Arta Rama-Hajrizi
Personal information:
Arta Rama-Hajrizi, born 28.08.1979 in Mitrovica, Kosovo.
Working Experience:
Judge, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo 2012-2021
Consul General, Consulate General of Kosovo in New York 2008-2012
Senior Teaching Ass., Faculty of Law, University of Prishtina 2002-present
Lecturer, American University in Kosovo (AUK) 2007-2008
Senior Legal Adviser, National Center for Court States (NCSC) 2007-2009
Legal Adviser, Supreme Court of Kosovo, Special Chamber 2006-2007
Capacity Building Expert, Finnish Human Rights Programme 2005-2006
National Legal Adviser, Criminal Defence Resource Centre 2003-2005
Legal Assistant, Albanian-American Women’s Organization, NY 2003
Head, International Relations Office, University of Prishtina 2001-2002
Project Officer, Academic Training Association 2002
Education:
University of Prishtina, Faculty of Law 2011-present
Ph.D. in Constitutional Law
American University, Washington College of Law (WCL) 2002-2003
LL.M.: Law & Government Program,
University of Prishtina, The Faculty of Law 1997-2001
Jurist Degree
Research work and publications:
Policy Process and Policy Development Capacity in Kosovo, Decentralization Briefing Notes, KFOS and LGI/OSI Budapest, June 2006;
Decentralization in Kosovo and Contradictions Surrounding it: Can one Prevent Failure of the Implementation Process?
Supporting Kosovo policy-making towards European Integration, KFOS, December 2006;
Understanding Human Rights: Manual of Human Rights Education, edited by Wolfgang Benedek and Minna Nikolova, 2003 (translated from English into Albanian through support of Finnish Human Rights Programme in Kosovo)
Guide to International Human Rights Practice, edited by Hurst Hannum, 2004 (translated from English into Albanian through support of Finnish Human Rights Programme in Kosovo)
Fellowships and honors:
Bertha von Suttner-Stipendien/Kosovo, PhD scholarship 2008 - 2011
Awarded by the Austrian Foreign Affairs Ministry
KFOS – Public Policy Development Fellowship 2005
Fellowship awarded by SOROS
Open Society Institute – Return Scholar Fellowship 2004-2005
Awarded to academics from Eastern Europe
Ron Brown Fellowship 2002- 2003
Full scholarship by U.S. State Department
WUS – Austria Scholarship 2002
Scholarship for students pursuing Masters Degree
Xhavit Ahmeti Scholarship 1998-1999
Support of excellent students of the University of Prishtina
Distinguished Student Award 2001
Awarded by the University of Prishtina