Open AccessThe Reform of the Albanian Legal System Between Challenges and Problems, With Particular Focus on the Criminal Justice Issues
Author(s) -
Ersi Bozheku,
Enida Bozheku
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
academic journal of interdisciplinary studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.148
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2281-3993
pISSN - 2281-4612
DOI - 10.36941/ajis-2021-0169
Subject(s) - criminal justice , political science , law , constitution , accession , criminal law , law reform , economic justice , relevance (law) , face (sociological concept) , european union , sociology , business , social science , economic policy
This article aims to carry out an analysis of the problems affecting the legal system, with particular reference to the criminal law and criminal procedure law, of the Republic of Albania. We will start from a rapid reconstruction of the Albanian system in a historical key to understand its peculiarities, to move on to the most significant steps in its evolution. At a later stage we will try to highlight the critical issues that have arisen not only on the level of criminal law, but also on the cultural one. The reasons that led to the 2016 constitution reform and then to the subsequent reforms that changed the face of the country's legal system will be highlighted. Will be highlighted. The news, the improvements and the problems related to the knowledge of the law and above all to the ability to create a law capable of being systematic. In this perspective, we will try to understand the reasons that still leave many perplexities on the Albanian reform path. the improvement of the justice system represents the central point for Albania to successfully undertake the path of accession to the European Union.
Received: 15 August 2021 / Accepted: 6 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021