Albania

Workshop on German law for German speakers

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Published: February 20, 2025
The participants of workshop in Belgrade
The participants of workshop in Belgrade
Western Balkans region

At the end of 2024, German-speaking (junior) lawyers and language mediators from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, who had already taken part in various internships, language courses and courses on German law organised by the IRZ, discussed current topics in German law and the participating countries at the Institute for Comparative Law in Belgrade.

The aim of the workshop, which was conducted entirely in German, was not only to strengthen the legal knowledge of the alumni, but also to improve their ability to exchange ideas in German on legal issues and to network with each other.

The participants themselves also gave presentations on topics such as the legal requirements for the EU accession sought by the partner states in the Western Balkans and comparative legal presentations on German law and the law of the region. Other priorities were constitutional law and legal training for trainee lawyers in Germany on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law.

The extensive programme of events was interspersed with entertaining elements such as a quiz on German law and the presentation of a birthday cake for the Basic Law, which was accepted by the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Serbia, Mr Carsten Meyer-Wiefhausen.

New database for faster and standardised case law

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Published: July 25, 2024
(from right to left): The President of the Supreme Court of Albania, Sokol Sadushi, the German Ambassador, Karl Bergner and Dr Stefan Pürner, Head of Section, IRZ.
(from right to left): The President of the Supreme Court of Albania, Sokol Sadushi, the German Ambassador, Karl Bergner and Dr Stefan Pürner, Head of Section, IRZ.
Albania

The official handover of the documentation software for the case law of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Albania, which was developed with project funding from the Federal Foreign Office, took place in Tirana on 15 July 2024. The new database, which is accessible to judges and public prosecutors as well as lawyers and the public, helps to speed up court proceedings through faster research, standardisation of case law and greater transparency in the judiciary.

The President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Albania, Sokol Sadushi, and the German Ambassador, Karl Bergner, thanked IRZ for its support for legal reforms in Albania. The country has been a partner state for many years and IRZ will continue its good cooperation with the Albanian partner institutions.


Training on the topic of "Drafting judgements"

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Published: June 24, 2024
Image of the event participants in the training situation
Image of the event participants in the training situation
Albania

A training course on the topic of "Drafting judgments" took place on 30 May 2024 in Tirana, which was implemented by IRZ in cooperation with the School of Magistrates in Albania. The training was aimed at Albanian judges and is part of the strategy to deal specifically with cross-cutting issues and thus provide further training in key skills across all areas of law.

The aim of the event was to train the participants to write consistent, logical and specific reasons for judgements in accordance with the law, to raise awareness of the relevance of this type of reasoning and thus to enable the effective handling of legal disputes. The focus was on the structure of the reasons for judgement, the standards of review by the court of appeal in Albania and the German standards for writing judgements.

The event was organised as part of the institutional grant from the Federal Ministry of Justice. IRZ will continue its constructive cooperation with the Magistrates' School in the area of training and further training for judges in the future.