Kosovo Specialist Chambers

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office were established pursuant to an international agreement ratified by the Kosovo Assembly, a Constitutional Amendment and the Law on Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office. They are of temporary nature with a specific mandate and jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, war crimes and other crimes under Kosovo law, which were commenced or committed in Kosovo between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2000 by or against citizens of Kosovo or the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

All information is regularly updated.

Cases

• The Prosecutor v. Salih Mustafa      End of appeal
• The Prosecutor v. Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj      Closed · Convicted
• The Prosecutor v. Pjetër Shala      End of appeal
• The Prosecutor v. Sabit Januzi, Ismet Bahtijari and Haxhi Shala      Eforcement of sentence
• The Prosecutor v. The Specialist Prosecutor v. Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi      Trial Stage
• The Prosecutor v. The Specialist Prosecutor v. The Specialist Prosecutor v. Hashim Thaçi, Bashkim Smakaj, Isni Kilaj, Fadil Fazliu and Hajredin Kuçi      Trial Stage