Cntact Infrmatin: Address: Faculty f Law, Univeresity f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina Agim Ramadani, nn. 10000, Prishtina Tel:.+377 44 44 11 44 Email: besfrt.rrecaj@uni-pr.edu besfrt.rrecaj@gmail.cm BESFORT TAHIR RRECAJ EDUCATION STUDY MOBILITY: State University f New Yrk (U.S.A.); University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina (Ksv); Vienna Diplmatic Academi (Austria); Gerge C. Marshal Eurpean Center fr Security Studies (Germany); University f Pittsburgh (Ksv). University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina (Ksv) PhD / Legal Sciences Field f study: Internatinal Law Dissertatin Tpic: Plitics f Legal Regimes f Nuclear Energy in the Aspect f Internatinal Security: The NPT Regime; Internatinal Security; Nuclear Terrrism; Internatinal Cperatin. (Thesis defense n 9 December 2013). Gerge C. Marshall Eurpean Center fr Security Studies Eurpean Security Seminar-East (22-27 January 2017) Vienna Diplmatic Academy Pstgraduate Intensive Prgram n Internatinal and Eurpean Relatins (July- September 2012) State University f New Yrk at Buffal Law Schl Legum Magister LL.M. Field f Study: Internatinal Law and Human Rights Page 1 f 11
Master Thesis: The Right t Self-Determinatin and Statehd. (thesis defense in May 2006) American Internatinal Law Assciatin, Mentring Hpe Prgram (ver the year 2006) The American Internatinal Law Assciatin aimed t supprt the establishment f cntacts between members f this Assciatin and University f Prishtina students in a mentrstudent relatinship, wh later might becme members f this assciatin. University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina, Ksv Juris Dctr Degree (Equivalent; fur-year Law prgram) (2004) University f Pittsburg in Prishtina, (May 2004 June 2004) The University f Pittsburg in Prishtina ffered specialized curses fr the students f the faculty f law at University f Prishtina in the field f Internatinal Business transactins, Internatinal Cmmercial Law and English language curses fr lawyers. The intensive curses were held by specialized Prfessrs frm the University f Pittsburg, USA. Part f the prgram was preparatin fr the Vis mt curt cmpetitin in internatinal cmmercial law rganized in regularly each year Vienna. AWARDS & GRANTS RECEIVED Gerge C. Marshall Eurpean Center fr Security Studies Seminar participatin grant (2017) Ksv Ministry f Educatin, Science and Technlgy Research and publicatin grant (2015). The Austrian Federal Ministry Freign Affairs Schlarship fr the pstgraduate prgram n Internatinal and Eurpean Affairs (2012). University f Zagreb Center fr Advanced Academic Studies, Dubrvnik, Cratia Schlarship fr the prgram n Reginal Security and Cperatin in Suth East Eurpe (since 2009). Internatinal Summer Schl in Cratia by Atlantic Cuncil f Cratia Schlarship fr the summer curse n Eur-Atlantic integratin (2007 &2008). State University f New Yrk, U.S.A. Partial fellwship fr master studies (2005-2006). Page 2 f 11
RESEARCH WORK AND PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS Bks: Plitics f Legal Regimes f Nuclear Energy in the Aspect f Internatinal Security: The NPT Regime, Internatinal Security, Nuclear Terrrism and Internatinal Cperatin (LIT, Berlin, Munster, Wien, Zurich, Lndn, 2014). The Albanian versin is financed fr publicatin by the Ksv Ministry f Educatin, Science and Technlgy and published in 2015. Intrductin t Internatinal Organizatin Handbk (Ksv Law Centre, Prishtina, 2011). Ksv s right t self-determinatin and statehd/e drejta e Ksvës për vetëvendsje dhe shtetësi ( Victry Cllege, Prishtina, 2006). Bk chapters: R2P vs. Svereignty: Cntrlling Hard Law with Sft Law, Nt a Gd Idea?!, in Hannes Swbda ed., Military Interventins: Between Prhibitin f Frce and the Respnsibilty t Prtect (Vienna Internatinal Institute f Peace, LIT, Berlin, Wien, Munster, 2017). A Cntemprary Interpretatin f the Principles f Svereignty and Territrial Integrity and Self- Determinatin in Ksv Cnundrum in James Summers (ed.), the Ksv Precedent: Implicatins fr Statehd, Self-determinatin and Minrity Rights (BRILL - Martinus Nijhff Publishers: Leiden and Bstn, 2011, pp. 109-142). JOURNAL & OTHER ARTICLES A Relatinship in Limb: Challenges, Dynamics and Opprtunities f Ksv Integratin in NATO, Cratian Internatinal Relatins Review, Zagreb, 2017 (Index: Scpus-Elsevier, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/Wrldwide Plitical Science Abstracts/Scilgical Abstracts/Scial Services Abstracts, PrQuest, PAIS etc.) Integratin f Ksv in Eur-Atlantic Structures: Dynamics, Opprtunities and Challenges, April 2016, Published by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Prishtina. The paper was discussed at the First EUROAK internatinal cnference in Prishtina n NATO and SEE: Challenges and Perspectives during 13-14 April 2016. The Reminiscence f the Cld War in Eurpe and the Relatins between the West and Russia, 2015, Security Studies Dialgues, Skpje (Index: Index Cpernicus Internatinal). Nuclear Weapns within the cncept f the use f frce and the right t self-defense: the shift t threshld and ptential implicatins, Law, Jurnal f University f Prishtina, Faculty f Law, 2013. Page 3 f 11
Ksv in Internatinal Relatins after the Declaratin f Independence: Admissin t UN, NATO and EU, Cratian Internatinal Relatins Review, Zagreb, 2009 (Index: Scpus-Elsevier, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/Wrldwide Plitical Science Abstracts/Scilgical Abstracts/Scial Services Abstracts, PrQuest, PAIS etc.) & YEARBOOK f Atlantic Cuncil f Cratia, Zagreb, 2008 (Index: Public Affairs Infrmatin Service). Resavanje Knacng Statusa Ksva: Prcesi i Perspektive (Trans. Reslving the Final Status f Ksv: Prcesses and Perspectives, Medunardne Studije, Zagreb, 2008 (Index: Elsevier- Scpus, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/Wrldwide Plitical Science Abstracts, Scilgical Abstracts, Scial Services Abstracts). Establishment f the Ministry fr Freign Affairs f Ksv and Immunities and Privileges f Freign Missins in Ksv: Legal Analysis, Victry Jurnal f the Institute fr internatinal plitical and ecnmic affairs, 2008 Twards SEE Stability: Reslving the Final Status f Ksv, YEARBOOK f the Atlantic Cuncil f Cratia, Zagreb, Cratia, 2007 (Index: Public Affairs Infrmatin Services) PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS Internatinal cnference/summer Schl, Atlantic Cuncil f Cratia & Vienna Internatinal Institute fr Peace & NATO Public Diplmacy Divisin, Eur-Atlantic Integratins and Suth East Eurpe, Dubrvnik, Cratia, 24-28 June 2018. Presentatin: Ksv a state: In pursuit f truth Gerge C. Marshall Eurpean Center fr Security Studies, SEE Reginal ONE, Garmisch, Germany, 18-22 June 2018. Internatinal Cnference, University f Parsi Nanterre & University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina Ksv with Respect t Internatinal Law, Paris, France, 5-8 June 2018 Presentatin: Internatinal Law as Part f Municipal Law: Ksv s Mnistic Apprach. Zagreb Frum II, Internatinal Scientific Cnference n Russia and Eur-Atlantic Integratin, 13-15 May 2018 Presentatin: Integratin f Ksv in Eur-Atlantic Structures: Dynamics, Challenges and Perspective. Ksv Diplmatic Academy, 5th Diplmatic Schl fr Junir Diplmats Ecnmic Diplmacy, Reginal Cperaitn and Integratin thrugh the Berlin Prcess, 6-10 May 2018 Presentatin: Internatinal Law, Small States and Ecnmic Develpment in the Time f Glbalizatin. Page 4 f 11
Cyber Law cnference rganized by Faculty f Law UPHP & Innvatin Center Ksv & SENTRY (Cyber Security Organizatin), 5 May 2018 Presentatin: The Need fr Legal Certanty and Accuntability in Cyber Space: The Develpment f Cyber Law. Gerge C. Marshall Eurpean Center fr Security Studies, Seminar n Eurpean Security Seminar - East Hybrid Threats and Resilience Building in the Eastern Flank, Garmisch, Germany, 22-28 Janar 2017. 93rd NATO Parliamentary Asembly Rth-Rse Seminar in Ksv, Tetr 2016: Presentatin: Prspect f Security Sectr Review in. Ksv with Specific Viewn n Ksv Orienatin Tward NATO. SEE after NATO Warsaw Summit 2016, Gerge Marshall Center fr Security Studies & NATO Public Diplmacy Divisin, Gusht 2016, Ohrid, Macednia: Presentatin: NATO after the Warsaw Summit and Implicatin fr the Regin and Ksv.Cntributin fr drafting f plicy paper cntaining recmmendatin f NATO in frmulating its plicies twards Wester Balkans. NATO and EU and Crisis Management Tls & Nrmalizatin f Relatins between Ksv and Serbia, July 2016, Sipan, Cratia. Integratin f Ksv in Eur-Atlantic Structures: Dynamics, Opprtunities and Challenges, Internatinal Cnference n NATO and SEE: Challenges and Opprtunities, April 2016, Prishtina, Ksv. The Reminiscence f the Cld War in Eurpe and the Relatins between the West and Russia, Scientific Cnference Organized by the Institute fr Security, Defense and Peace Studies n the ccasin f the 40 th anniversary f the Institute, 2015, Ohrid, Macednia. Threats f nuclear terrrism in cntemprary wrld, Atlantic Cuncil f Cratia Internatinal Cnference, 2011, Sipan, Cratia. Ksv and its way t the Eur-Atlantic integratins, Interuniversity Center, 2009, Dubrvnik, Cratia. Ksv in Internatinal Relatins after the Declaratin f Independence, University f Lancaster, 2009, Lancaster, Great Britain. WORK EXPERIENCE WORKING MOBILITY - FULL TIME, PART-TIME AND PROJECT BASED: University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina, Faculty f Law; Page 5 f 11
Cnstitutinal Curt f Ksv; Ministry f Freign Affairs f Ksv; Ministry f Eurpean Integratin f Ksv; Agency fr Eurpean Integratin f Ksv; American Bar Assciatin Rule f Law Initiative; Organizatin fr Security and Cperatin in Eurpe Missin in Ksv; Ksv Chamber f Advcates; Alliance Francaise Ksv; American Refugee Cmmittee Missin in Ksv; Save the Children Ksv. Over 10 years f experience f teaching with higher educatin institutins at natinal and internatinal level. Over 5 years f experience in medium and high level management with gvernmental and nngvernmental rganizatins. Legal expert/cnsultant with different prjects invlving internatinal and natinal nngvernmental and gvernmental rganizatins. Active participatin in research prjects and cnferences with natinal and internatinal character. AFILIATION NETWORKS: University f Prishtina Alumni State University f New Yrk Alumni Vienna Diplmatic Academy Alumni Gerge C. Marshal Eurpean Center fr Security Studies Alumni TEACHING MOBILITY: University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina (Ksv); Inter-University Center Dubrnvik (Cratia); Prshtina Internatinal Summer University (Ksv); Ksv Chamber f Advcates (Ksv); Ksv Academy f Public Safety (Ksv); Ksv Diplmatic Academy (Ksv); Internatinal Summer Schl Sipan (Cratia). Prfessr Assistant, University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina, 2016-current. Public Internatinal Law Human Rights Internatinal Organizatins Internatinal Relatins Thery (past) The Law f Diplmatic and Cnsular Relatins (past) Internatinal Ecnmic/Business Law (past) Page 6 f 11
Internatinal Humanitarian Law (past). Vice Dean fr Educatin/Academic Affairs Faculty f Law, University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina, 2016-current Main respnsibilities: In this psitin I was in charge f the main prtfli f the Faculty that is taking care f the regular educatin prcess including evaluatin prcess in line with apprved curriculum and strategic papers f the Faculty and University. Managing the academic develpment f ur faculty was part f my main respnsibilities. This psitin allwed me t becme ex ffice head f the Faculty Study Cmmissin. During the admissin prcess f the academic year 2017-2018 I was president f the Faculty Cmmissin fr Admissin f Students in the year 2017-2018. Currently I serve as deputy head f the Faculty Advisry Bdy which links market partners with ur Faculty and prvides strategic advices fr curriculum imprvements and design prgrams in line with market needs. Majr achievements: First time 5 year accreditatin award fr all f ur study prgrams. First such accreditatin awarded t any University/cllege in Ksv until 2017 Creatin f the Faculty Advisry Bdy fr strategic develpment and creating link between the Faculty and market needs. Student admissin prcess in the year 2017-2018 was fundamentally imprved Establishment f the Legal Clinic n Refugee Rights in partnership with the UNHCR Visiting Lecturer, University f Zagreb, Center fr Advanced Academic Studies, 2009-current. Reginal Security and Cperatin in Suth East Eurpe (c-lecturer with lecturer frm Cratia, the U.S. and ther cuntries). Trainer / Expert, Ksv Chamber f Advcates-Training Center fr Advcates, Octber 2015-current Referral f Applicatin with the Eurpean Curt f Human Rights: Admissibility Criteria and Applicatin Manifestly Ill-funded (curse dedicated fr advcates and intern advcates). President and CEO, Eur-Atlantic Assciatin f Ksv (EUROAK), 2016-2017 Main respnsibilities: EUROAK is a newly established NGO dealing exclusively with the Eur- Atlantic integratin thrugh raise f awareness f the rle f NATO, rganizatin f cnferences, debates and research activities t facilitate Ksv institutins, NGO s and Ksv citizens with the NATO integratin prcess. I, tgether with ther cllgues and enthusiasts f Eur-Atlantic issues have funded EUROAK and established its frmal structures. As president and CEO I am head f the current five member bard f the EUROAK. Majr achievements: Page 7 f 11
Organize the first internatinal cnference n Eur-Atlantic integratin with participants frm the Atlantic Treaty Assciatin as the main NATO think tank and imprtant partner frm civil sciety. Prductin f a plicy paper n Ksv perspective in jining NATO and presenting it t key gvernment decisin makers fr cnsideratin in plicy making. Lecturer, Prishtina Internatinal Summer University, 2013 & 2014. Mdern Appraches t Cnflict Reslutin (2014) C-teacher with Rk Zupancic frm Slvenia; Internatinal Cmmercial Cntracts (2013) C-teacher with Mark Hughes frm the U.S.A.. Assistant Prfessr / Lecturer, University f Prishtina Hasan Prishtina, 2006-2015 Main Respnsibilities: Participate in the delivery f Public Internatinal Law, Internatinal Law and Envirnment, Internatinal Law f Human Rights, Diplmatic and Cnsular Relatins, Internatinal Organizatins and ther related mdules within the Law Schl s Undergraduate and Graduate Prgram. My jb als included the develpment f syllabus and curse prgrams in the related curses and advise students n different matters f the curriculum and the curse. Senir Legal Advisr, Cnstitutinal Curt f Ksv, May 2013 January 2014 Min Respnsibilities: Prepare reprts, draft decisins, hearings, legal analysis and ther texts regarding cases within the jurisdictin f the Curt; Cntribute t the efficient and effective functining f the Legal Unit; Perfrm ther wrk as necessary fr cnsideratin and decisin by the Curt; Mnitr and guide junir legal advisrs and legal fficers regarding tasks assigned by them in individual cases. Majr Achievements Engage actively in establishing the practice f the Cnstitutinal Curt based n the practice f the Eurpean Curt f Human Rights. As part f the team, I used my knwledge t advance cntemprary cnstitutinal and human rights interpretatin in addressing individual and grup referrals with the cnstitutinal Curt. Chief Plicy Advisr t the Minister Eurpean Integratin, Ministry f Eurpean Integratin f Ksv, March 2011 April 2013. Main Respnsibilities: T advise the Minister f EU Integratin n brad plicy issues regarding integratin prcess and its rientatins twards EU. Specifically my jb was t crdinate the wrk the advisry bdy f the Minister; develp plicy paper fr the Minister and the Gvernment; negtiate internatinal agreements n EU integratin; develp internal legal infrastructure f the Ministry regarding its rganizatinal structure; take part at the highest level f meetings in Brussels Page 8 f 11
and Prishtina with the representatives f EU and members states; and ther duties as required t the nature f my wrk. Majr Achievements: In 2012 I was appinted by the Minister f Eurpean Integratin as key crdinatr fr the fulfillment f the s called shrt-term criteria fr pening talks n negtiating the Stabilizatin and Assciatin Agreement. This meant many talks and meetings with key gvernment sectrs such as the Ministry f Trade and Industry, Ministry f Justice, Ministry f Public Administratin, Ministry f Finance and the Ombudspersn. As e result the negtiatin f the SAA started in due time with n unnecessary delays. Chief Plicy Advisr t the Minister f Freign Affairs and Deputy Minister f Freign Affairs, Ministry f Freign Affairs f Ksv 2009-2011. Main Respnsibilities: The Ministry f Freign Affairs f Ksv was established in 2008 after the Ksv declaratin f independence. At the time f appintment the Ministry needed t establish itself and put in peratin its activities. My jb was t advise n plicy issues regarding establishment and representatin f Ksv as a state in internatinal relatins; develpment f Ksv freign plicy; establishment f Ksv diplmatic netwrk; negtiatin f internatinal agreements n behalf f the gvernment; rganizatin f the Ministry; participatin in high level meetings in Prishtina and abrad. Majr Achievements: Under the supervisin f the Minister, I was the main crdinatr in cperatin with the USAID prject fr the structuring f the MFA which was a newly established Ministry right after the independence. As a result the Ministry started t perate at nrmal level and engage n behalf f Ksv in internatinal relatins such as establishment f Ksv embassy and cnsulates. Prepare Ksv Reprts t be represented at the UN Security Cuncil n the situatin in Ksv and be part f the Ksv delegatin in the Security Cuncil discussing the situatin in Ksv. Chief Executive Officer, Agency fr Eurpean Integratin, September 2008-January 2009 Main Respnsibilities: The rle f the Agency fr Eurpean Integratin was t crdinate all gvernment effrts and prcesses leading t Eurpean integratin. As chief executive fficer, my jb was t make sure that this prcess is running at best in line with gvernment plicies and actins plan fr Eurpean integratin. In specific, the agency was the main crdinatr between line ministries but als between the gvernment and the Eurpean Cmmissin regarding Eurpean integratin and reprted directly t the Prime Minister. The jb invlved negtiatins, high level meetings and setting bjectives regarding relatinship between Ksv and the EU. Majr Achievements: Establishment f nrmal relatinship with the Eurpean Cmmissin and management f the first Prgress Reprt as an independent state. Organizatin f the Agency t wrk prperly in new envirnment with mre respnsibilities and accuntability. Page 9 f 11
Crdinatr / manager f Master Develpment Prgram in the field f Internatinal Law, University f Prishtina and WUS Austria, 2008-2010 Main respnsibilities: managing and crdinatin f the master develpment prgram thrugh a twinning prgram between the University f Prishtina and University f Graz and implemented by WUS Austria in Ksv in designing and establishing a master prgram in the field f internatinal law within the Faculty f Law at University f Prishtina. In this psitin, I was the key persn in crdinating the wrk and establishing links between prfessrs frm bth universities fr develping prgram curriculum and curse syllabus. The end result was the established prgram which is still in functin tday. Majr Achievements: Accreditatin f the Master LL.M. Prgram in Internatinal Law within the deadlines f the prject. Legal Educatin Assciate, American Bar Assciatin Rule f Law in Ksv, June 2008-September 2008. Main Respnsibilities: The prject f the ABA in Ksv was t supprt strengthening f the rule f law in a sciety struggling t vercme transitin f the pst-war perid and new state building. Part f the prject was t help the schl f law at University f Prishtina in refrming its curricula t the cntemprary needs in an pen and demcratic sciety. In this prject I was invlved in the develpment and implementatin f intrductin f new curses in law schl undergraduate level. These curses were legal clinics in civil and criminal law; legal English and legal methdlgy. Majr Achievements: Intrductin f legal clinics in civil and criminal law and als legal writing skill fr the students at bachelr level. Legal Cnsultant, Save the Children in Ksv, June 2007-September 2007 Main Respnsibilities: Save the Children is an rganizatin which prmtes the rights f children and its prtectin. In Ksv, they have established it s presence since after the war ended in 1999 in an envirnment where children s rights were in many cases t a certain extend ignred. In this prject I was invlved as a cnsultant fr the prmtin f legal infrastructure in the area f prtecting the rights f children. Part f my jb was t analyze the legal infrastructure and give advises n pssible imprvements in harmny with the internatinal cnventins n human rights and thse prtecting children s rights. Majr Achievements: Prductin f a reprt n the rights f children in Ksv. The reprt was presented t public authrities in Ksv in rder t use it fr imprving children s rights. Legal Affairs Instructr, Organizatin fr Security and Cperatin in Eurpe, January 2005-August 2005 Page 10 f 11
Main Respnsibilities: OSCE Missin in Ksv was established right after the war in Ksv t help building demcratic institutins under the umbrella f United Natins Missin in Ksv. Part f this missin was t build the new plice service f Ksv in line with the highest demcratic standards. I was psitined at the Department fr Plice Educatin and Develpment since 1999. Frm 2005, after finishing law schl, I was asked t wrk as legal affairs instructr. Part f my jb was t train cadets and graduated plice fficers f their respnsibilities in a demcratic sciety in line with the law f Plice; Criminal Law, Law n Criminal Prcedure and ther legal infrastructure. The main fcus was t prtect human rights during law enfrcement. Administratin Assistant, Organizatin fr Security and Cperatin in Eurpe, August 1999-August 2005 Main Respnsibilities: OSCE Missin in Ksv was established right after the war in Ksv t help building demcratic institutins under the umbrella f United Natins Missin in Ksv. Part f this missin was t build the new plice service f Ksv in line with the highest demcratic standards. I was psitined at the Department fr Plice Educatin and Develpment since 1999. In this psitin I was assigned t help the chief f administratin in carrying its day t day duties, managing infrmatin flw and management f duty fficer list. Prject Assistant, American Refugee Cmmittee, June 1999-August 1999 Main Respnsibilities: American Refugee Cmmittee was established in Ksv right after the war t help the return f refugees, assessment f damages and rebuild huses. My jb was t assist the main engineering fficer t d the abve mentined tasks in the suth-east part area f Ksv. END. Page 11 f 11