Understanding Kosovo’s ‘special court’
Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office explained.
But somewhat lost in the back and forth has been the detail.
"The Specialist Chambers have superiority over all the courts in Kosovo."
According to this Law, all accused persons have the right to request assistance for covering the costs of defense and engagement of an independent, experienced and competent defense attorney, to be paid from the Kosovo budget.
The entirety of both the Specialist Chambers and the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office — including personnel and papers as well as property — are granted the same immunities as those enjoyed by EULEX under Kosovo law.
Furtuna Sheremeti
Furtuna Sheremeti is a criminologist and legal scholar specializing in state crime, state harms, transitional justice and international criminal law. She holds an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Oxford and is completing her PhD at KU Leuven in Belgium. She teaches at the Faculty of Law at the University of Prishtina and serves as a legal consultant to Rexhep Selimi’s defense team before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague.