_____________________________ Iliria International Review – 2014/1 © Felix–Verlag, Holzkirchen, Germany and Iliria College, Pristina, Kosovo Abstract Law no. 03/L-199 on Courts 1 represents a law of significant importance which regulates the organisation, functioning and jurisdiction of courts of the Republic of Kosovo. This law has made numerous reforms in the judicial system of the country. It has set the bases of a modern and sustainable judicial system. In fact the Law on Courts in addition to having changed the judiciary of Kosovo in the aspect of organisation, it has opened the paths in the aspect of ensuring an efficient functioning thereof. Moreover, this law has repealed the application of the Law of former SAP of Kosovo on Regular Courts which in some aspects did not correspond to the trends of contemporary developments in this field. Law on Courts in its solutions embeds the bases of an independent and impartial justice, further on being multiethnic, non-discriminatory, efficient and in principle having an advanced approach of the opportunity for the public opinion to follow the judicial activities. Consequently, within this work, the background of the development of judicial system in Kosovo shall be discussed, some aspects of its reforming and challenges currently the judicial system of the country faces. In the course of preparation of this work, legal-historical 1 Law on Courts, in its entirety, entered into force in 2013. With this law entering into force, the Law on Regular Courts of SAPK, UNMIK Regulation and the law on Criminal Offences were repealed. Dr.sc. Azem HAJDARI, MSc. Shpresa IBRAHIMI, MSc. Albulena HAJDARI Reforming of the Judicial System of Kosovo based on the Law no. 03/L-199 on Courts and its challenges Azem Hajdari, Shpresa Ibrahimi, Albulena Hajdari brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by ILIRIA International Review