BASIC COURT IN GJILAN (KOSOVO) REASONING OF THE VERDICT FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES OF NARCOTICS

Abstract

The purpose of this research paper is, in the legislative and legal context within which the reasoning of judgments takes place, to make an analysis and evaluation of the decisions of judges, of the Basic Court in Gjilan and its branches, when drafting and publishing the judgment, for the criminal offense of Unauthorized purchase, possession, distribution and sale of narcotics, psychotropic substances and analogues, from Article 267 and for the criminal offense Unauthorized Possession of narcotics, psychotropic substances or analogues, from Article 269 of the Criminal Code of Kosovo.

The object of analysis and evaluation will be 48 judgments of the judges of this court issued for these two criminal offenses. Through a comprehensive assessment approach, a mixed comparative methodology will include the published judgments of this court, for these two criminal offenses, on the official website.

The analysis and evaluation of judgments will be based on criminal, domestic and international legislation, reports of local and international institutions, as well as relevant work related to this issue. Special emphasis will be placed on the quality of legal reasoning that is reflected in court decisions, as well as the assessment of how this action is done by the judges of this court.