Others, old and new: Revisiting otherness in Shakespeare and Rushdie

The concept of otherness has become a cliché in the literature of post-colonial studies. But who falls into this category and how is it represented by two seemingly far-away writers like Shakespeare and Rushdie? The aim of this paper is to provide an introduction to the multifaceted aspects of the concept as represented by the two above-mentioned writers and their respective works The Merchant of Venice and Othello on the one hand and The Satanic Verses on the other with a main focus on the foreigner/immigrant

The interpretation of Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR, in the process of property restitution and compensation, in cases appealed from Albanian nationals

The recognition and guarantee of property right constitutes one of the most fundamental issues for the establishment of stability in a democratic society. This right belongs to the most important economic and legal categoriesgoverned by national and international legislation ranging from antiquity until the present days. Currently, property rights in Albania is disciplined and guaranteed by national and international legal acts of high importance and it is one of the issues that presents a lot of practical problems. As a result of the sensitivity of the subjects to restriction and violation of the enjoyment of this real right and taking into account that most of the issues that are presented by the Albanian citizens in the European Court of Human Rights, deal with claims with object, the violation of Article 1 of Protocol 1 in the process of property restitution and compensation, we saw interesting to present an analyzed study of interpretations that this court has given about this problem

The Impact Of Rome I Regulatıon In Albanıan Prıvate Internatıonal Law

In terms of globalization, the economic activities have overcome national boundaries of states. So due to people’s mobility and their frequent relations in private field, the number of private international actions has increased as well, and gives in this way the importance of private international law. The conflict of law rules in the national law were not unaffected by European integration. So, the developments that took place in the European Union in the field of private international law over the past years had a large impact on the national conflict of laws rules in Albania, especially on the conflict of laws rules of certain specific areas of law. The aim of this article is to analyze the interaction between European Union law and the Albanian conflict of laws rules in the area of contractual obligations. So on one hand, I have presented a general analysis on the main provisions of the EC Regulation No. 593/2008 of The European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the Law applicable to contractual obligations, known as (Rome I), as the role of the European Union is becoming increasingly active in PIL. While, on the other hand I have presented a short introduction of the historical development of APIL and its characteristics and then I have given a comparative view of Albanian Private international Law relating to the contractual obligations with the focus on party autonomy provisions. The article concludes with a short conclusion

The Functional Analysis of the Presidential Institution in Albania

The Constitution of the Republic of Albania lays down the functional duties of the President of the Republic. Although the functions may have changed along the years, the President of the Republic has many important duties for the smooth operation of things in the country. Obviously, the President’s Office is entrusted an unusual burdern that often puts it in a tight spot:on one side, quality of any decision issued is expected, but, on the other, the staff is quite limitted. These circumstances give particular importance to enhancing the efficiency of staff in this institution by optimising its organisational set-up; but, the approach imposed by the constitutional functions make it impossible for the President’s advisors to deliver the proper quality. On the contrary, all main and auxiliary functions need to be fulfilled by separate institutional units under the Secretary-General. Besides, the Assembly must immediately adopt an organic Law for the President, clearly stipulating how the President’s Office must act in line with each constitutional function. Such law would consolidate the President’s Office position against any spontanous reaction and would avert any controversies on how it acts, as it would legaly align procedures to actions