Vilard Bytyqi

• PhD in Criminal and Procedure Law
• Associate professor at Kosovo Academy for Public Safety

Criminal legislation on environmental protection has undergone a natural evolution of development, with continuous qualitative changes in order to provide the most advanced approach to protection of the environment. The criminal legal framework for environmental protection in Kosovo has been exposed to these constant changes, which is reflected in...

Due to the grave consequences that are being caused to the environment, criminal law has been given special importance as an effective tool for preventing and further combating environmental damage. The EU through Directive 2008/99EC by setting a minimum mandatory threshold for environmental protection through criminal law aims to unify the rules b...

Azili është një institucion juridik i lashtë, që lejon mbrojtjen dhe ofrimin e strehimit për individët që janë të persekutuar nga vendi i tyre për shkak të bindjeve politike, fetare ose për arsye të tjera, duke u mundësuar atyre mbrojtje nga një autoritet i një shteti tjetër. Ky institucion ka një traditë të gjatë në vendet perëndimore dhe njihej g...

This paper will treat the establishment, scope, and the completion of the mission of International Criminal Tribunal for formerYugoslavia. It is well known that this Tribunal, respectively The Hague Tribunal, is established with a resolution of United Nations Security Council, for the purpose of establishing peace in the troubled region ofYugoslavi...

The aim of this paper is to treat the important aspects, which deal with State’s obligations to protect individuals lives from the consequences of the domestic violence. Thus, domestic violence is a concerning issue, which derives many consequences that sometimes are irreparable. In many cases, the State is obliged to save individuals lives from th...

Migrant smuggling is one of the main issues challenging national security systems. This issue also threatens common international security. Migrant smuggling toward European countries is mainly organized through maritime routes. Therefore, to treat this issue in a more focused way, the purpose of this paper is to address the issue of migrant smuggl...

Victims of terrorism can be considered a special category within the broader and more general group of “victims of crime”. In recent decades, there has been an international trend to develop more specific treatment, both in legal and practical terms, to address their particular needs in unfortunate times of intensification and sophistication of ter...

Viktimat e terrorizmit mund të konsiderohen një kategori e veçantë brenda grupit më të gjerë dhe më të përgjithshëm të “viktimave të krimit”. Në dekadat e fundit, ka pasur një prirje ndërkombëtare për të zhvilluar një trajtim më specifik, si në aspektin ligjor ashtu edhe në atë praktik, për të adresuar nevojat e tyre të veçanta në kohë fatkeqe të i...

Protecting the environment from various exogenous factors that threaten its degradation has been part of the priorities of the governments of different states, initiatives that date back to the 1960s. This paper aims to address the problem of recognizing the importance of environmental protection within criminal law by sanctioning actions that degr...

The main institution in Kosovo that deals with the execution of criminal sanctions and it is Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS). Since its establishment, this institution has undergone numerous changes in the organizational field, as well as changes created by legal regulation. The recent trends occurring in correctional services in democratic socie...

Through this study, we will make an analysis of the legal resources of the right to a fair judgment in Kosovo by putting into place standards that are applicable in other countries as well. We can see that the right to a fair trial is not just a purely of formal right, it makes sense when the other demands of social and cultural nature are enviable...

Ky studim ka për qëllim të ofrojë një analizë të burimeve ligjore që mbështesin të drejtën për një gjykim të drejtë në Kosovë, duke vënë gjithashtu në fokus rregullat dhe standardet ndërkombëtare që janë të zbatueshme në disa shtete të tjera. E drejta për një gjykim të drejtë nuk mund të perceptohet thjesht si një të drejtë formale, pasi kuptimi i...

This paper will deal with individual requests that are submitted at the Constitutional Court in order to assess the constitutionality of criminal judicial decisions. The right to submit issues for assessing the constitutionality of criminal court decisions is a constitutionally guaranteed right. Many individuals who are dissatisfied with the decisi...

This paper will address the application of legal measures as part of the policy of corruption prevention in the public sphere. At present, corruption offenses have become a very dangerous phenomenon for the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice, and jeopardizing the ess...