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[[Kosovo]], a [[Serbia]]n province under [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|United Nations administration]] since the 1999 [[Kosovo War]], is governed after an interim '''Constitutional Framework''' ratified in 2001. It provides for the [[Provisional Institutions of Self-Government]], reserving the final authority to the Special Representative of the [[United Nations Secretary-General]] based on the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244]]. |
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A Constitution of Kosovo is being drafted and is expected to be ratified subsequently after the issue of Kosovo's status is resolved. |
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== History == |
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From late 1800s to 1912, Kosovo existed as a province of the [[Ottoman Empire]] with slightly greater territory than the current one. On [[November 28]], [[1912]] Kosovo sent its representatives to the Albanian National Assembly and voted for the independence of [[Albania]] and Kosovo as part of the new country. However, Kosovo was militarily occupied and then ceded to [[Serbia]] with the decision of the Great Powers.<ref>Mjeku, Lulzim. "Të gjitha kushtetutat e Kosovës". ''Lajm''.[http://kushtetuta.independentkosova.com/artikull1.htm]</ref> |
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In 1974 after the new Constitution of the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], provinces could receive their constitutions. The [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo]], part of the [[Socialist Republic of Serbia]], received its constitution the same year, largely influenced by teh amendments from 1971. It granted it substantial autonomy in federal institutions, paired to that of its sovereign SR Serbia. |
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In 1990 after protesting the decisions of Kosovo's assembly that diminished its autonomy under [[Slobodan Milošević]]'s influence, the [[Democratic League of Kosovo]], a group of Albanian intellectuals leading the Albanian people in Kosovo, began drafting a Constitution of an sovereign and independent Kosovo. In 1992 after a successful controversial referendum that was dismissed by the Yugoslav authorities as per being illegal, the Kosovo Albanian shadow institutions adopted the Constitution that identified the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija as an independent country. In 1999 after the [[Kosovo war]] and the takeover of UNMIK's administration and reaffirming of the [[FRY]]'s territorial integrity, the Constitution was abandoned. |
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In 1918, Kosovo was re-annexed into the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] and carved into the [[banovina]]s of Morava, Zeta and Vardar. It was only in 1946 after a third annexation that was Kosovo attributed the current borders and defined as “a autonomous county”. A sort of statute passed in 1946 turned the Albanian majority into a minority. The new Yugoslavian Constitution of 1963 recognized Kosovo as an autonomous province.<ref>Mjeku, Lulzim. "Të gjitha kushtetutat e Kosovës". ''Lajm''. [http://kushtetuta.independentkosova.com/artikull1.htm] </ref> |
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The 1974 Constitution of the [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo]] in the [[Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia]] was the first actual constitution of Kosovo. On [[July 2]], [[1990]] Kosovo declared its righteous secession from the Republic of Serbia, based on the provision of the Yugoslav and Kosovar constitutions, The 1990 Constitution of the [[Republic of Kosovo]] was promulgated in September, though it was not completely put into practice due to the Serbian occupation. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://kushtetuta.independentkosova.com/ Constitutions of Kosovo in several languages] |
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Kosovo, a Serbian province under United Nations administration since the 1999 Kosovo War, is governed after an interim Constitutional Framework ratified in 2001. It provides for the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government, reserving the final authority to the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General based on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.
A Constitution of Kosovo is being drafted and is expected to be ratified subsequently after the issue of Kosovo's status is resolved.
History
In 1974 after the new Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, provinces could receive their constitutions. The Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, part of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, received its constitution the same year, largely influenced by teh amendments from 1971. It granted it substantial autonomy in federal institutions, paired to that of its sovereign SR Serbia.
In 1990 after protesting the decisions of Kosovo's assembly that diminished its autonomy under Slobodan Milošević's influence, the Democratic League of Kosovo, a group of Albanian intellectuals leading the Albanian people in Kosovo, began drafting a Constitution of an sovereign and independent Kosovo. In 1992 after a successful controversial referendum that was dismissed by the Yugoslav authorities as per being illegal, the Kosovo Albanian shadow institutions adopted the Constitution that identified the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija as an independent country. In 1999 after the Kosovo war and the takeover of UNMIK's administration and reaffirming of the FRY's territorial integrity, the Constitution was abandoned.