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Kosovo Law Centre provides practical training
PRISTINA 19 April 2001
PRISTINA, 18 April 2001 - About 120 law students have started to take a practical approach to their studies by attending a new programme organized by the Kosovo Law Centre (KLC).
"Information flyers were distributed to the 3rd and 4th year students who attend lectures regularly at the Law Faculty. However, we received double the amount of students at our introductory meeting recently. It was amazing;" said Professor Gani Oruci, National Co-Director of the KLC.
The programme will cover various areas of the law including public administration law, criminal procedure law, and civil law practice areas which include contract, civil procedure, family, and estate and wills.
Five international lawyers from the OSCE Legal Community Support Section, the European Union Department of Trade and Industry, and the United States State Department have volunteered their time to instruct students. In addition, nine Kosovo Albanian lawyers will be devoting their skills and experience for the students. The experts represent the Supreme Court, District and Municipal courts, and a number of practising lawyers.
"Students from the Law Faculty have demonstrated that they are serious about wanting to improve their legal skills by taking advantage of what the KLC has to offer them," said Dr. Sebastian von Muenchow, International Co-Director of the KLC. "These clinics will provide practical legal skills to students and instill them with more confidence in their legal training. It combines what they have learned at the Law Faculty with KLC programmes taught by judges and lawyers who are willing to share their experiences. We hope to assist the law faculty in integrating this project into their educational system."
The KLC was established in June 2000 by the OSCE as part of its institution-building mandate. The Centre serves as a legal think-tank devoted to the cultivation of professional legal skills by providing technical and material assistance to the legal community. KLC's goal is to promote democratic principals, multiculturalism, high ethical standards, human rights, and the rule of law.
For further information, contact the Kosovo Law Centre, Sumadinska 6, Peyton, 38000 Pristina, Kosovo, Tel: +377 (0)44 500 224; website: http://www.kosovolawcentre.org; e-mail: kosovolawcentre@yahoo.com
"Information flyers were distributed to the 3rd and 4th year students who attend lectures regularly at the Law Faculty. However, we received double the amount of students at our introductory meeting recently. It was amazing;" said Professor Gani Oruci, National Co-Director of the KLC.
The programme will cover various areas of the law including public administration law, criminal procedure law, and civil law practice areas which include contract, civil procedure, family, and estate and wills.
Five international lawyers from the OSCE Legal Community Support Section, the European Union Department of Trade and Industry, and the United States State Department have volunteered their time to instruct students. In addition, nine Kosovo Albanian lawyers will be devoting their skills and experience for the students. The experts represent the Supreme Court, District and Municipal courts, and a number of practising lawyers.
"Students from the Law Faculty have demonstrated that they are serious about wanting to improve their legal skills by taking advantage of what the KLC has to offer them," said Dr. Sebastian von Muenchow, International Co-Director of the KLC. "These clinics will provide practical legal skills to students and instill them with more confidence in their legal training. It combines what they have learned at the Law Faculty with KLC programmes taught by judges and lawyers who are willing to share their experiences. We hope to assist the law faculty in integrating this project into their educational system."
The KLC was established in June 2000 by the OSCE as part of its institution-building mandate. The Centre serves as a legal think-tank devoted to the cultivation of professional legal skills by providing technical and material assistance to the legal community. KLC's goal is to promote democratic principals, multiculturalism, high ethical standards, human rights, and the rule of law.
For further information, contact the Kosovo Law Centre, Sumadinska 6, Peyton, 38000 Pristina, Kosovo, Tel: +377 (0)44 500 224; website: http://www.kosovolawcentre.org; e-mail: kosovolawcentre@yahoo.com