Judicial Control of the Administration in the Republic of Kosovo

In all countries with developed democracy, the control of the work of the administration by the courts is an acceptable and applicable principle in the best European practices and wider. The building of a modern, professional and efficient administration is the goal of every country that is aspire the integration to the European Union. The development of the public administration and the reforms in this sector aims to bring closer the public administration with the citizen and offering more effective and quality services. But all this important and wide variety of activities offered by the administration cannot remain uncontrolled, because the lack of control may result in violations and abuse of the rights of citizens. In this aspect the judicial control is considered as the most effective mean to protect the individual rights of the citizens from eventual violations and abuse by the administration. The Republic of Kosovo has made some important steps in this direction. The adoption of the new Law on Courts and the recent amendments to this Law, present the clear steps which have been undertaken with the purpose of improving the performance of the judiciary. The establishment of a special department within the Basic Court of Pristina, is expected to efficiently and effectively impact the hearing of the administrative cases, and at the same time it will have an impact on improving the work of the administration. The administration needs to be aware that there will be a substantial control over the legality of the acts such administration passes.