FINAL ACTIVITY REPPORT THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA:
PROPOSALS FOR LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
The work on the project during the period March 2003 - April 2004 was performed through several activities:
1. Theoretical and legal research:
According to the project timetable in this period I carried out the
research of the theory of constitutional courts, the constitutional position
of the Constitutional court of the Republic of Macedonia, the Rules of
the Procedure of the Constitutional court of Republic of Macedonia, the
constitutional and legal position of the Constitutional court of the Republic
of Slovenia and the Rules of the Procedure of the Constitutional court
of Republic of Slovenia. The aim of this research was to identify the basic
issues in the work of the Constitutional court of Republic of Macedonia.
For fulfillment of this task the experience from Slovenia and theoretical
findings on the constitutional judiciary were used.
2. Case-law study
Following the timetable, the research on the case law of the Constitutional
court of the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Slovenia started.
For studying the Macedonian case-law I have spent much time in the Constitutional
court of Macedonia, because the Collection of cases which are published
contain only selected cases. As source for case law of the Slovenian Constitutional
court, their web page was used.
3. Consultations
In this period I met made interviews with the judges of the Constitutional
court of the Republic of Macedonia, whose mandate finished in May 2003.
The views for improvement of the position of this body were exchanged.
I also made consultations with experts in the field of constitutional law
and officials in the Ministry of Justice.
4. Dissemination of the results
The preliminary results of the project were presented in my public
lectures given at three trainings of the members of the administration:
- “Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 9 May 2003, Ohrid
- “Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 23 May 2003, Skopje
-“Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 20 June 2003, Skopje
-“Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 19 September 2003, Skopje
-“Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 10 October 2003, Ohrid
-“Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 24 October 2003, Skopje
-“Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 14 Novermber 2003, Skopje
-“Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 12 December 2003, Skopje
-“Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 12 March 2004, Ohrid
-“Constitutional and Political System of the Republic of Macedonia”,
“System of Public Administration and Public Service in the Republic of
Macedonia”, 16 April 2004, Skopje
I have also presented resuls of my research on the seminars and working
meetings:
- “Contemporary law, legal science and Justinian`s codification”, Skopje,
20-23 October 2003
- Working meething on National strategy of the Republic of Macedonia
for Integration in the European Union, 20-22 December 2003, Ohrid
5. Publications
1. “Constitutional court of the Republic of Macedonia”, in “Constitutional
law and political system”, part in the textbook by Savo Klimovski and others,
Prosvetno delo, Skopje, 2003
My text in this book will reach students at the Law faculty-Skopje,
Members of the Parliament, judges at the Constitutional court and broader
public.
2. “Constitutional court as protector of human rights”, (article),
Legitima, Skopje, 2003
This is specialized journal covering issues connected with human rights
protection. The topic of my article is protection of human rights by the
Constitutional court through judicial review and constitutional complaint.
3. "The Constitutional court in the Republic of Macedonia: proposals for reform", article, accepted to be printed in the Collection of papers of the Law faculty-Skopje, 2004. The article is focusing on the legal problems of the position of the Constitutional court and proposes constitutional and legislative measures for reform.
4. "Constitutional judiciary", Matica makedonska, Skopje, 2004, (book in printing).
5. "Constitutional judiciary", Matica makedonska, Skopje, 2004, (broshure in printing).