ZaöRV 76 (2016), 143-166 The New Kosovo Constitution and Its Relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights: Constitutionalization “Without” Ratification in Post-Conflict Societies Paul de Hert*/Fisnik Korenica** Abstract 143 I. Introduction 144 II. Overview of the Constitutional System of Human Rights in Kosovo 146 III. The Drafting of the Constitution of Kosovo and the International Concern for Human Rights 148 1. UNMIK and the Constitutional Framework of Kosovo 149 2. The Ahtisaari Plan, Diplomatic Missions in Kosovo and the Constitutional Drafting Process 150 IV. The 2008 Kosovo Constitution, the ECHR and the ECtHR Case-Law 152 1. The Constitutionalization of International Instruments by the 2008 Constitution 152 2. The Status of the ECHR Within the 2008 Kosovo Constitution 154 3. The Status of ECtHR Case-Law Within the 2008 Kosovo Constitution 157 4. Article 53 and the Development of the Constitution 164 V. Conclusion 164 Abstract This article 1 analyzes the constitutionalization of the European Conven- tion for the Protection on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case-law within the framework of the new Constitution of Kosovo, deconstructing the Constitution’s novel approach to the integration of international instru- ments into a domestic system of human rights protection. The authors trace the development of the links between the international and domestic sys- * Professor Dr., Vrije Universiteit Brussel and University of Tilburg. ** Dr., Research Fellow, FRC Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. 1 The authors wish to thank Mr. Dara Hallinan for his very valuable inputs, comments and advice which have substantially improved the academic quality of the article. Many thanks to Prof. Dr. Rainer Grote from MPIL for providing prompt review comments and advice on this article. Thanks to Emma Founds for proofreading this article. The usual dis- claimer applies. http://www.zaoerv.de © 2016, Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht
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