Kosovo’s Legal Community Honors ABA ROLI’s Outgoing Country Director

May 2009

Kosovo’s legal associations organized a farewell event honoring David Sip,the ABA Rule of Law Initiative’s (ABA ROLI’s) outgoing country director, forhis contribution and dedication in promoting the rule of law in Kosovo.

Sip met with partners and collaborators, including Kosovo’s President FatmirSejdiu, Minister of Justice Nekibe Kelmendi, Supreme Court President RexhepHaxhimusa and University of Prishtina Rector Enver Hasani. Local media coveredthe meetings with President Sejdiu and Minister Kelmendi. President Sejdiu andMinister Kelmendi thanked Sip for his dedication in supporting legal reform inKosovo. Sip joined ABA ROLI’s Kosovo office in October 2006 after having ledthe Judicial Reform Index assessment team in Kosovo in 2005.

The Kosovo Chamber of Advocates (KCA) organized an event acknowledging Sip’swork, which was attended by more than 30 KCA members, president of the KosovoJudges Association and dean of the University of Pristina Law Faculty.

“While working on the law on the bar, it was David that would show up firstto our board meetings and it was him that would leave last,” said MusaDragusha, the president of the KCA, “His commitment encouraged us all to workharder and to believe in success.”

Ymer Huruglica, president of the KJA, said the ABA ROLI and Sip weresupportive of his association from its inception.

“David will remain a great friend to our legal community,” said HavaIsmajli, dean of the University of Pristina Law Faculty.

To learn more about our work in Kosovo, contact the ABA Rule of LawInitiative at <rol@staff.abanet.org>.