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12th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2023, University For Business And Technology - Ubt Oct 2023

12th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2023, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

Welcome to IC – UBT 2023

UBT Annual International Conference is the 12th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make …


International Conference On Law, University For Business And Technology - Ubt Oct 2023

International Conference On Law, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

UBT Annual International Conference is the 12th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent …


11th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2022, University For Business And Technology - Ubt Oct 2022

11th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2022, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

Welcome to IC – UBT 2022

UBT Annual International Conference is the 11th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make …


International Conference On Law, University For Business And Technology - Ubt Oct 2021

International Conference On Law, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

UBT Annual International Conference is the 9th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent …


Kosovo And The Eu Stabilization And Association Agreement, Sazan Isufi, Veli Lecaj, Visar Hoxha Oct 2021

Kosovo And The Eu Stabilization And Association Agreement, Sazan Isufi, Veli Lecaj, Visar Hoxha

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The purpose of this research paper is to analyse the impact of the EU Stabilization and Association Agreement (“SAA”) in Kosovo. This agreement was signed between Kosovo and the European Union (“EU”) on 27 October 2015. The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at that time, Federica Mogherini, signed the agreement on behalf of the EU and noted that a new phase was opened for the relationship between the two and prosperity and stability would be improved significantly. On the other hand, Commissioner Johannes Hahn indicated that a milestone has been reached, and SAA will enable Kosovo to …


The Western Balkans And Possible Alternatives To Accelerating Eu Membership, Mersel Bilalli Oct 2021

The Western Balkans And Possible Alternatives To Accelerating Eu Membership, Mersel Bilalli

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"The future of the Balkans lies within the European Union" - this is the central sentence of the European Council conclusions adopted at the Thessaloniki Summit in 2003. Today, almost two decades later, the Western Balkans are even further away from that goal. After mass membership in 2004, then Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, and finally Croatia in 2013, the EU obviously looks tired. Montenegro has entered the twelve years tenth year of negotiations, and the results are still halfway through. Serbia is experiencing the same fate. And other Western Balkan countries have been on "waiting tracks" for decades.

Fulfillment …


State Aid Rules In Kosovo: The Need For Approximation With Eu Acquis, Elton Tota Oct 2021

State Aid Rules In Kosovo: The Need For Approximation With Eu Acquis, Elton Tota

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Provided in the EU Treaty (Arts 107-109 TFEU) and applied in the EU institutional level and the EU Member States, the State Aid rules are also provided as criteria to be achieved for the WB by being included as parts of the respective Stabilization and Association Agreements (SAAs) signed between the EU and each of Western Balkan (WB) countries. In this regard, the SAA between EU and Kosovo has provided the relevant provisions for Kosovo to be properly implemented in the national legislation. The respective SAA provision (Arts. 74, 75) have outlined certain requirements to be achieved such as: it …


Legal Treatment Of Foreign Investment And Role International Investment Arbitration Through The Prism Of Kosovo, Arianit Kaçandolli, Bashkim Nuredini Oct 2021

Legal Treatment Of Foreign Investment And Role International Investment Arbitration Through The Prism Of Kosovo, Arianit Kaçandolli, Bashkim Nuredini

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The main purpose of this study is the legal treatment of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Republic of Kosovo and in the countries of the region, as well as the role of International Investment Arbitration, with a specific reference to an analysis of the positive effects FDI and the problems faced by foreign investors. Global trends show that competition for FDI inflows is particularly strong among developing countries, as it represents an important source of foreign capital and with a positive impact on the host economy. FDI can facilitate rapid economic growth in developing countries by increasing investment and …


10th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2021, University For Business And Technology - Ubt Oct 2021

10th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2021, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

Welcome to IC – UBT 2021

UBT Annual International Conference is the 10th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make …


Policing And Challenges Throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic, Fatos Haziri Oct 2020

Policing And Challenges Throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic, Fatos Haziri

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In this paper I aim to examine some new roles and practices that the police should have during the COVID 19 pandemic crisis, some of the challenges that this situation creates; new policing approach to developing a two-dimensional police response, both in carrying out traditional legal missions and responsibilities, as well as in its new role in the complex context created by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, to operate and to serve their community as the broadest function of public safety. Police today is facing a new challenge, that of policing the Covid-19 Pandemic. Traditional police practices in the pandemic situation …


The Style Of Translation In George Orwell’S Masterpiece “1984” Between English Sl And Albanian Tl Language, Redi Papa Oct 2020

The Style Of Translation In George Orwell’S Masterpiece “1984” Between English Sl And Albanian Tl Language, Redi Papa

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The main purpose of this paper is to provide an all-embracing approach with respect to the style and method of translation between English and Albanian versions of George Orwell’s masterpiece “1984”. Among others, it is worth pointing out that the underlying peculiarity of translating literary or so-called non-fiction texts is that of explaining the cultural context, translator foreword may be at a high degree permissible. Consequently it leads to a close relation author-translator-reader relationship. The style is of “1984”, is at a large extent an emotional one. The style primarily reflects on the gist of this masterpiece and strives to …


9th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2020, University For Business And Technology - Ubt Oct 2020

9th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2020, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

Welcome to IC – UBT 2020

UBT Annual International Conference is the 9th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make …


International Conference On Law, University For Business And Technology - Ubt Oct 2020

International Conference On Law, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

UBT Annual International Conference is the 9th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent …


Freedom Of Expression, Libel And Insult And Compensation Of Damage, Florim H. Shefqeti Oct 2019

Freedom Of Expression, Libel And Insult And Compensation Of Damage, Florim H. Shefqeti

UBT International Conference

Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, this right is guaranteed by the domestic law the legislation of the Republic of Kosovo and with international documents. In the Republic of Kosovo, this institute has been regulated through the Constitution of Kosovo where Article 40 stipulating that this right includes the right to express, to distribute and receive information, thoughts and other messages, without being obstructed by anyone, and that this right can only be limited by the Law.

Through international documents it is determined that this right belongs to the group of fundamental human rights, so that freedom of …


Protection Of Privacy And Banking Secrecy In Swiss Banking, Bashkim Nuredini, Vesna Paunkoska Dodevska Oct 2019

Protection Of Privacy And Banking Secrecy In Swiss Banking, Bashkim Nuredini, Vesna Paunkoska Dodevska

UBT International Conference

Despite being one of the most developed and regulated countries in the world, Switzerland is also considered to be the leading financial center in the world. Everyone agrees with the fact that banking is one of the most recognizable activities in Switzerland, and also places it among the most important international financial centers with a long tradition, stretching back to medieval times.

Swiss banking is a synonym for a banking system in which the principle of secrecy in banking is widely used. Banking secrecy as an established practice is based on the fact that customer data is kept secret for …


Criminal Law Convention On Corruption And Its Relation To The Criminal Code Of Republic Of Kosovo, Bejtush Gashi, Adrianit Ibrahimi Oct 2019

Criminal Law Convention On Corruption And Its Relation To The Criminal Code Of Republic Of Kosovo, Bejtush Gashi, Adrianit Ibrahimi

UBT International Conference

Corruption is a global concern today and Kosovo is no exception! As a matter fact, successful combat against corruption is a crucial condition that has to be met for every legal and a democratic state. For the Republic of Kosovo this means first of all establishing a consistent legal framework based on the general principals of the European Law.

Aim of this research is to prove that in order to have a more successful combat against corruption, Kosovo has to take all measures that are foreseen from the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, even though Kosovo has not signed this …


International Conference On Law, University For Business And Technology - Ubt Oct 2019

International Conference On Law, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

UBT Annual International Conference is the 8th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make them be aware of the recent …


Trial Of Young Adults And Sanctions Against Them, Albulena U. Ukimeraj Oct 2018

Trial Of Young Adults And Sanctions Against Them, Albulena U. Ukimeraj

UBT International Conference

The juvenile delinquency issue is also regulated by the Kosovo legislation, respectively with the Juvenile Justice Code. This Code, also addresses the issue of adjudication of young adults. To these category, a special and more favorable status is been recognized comparing to the older persons in criminal procedure conducted against them, because of their different personality features and their different reaction in specific situations. The possibility to pronounce soft sanctions on the young adults is also well covered by other social sciences such as criminology, psychology, criminal law, criminal procedure law and it is claimed that the purpose of criminal …


Justice Reform And The Constituitional Court, Noela Ruço Oct 2017

Justice Reform And The Constituitional Court, Noela Ruço

UBT International Conference

During these years Albania has experienced numerous political, economic and social developments, which naturally have been accompanied with certain developments in the legal framework. Not only were these initiatives about the adoption of different legal acts, but also about the practice of state institutions themselves in the materialization of the law in general and the constitutional law in particular. The activity of constitutional institutions, especially the constitutional control exercised by the Constitutional Court, during these years has highlighted some of the issues needed to be reviewed by the constitutional lawmaker in the framework of the justice reform. The constitutional amendments …


Process Of Decentralization In The Republic Of Kosovo, Agni Aliu, Artan Tahiri Oct 2017

Process Of Decentralization In The Republic Of Kosovo, Agni Aliu, Artan Tahiri

UBT International Conference

The subject of the study in this paper is the process of decentralization in the Republic of Kosovo and the obstacles faced by this process. The Republic of Kosovo is one of the world's newest states, so it is natural to face a numerous complex problems in local government in general, while special attention should be paid to the process of decentralization.

The decentralization process should be well analyzed by comparing with some notions such as: Local Governance and its Basic Characteristics, Democracy, Centralization, Non-concentration, etc. This process implies the transfer of competencies from central government to a certain degree …


Associations Of Municipalities In The Republic Of Kosovo, Ramiz Fazliu Oct 2017

Associations Of Municipalities In The Republic Of Kosovo, Ramiz Fazliu

UBT International Conference

The subject of this paper are the forms of cooperation and partnerships of municipalities, respectively the establishment of associations of municipalities in the Republic of Kosovo. Currently in Kosovo is the Association of Kosovo Municipalities and it is expected that the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities will soon be established the result of the Brussels Agreement, reached in the negotiations between the delegations of the republic of Kosovo and Serbia. In addition, the legal and constitutional basis for the establishment and functioning of these associations and their position in the legal system of Kosovo is analyzed and treated. Municipal Associations, their …


Human Rights, Flora Kadriu Oct 2017

Human Rights, Flora Kadriu

UBT International Conference

The aim of this paper is to look into the topic of human rights; consequently showing that the fight for recognizing the cultural identity develops through the system of human rights. Specifically speaking, the latter is achieved through civil and political rights, individual rights, and I generation. The collective practices of the cultural self-identification of the individual develop exactly through the civil rights, namely speaking the right of self-determination. The collective practices also influence and determine the political system. Therefore, in this paper I direct the tone towards the democratic form of the political system of the segmented or the …


The Actual Paradigm Of Freedom Of Movement In The Context Of Eu Migrants Rights, Elitsa Kumanova, Zornitsa Yordanova, Elina Marinova, Doroteya Dimova-Severinova, Ivelin Velchev Oct 2017

The Actual Paradigm Of Freedom Of Movement In The Context Of Eu Migrants Rights, Elitsa Kumanova, Zornitsa Yordanova, Elina Marinova, Doroteya Dimova-Severinova, Ivelin Velchev

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The purpose of this paper is examination of the current dimensions of the freedom of movement of persons in the EU, which is a milestone in the construction of the European space. The refugee wave in the last decade, following the onset of the "Arab spring", has raised new questions about the rights and status of persons, who had left their countries because of military conflicts or civil wars and sought asylum in EU countries. Bulgaria has been unprepared to respond adequately to the protection of the EU's external border from illegal immigration and has rethought key issues such as …


The Right Of Use Of Albanian Language As Official Language In Macedonia: The New Draft Law, Its Content, Advancement And Comparison, Bekim Kadriu, Ylber Sela Oct 2017

The Right Of Use Of Albanian Language As Official Language In Macedonia: The New Draft Law, Its Content, Advancement And Comparison, Bekim Kadriu, Ylber Sela

UBT International Conference

The use of Albanian language as official language in Macedonia has been a challenge especially after the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) in 2001. Before 2001, Albanian language was defined as an official language and was used only in private matters as well in primary and secondary education. With the OFA and Constitutional changes in 2002, the language that is spoken by 20% of the population in the country was defined as an official language, but it’s application in practice was left to be regulated by e specific law. The law was adopted in 2008, 6 years after the constitutional changes. …


The Impact Of Public Interest In The Information Privacy: Analyze Of The Echr Decisions, Jorida Xhafaj, Almarin Frakulli Oct 2017

The Impact Of Public Interest In The Information Privacy: Analyze Of The Echr Decisions, Jorida Xhafaj, Almarin Frakulli

UBT International Conference

The main object of this paper is the tender balance that exists and arises even more between the use of personal information that people provide in the course of most public security actions and privacy. This study analyze the most famous and strong related decision of the European Court of Human Rights, with the aim to give our opinion how has to be understand the barrier between the power of individuals over information and the power of public institutions to guaranties security.

The protection of personal data is of fundamental importance to a person’s enjoyment of his or her right …


The Definition Of A 'Place Of Effective Management' At Article 4 Paragraph 3 Of The 2014 Oecd Model Tax Convention, Shkumbin Asllani Oct 2017

The Definition Of A 'Place Of Effective Management' At Article 4 Paragraph 3 Of The 2014 Oecd Model Tax Convention, Shkumbin Asllani

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The jurisdiction to tax is based on the connection of either the person or the income namely the concept of residence and the source taxation. The residence principle is based on the presumption that a state will tax its residents on their global income, while the source taxation is based on the connection of a particular income earn to the other state. Jurisdictions, for decades now enter into tax treaties to reduce or eliminate double taxation by relinquishing completely or partly their taxing rights. Yet, in international taxation when two or more states impose taxes on the same taxpayer for …


The Cisg Applicability Under The Reservations, Erveina Gosalci Nov 2015

The Cisg Applicability Under The Reservations, Erveina Gosalci

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The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is an important example of attempts towards the unification of the international private law. The CISG is seen as a big success with seventy nine contraction states, most of them are important states that lead and rule the world’s largest economies. The set goal of CISG to achieve a uniformed law-Loi uniforme (because the states which has signed , ratified and applied it; by doing so the character of UNIFORME Law becomes clear as CISG aims to create uniform rules followed by uniform interpretation However is it …


New Interpretation Of Sovereignty, Erveina Gosalci, Ardian Emini Nov 2015

New Interpretation Of Sovereignty, Erveina Gosalci, Ardian Emini

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After the World War Two, the World has been facing different human rights breaches which cannot be resolved only by a single state, no matter how powerful it is. These human rights breaches include: genocide, ethnic-cleansing and other mass-atrocities are to be considered ‘problems without passport’. Nations ‘face threats that no nation can resolve by acting alone and opportunities that can be exploited if all nations work together’. In the same time these issues have raised other important issues and debates and tensions between the protection of human rights in one side and sovereignty on the other side. The question …


The Right Of Ownership Of Immovable Property And Registration Under The Law On Kosovo, Berat Agifi, Sasha Dukovski, Drini Grazhdani, Myzafer Mustafa Nov 2015

The Right Of Ownership Of Immovable Property And Registration Under The Law On Kosovo, Berat Agifi, Sasha Dukovski, Drini Grazhdani, Myzafer Mustafa

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The main purpose of the paper is analyzing legal regulation of registration of immovable property in Kosovo, using and analyzing all relevant sources in force, and the study and recognition of forms of ownership, with special emphasis on ways of acquiring ownership - as the fundamental basis for registration of those rights. Kosovo by establishing the Law on the establishment of the registry of immovable property rights developed enormously with regards to the issue of regulation of property rights as one of the fundamental human rights guaranteed by the Constitution and International Conventions. In practice, in the past often accrued …


Organized Crime Phenomenon Threatening Public Safety And Rule Of Law In Kosovo, Fatos Haziri Nov 2015

Organized Crime Phenomenon Threatening Public Safety And Rule Of Law In Kosovo, Fatos Haziri

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Nowadays organized crime is considered as a real threat to the security of any country, but in particular, to the security of countries with fragile democracies that do not have any strength, tradition or experience to effectively deal with it. In this regard, for Balkans, this phenomenon is considered as the main threat to the security of each country and the region in general and in particular for our country Kosovo. Despite the progress achieved, the creation of institutions since 1999 had three transitions; UNMIK period 1999-2008, the declaration of independence on February 17, 2008 and the arrival of new …