Publications
Call for Application: The OSCE Local Dialogue Academy for Young Women
Publishing date: 2 May 2023
The fifth edition of the OSCE Local Dialogue Academy for Young Women (LDA) will be organized from 19 to 23 June 2023 in Istog/Istok. The Academy provides a platform for young women to overcome barriers in communication, deconstruct stereotypes and establish a basis for dialogue through peer-to-peer learning, coaching and mentoring activities. It aims at enhancing communication among youth from different communities, focusing on common issues of concern related to gender equality and women’s empowerment in particular. For more information see the info package. Send your application by 25 May 2023 (23:59 hrs) to localDA-OMiK@osce.org
Justice Monitor- First Edition
Publishing date: 8 October 2014
The Justice Monitor is a biannual publication of the observations of OSCE monitors in the first instance courts in Kosovo. The Justice Monitor aims to provide policymakers and justice sector actors with indicators not otherwise available to assist in the identification of compliance gaps in the administration of justice and the tracking of progress achieved in closing those gaps.
Issues concerning the role of professional associates and the initiation of proceedings in inheritance cases
Publishing date: 23 November 2010
Collections: Legal System Monitoring Reports
This report finds that, due to procedural deficiencies, Kosovo courts are failing to adjudicate inheritance proceedings in accordance with domestic law, thereby violating rights guaranteed under international and regional human rights instruments.
Municipal Offices for Communities and Return (MOCRs) 2020
Publishing date: 5 October 2021
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
The infosheet includes information about the membership and functioning of the Municipal Offices for Communities and Return (MOCRs) in 2020.
Deputy Chairpersons of the Municipal Assembly for Communities (DCMACs) 2020
Publishing date: 5 October 2021
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
The infosheet includes information about the establishment and functioning of the Deputy Chairpersons of the Municipal Assembly for Communities (DCMACs) in 2020.
Deputy Mayor for Communities (DMC’s) 2020
Publishing date: 5 October 2021
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
This document explains the mandate of the Deputy Mayor for Communities (DMC’s) and outlines statistics relating to DMC’s in 2020.
The OSCE in Post-Communist Europe: Towards a Pan-European Security Identity 1990–1996
Publishing date: 14 February 2025
Collections: From CSCE to OSCE: 1973 - 2003
The Right to Effective Representation in Criminal Proceedings and the Ex Officio Appointment System
Publishing date: 11 August 2022
The OSCE report ‘The Right to Effective Representation in Criminal Proceedings and the Ex Officio Appointment System’ provides insight into standards of criminal defence representation and the functioning of the ex officio appointment system in Kosovo. The report covers the period 2020 to 2021, and uses surveys with legal practitioners together with findings from OSCE trial monitoring to assess some of the challenges and barriers to effective criminal defence representation in Kosovo.
Assembly Support Initiative (ASI) Newsletter- No. 30
Publishing date: 27 December 2007