université Paris Nanterre)

Debates (15’)

- Kosovo Constitution and international law § The role of international law in the constitutional making process of Kosovo

Prof. Giulio Bartolini (University Roma 3) § Kosovo Constitution: a case towards monism

Prof. Besfort Rrecaj (Vice-dean, Faculty of law, University of Pristina)

- Kosovo and strategies of consolidation of statehood § Accommodating the predecessor state: specificity of Kosovo’s consolidation

of its statehood Prof. Dr. Enver Hasani (University of Pristina)

§ The legal characteristics of the relationship between the Republic of Kosovo and the European Union in the integration process Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi (University of Pristina)

Debates (15’)

15:45-16:15 Coffee break

II. IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW WITH REGARD TO KOSOVO

16:15-18:00

Chairman: Prof. Otmar Seul Professor emeritus (Université Paris Nanterre/Potsdam)

Codirector of the European "Nanterre network" in Law and Politics Codirector of the Itinerant Franco-German Balkan-Summer University in Law and Politics

- Responsibility to protect § The NATO intervention in Kosovo and the Genesis of the R2P

Dr Nabil Hajjami (CEDIN, Université Paris Nanterre) § Kosovo, Ethnic Cleansing and the Responsibility to Protect: The Rocky Road

to Prevent Mass Murder Prof. Asoc. Dr. Qerim Qerimi (University of Pristina)

- International criminal justice

§ ICTY jurisprudence regarding Kosovo Dr Anne-Laure Chaumette (CEDIN, Université Paris Nanterre)

§ The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office: A questionable legal solution for transitional justice and dealing with the past Ms Jelena Aparac (CEDIN, Université Paris Nanterre)

Debates (15’)

- Rule of law § Transformation of property: challenges on the protection of property rights –

Kosovo towards Civil Code Prof. Asoc. Dr. Haxhi Gashi (Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Pristina)

§ Is Kosovo a vacuum as regard responsibility for violation of human rights? Prof. Anne Lagerwall (CDI, Université libre de Bruxelles)

- International law of minorities

§ The applicable standards in Kosovo related to the protection of the minority rights Prof. Asoc. Dr. Rremzije Istrefi (University of Pristina)

§ The protection of the cultural heritage of minorities in Kosovo Dr Clémentine Bories (CEDIN, Université Paris Nanterre)

Debates (15’)

19:00

Cocktail at the Embassy of Republic of Kosovo

7, rue de Monceau, 75008 Paris

Lieu :

Symposium : ILERI 20 bis, Jardins Boieldieu

92071 La Défense Salle 1

Accès par les transports en commun :

✹Metro : Ligne 1, station La Défense ✹RER : Ligne A, station La Défense

Cocktail : Ambassade du Kosovo 7 rue de Monceau

75008 Paris

Accès par les transports en commun depuis l’ILERI (30 minutes) : ✹ Metro depuis La Défense : Ligne 1, direction Château de Vincennes, station George V

Renseignements : Centre de droit international de Nanterre (CEDIN)

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