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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JLP</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Law And Politics</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">JLP</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn publication-format="print">2671-342X</issn>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2671-3438</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Balkan University Press</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.69648/GJMU2738</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">511</article-id>
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        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Research Article</subject>
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        <article-title>The Contribution of the Constitutional Court to the Consolidation of the Constitutional State of the Republic of Kosovo: Theoretical Aspects and Analysis of Jurisprudence in the First Decade</article-title>
      </title-group>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-9935</contrib-id>
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Elezi</surname>
            <given-names>Julinda</given-names>
          </name>
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        </contrib>
        <aff id="aff1">
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            <institution-id institution-id-type="ror">https://ror.org/00m04y575</institution-id>
            <institution>South East European University</institution>
          </institution-wrap>, <country>North Macedonia</country></aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-10-26">
        <day>26</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>7</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>85</fpage>
      <lpage>99</lpage>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-08-15">
          <day>15</day>
          <month>08</month>
          <year>2026</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-10-22">
          <day>22</day>
          <month>10</month>
          <year>2026</year>
        </date>
      </history>
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        <license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">
          <license-p>CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</license-p>
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      <abstract>
        <p>This scientific paper examines the contribution and significance of the Constitutional Court in the consolidation of the constitutional state of the Republic of Kosovo. The establishment of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo marked an important step towards strengthening the rule of law and the effective protection of constitutional freedoms and rights. The protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms constitutes one of the main foundations upon which the constitutional order of the Republic of Kosovo is built. The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo guarantees these rights and freedoms, while their protection represents an important element of the functioning of the constitutional state. In this context, the paper deals with the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court during the first decade of its operation, focusing on some of the most significant decisions that have influenced the development of constitutional practice in the Republic of Kosovo. For the realization of this paper, the method of legal analysis has been employed, through the examination of relevant literature and the analysis of the decisions of the Constitutional Court. In particular, the analysis focuses on some of the most important cases addressed in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court during the first decade of its operation, which reflect its role in the interpretation of constitutional norms and in the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Constitutional court</kwd>
        <kwd>constitutional review</kwd>
        <kwd>constitutional state</kwd>
        <kwd>constitutional jurisprudence</kwd>
        <kwd>constitutional consolidation</kwd>
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