LEGAL STATUS OF THE ALBANIAN HIGH PROSECUTORIAL COUNCIL IN THE LIGHT OF THE 2016 CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

Abstract

The article attempts to analyse the systemic position of the High Prosecutorial Council in the Albanian constitutional system as shaped by the 2016 constitutional reform. The author of this article analyses the regulations of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and ordinary legislation that define the place and role of the Prosecutorial Council within the Albanian constitutional system. He focuses on showing the legal status of the Prosecutorial Council, draws attention to its composition and competences, which are decisive for the actual establishment of the guarantees of the independence of the prosecution service in Albania. The solutions adopted lead to the conclusion that it is a specialised body of a mixed nature, whose actions are aimed at guaranteeing the independence of prosecutors.