On 23 December 2015, the Constitutional Court adopted a decision regarding the Association/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities.
The request for an assessment of the compatibility of the principles of this agreement was submitted to the Constitutional Court by the then President of the country, Atifete Jahjaga.
In its ruling, the Constitutional Court stated that the general principles were not fully in line with the spirit of the Constitution, basing this conclusion on Article 3 and on the provisions concerning community rights in the Constitution of Kosovo.
“(The Constitutional Court) finds that the legal act of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and the Statute implementing the Principles, in order to be in compliance with the spirit of the Constitution, with Article 3 [paragraph 1], with Chapters II and III, must meet constitutional standards and must be in compliance in particular with Articles 3, 7 and 12, with Chapter II [Fundamental Rights and Freedoms], with Articles 21 and 44, and with Chapter III [Rights of Communities and Their Members],” the decision of the Constitutional Court states.
