On this occasion, Minister Tahiri expressed once again his dedication to make Kosovo accessible, reliable and equal for all citizens, through legislative amendments.

“As a Minister of Justice, I am fully aware of this and every day we make efforts to make the legal state accessible, reliable and equal for all the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo. Justice has several meanings. But the daily life of a free and just society in which law and order are functional, is best understood through the justice that governs the civil scope of relationships among people” said Minister Tahiri.

Furthermore, Minister Tahiri stressed that the new civil code will further advance the legal certainty in the establishment of civil relationships.

“The civil code of the Republic of Kosovo will guarantee the unique implementation of the principles of civil justice by creating the required legal certainty in creating, advancing, and establishing the civil relationships, be that of family, property or business nature” said Minister Tahiri.

The Head of EU Office/SPEU, Natalia Apostolova, underlined the importance of such public consultations where the citizens can participate in drafting the key legislation, such as the civil code is. She said that the new code will help in the harmonization of SAA and in the regulation of issues related to property, family, inheritance and obligations in a non-discriminatory way, particularly improving the property rights of female.

The round table, which was organized by the Ministry of Justice, supported by the

Civil Code Program financed by the European Union, gathered the institutional and academic stakeholders, including the legal professionals and representatives of civil society, in order to discuss and contribute to the process of drafting the legal framework on civil matters in line with the EU standards and its values of equality of civil rights.

Respectfully,

Public Information Office

Ministry of Justice

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Prishtina, Kosovo

Phone: 038/200-18-009