# Citation format — Reg. 64 Kosovo Panels

## Citation modes

### 1. Foundational texts

**UNMIK Regulations:**
> UNMIK Regulation No. 2000/64, On Assignment of International Judges/Prosecutors and/or Change of Venue, 15 December 2000.

> UNMIK Regulation No. 2000/6, On the Appointment and Removal from Office of International Judges and International Prosecutors, 15 February 2000.

> UNMIK Regulation No. 2003/25, Provisional Criminal Code of Kosovo, 6 July 2003, Art. [N].

Short forms: *UNMIK Reg. 2000/64*; *UNMIK Reg. 2003/25*, Art. [N].

**UNSC Resolution:**
> UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999), 10 June 1999.

**EULEX:**
> Council of the European Union Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP, 4 February 2008.

> Law No. 2008/03-L053, On the Jurisdiction, Case Selection and Case Allocation of EULEX Judges and Prosecutors in Kosovo, 13 March 2008.

### 2. Reg. 64 Panel judgments and decisions (UNMIK era)

**General form:**
> *Prosecutor v. [Defendant(s)]*, District Court of [Pristina/Mitrovica/Peja/Prizren/Gjilan] (Reg. 64 Panel), [Document type], Case No. [Number], [Date], [paragraph/page].

**District court designations:**
- **District Court of Pristina** (Gjykata e Qarkut e Prishtinës / Okružni sud u Prištini)
- **District Court of Mitrovica** (Gjykata e Qarkut e Mitrovicës / Okružni sud u Mitrovici)
- **District Court of Peja/Peć** (Gjykata e Qarkut e Pejës / Okružni sud u Peći)
- **District Court of Prizren** (Gjykata e Qarkut e Prizrenit / Okružni sud u Prizrenu)
- **District Court of Gjilan/Gnjilane** (Gjykata e Qarkut e Gjilanit / Okružni sud u Gnjilanu)

**Appellate level:**
- **Supreme Court of Kosovo** (Gjykata Supreme e Kosovës / Vrhovni sud Kosova)

**Document types:**
- **Indictment** (Aktakuza / Optužnica)
- **Verdict / First-Instance Judgment** (Aktgjykimi / Presuda)
- **Appeal Judgment** (Aktgjykimi i Apelimit / Presuda po žalbi)
- **Decision** (Vendimi / Rješenje) — procedural decisions

**Case number formats:** vary by court and period. Common conventions:
- **P. nr. XX/YYYY** — first-instance criminal cases (P. for "Penal"/"Criminal")
- **Ap. nr. XX/YYYY** — appellate criminal cases
- **K. nr. XX/YYYY** — Kosovo-specific criminal proceedings (post-2003 Criminal Procedure Code)
- **KA. nr. XX/YYYY** — criminal appeals (post-2003)

**Reg. 64 Panel designation:** the fact that a case was heard by a Reg. 64 Panel is typically indicated:
- In the **case header** identifying the panel composition (international judges named)
- By reference in the verdict to the **SRSG Designation** under UNMIK Reg. 2000/64
- In analytical commentary referring to "the Reg. 64 Panel of [District Court]"

**Worked examples (generic — specific case numbers must be verified):**

- *Prosecutor v. [Defendant]*, District Court of Pristina (Reg. 64 Panel), Verdict, Case No. P. nr. XX/2003, [Date].
- *Prosecutor v. [Defendant]*, Supreme Court of Kosovo (Reg. 64 Panel), Appeal Judgment, Case No. Ap. nr. XX/2004, [Date].

### 3. EULEX-era judgments (2008-2018)

EULEX-era international judges operated under a different legal framework (Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP + Law 2008/03-L053). Citations follow the same district court structure but reference EULEX rather than Reg. 64:

> *Prosecutor v. [Defendant]*, [Basic Court / District Court] of [Pristina/Mitrovica/...] (EULEX Panel), [Document type], Case No. [Number], [Date].

After the 2013 Kosovo court reform, "District Courts" became "Basic Courts" and the appellate level was reorganised. Citations to post-2013 proceedings should use the post-reform court designations.

### 4. UN documents

**UN Secretary-General reports:**
> Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, UN Doc. S/[Year]/[Number], [Date], para. [N].

## Names and language conventions

**Place names** — Kosovo place names have **Albanian and Serbian variants** that often differ. Convention in international and academic literature:
- **Mitrovica** (Albanian) / **Kosovska Mitrovica** (Serbian) — typically "Mitrovica" in English-language scholarship
- **Pristina** (Anglicised) / **Prishtinë** (Albanian) / **Priština** (Serbian)
- **Peja** (Albanian) / **Peć** (Serbian) — both common in English; "Peja/Peć" the full bilingual form
- **Prizren** — common to both Albanian and Serbian
- **Gjilan** (Albanian) / **Gnjilane** (Serbian)
- **Ferizaj** (Albanian) / **Uroševac** (Serbian)

In contemporary post-independence Kosovo official usage, **Albanian names are preferred**. In documents from the UNMIK era, **bilingual designations** are common. **Match the language convention of the underlying document being cited**.

**Acronyms:**
- **UNMIK** — UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
- **SRSG** — Special Representative of the Secretary-General
- **DJA** — Department of Judicial Affairs (UNMIK)
- **IJP** — International Judges and Prosecutors (the program)
- **KFOR** — Kosovo Force (NATO-led international security presence)
- **EULEX** — European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo
- **KWECC** — Kosovo War and Ethnic Crimes Court (proposed, abandoned autumn 2000)
- **KSC** — Kosovo Specialist Chambers (2015-present, separate institution — NOT Reg. 64)
- **PISG** — Provisional Institutions of Self-Government

## Quick reference — institutional milestones

| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| UNSC Resolution 1244 | 10 June 1999 |
| UNMIK established | 10 June 1999 |
| UNMIK Regulation 1999/1 | 25 July 1999 |
| Mitrovica February 2000 violence | February 2000 |
| UNMIK Regulation 2000/6 (IJP appointments) | 15 February 2000 |
| KWECC abandoned | autumn 2000 |
| **UNMIK Regulation 2000/64 ("64 Panels")** | **15 December 2000** |
| UNMIK Regulation 2001/2 (prosecution resurrection) | 2001 |
| Constitutional Framework | 15 May 2001 |
| UNMIK Reg. 2003/25-26 (Provisional Criminal Code/CPC) | 6 July 2003 |
| Provisional Criminal Code in force | 6 April 2004 |
| Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP (EULEX establishment) | 4 February 2008 |
| Kosovo declaration of independence | 17 February 2008 |
| Law 2008/03-L053 (EULEX jurisdiction) | 13 March 2008 |
| Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo | 15 June 2008 |
| EULEX assumes Executive Mandate | 9 December 2008 |
| EULEX Executive Mandate ends | June 2018 |
| EULEX monitoring mandate ends | June 2023 |

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