The Minister of Justice, Dhurata Hoxha, presented the Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on Inheritance, the Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on Out Contentious Procedure, The Draft Law on Notary, and the Draft Law on Preventing Conflict of Interest in Exercising Public Function.

In the presentation regarding the Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on Inheritance, Minister Hoxha said that these amendments strengthen women’s property and inheritance rights.

“The Draft Law will eliminate the obstacles faced during the implementation of the existing law and harmonize certain provisions of this law with the Law on Out Contentious Procedure and the Law on Notary”, said Minister Hoxha, noting that the said Draft Law will strengthen women’s property and inheritance rights.

Inheritance-related cases will be handled and resolved within a shorter period of time, said the Minister, because the provisions that refer to deadlines have been reviewed under this Draft Law, thus affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of the competent authorities in handling and resolving these inheritance cases.

With regard to the Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on Out Contentious Procedure, the Minister of Justice, Dhurata Hoxha, stated it was drafted and finalized by the Ministry of Justice. In addition to eliminating the obstacles encountered in the implementation of the applicable law, this review aims at harmonizing certain provisions of this law with other laws of this area, especially the Law on Inheritance and the Law on Notary.

“In order to ensure the elimination of the possibility of misusing the renounce to the inheritance, the Draft Law, inter alia, defines that the Notary, prior to the statement of renunciation, hold a conversation with the heir to ensure that she is not put under pressure to renounce to the inheritance against her will”, said Minister Hoxha.

During the presentation of the draft laws in front of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, Minister of Justice, Dhurata Hoxha, presented the Draft Law on Notary which, according to the Minister, has been drafted in order to further advance the notary system.

Minister Hoxha stressed that the drafting and finalization of this Draft Law has been done in consultations with local stakeholders and international partners, especially the Notary Chamber, the USAID representatives, the European Union project for free legal professions and other institutions.

The Draft Law on Preventing Conflict of Interest is focused on preventing and combating this phenomenon, said Minister Hoxha during the presentation of this Draft Law on its first reading.

Minister Hoxha pointed out that the drafting and finalization of the draft law is the result of the constant work and commitment of the Ministry of Justice in advancing legal infrastructure with particular emphasis on legislation in the field of combating and preventing corruption. In addition, the adoption of this draft law is part of the European reform agenda, ERA.

“Through our commitment, we are providing to the respective institutions the adequate legislation so that their work be more efficient and effective in terms of preventing and combating negative phenomena in addition to corruption, and the conflict of interest”, said Minister Hoxha.

Speaking about the importance of this Draft Law, Minister Hoxha said that efforts are being made to pay special attention to the preventive aspect, namely the prevention of conflict of interest. The Minister added that such a law will affect the further advancement in preventing and combating such phenomena in our country.