Application of legal measures as part of the policy for prevention of corruption in public sphere: Kosovo case

• Author: Vilard Bytyqi - Florentina Shala Braha - Fadil Berisha
• Position: Lecturer at the Faculty of Public Safety, Kosovo Academy for Public Safety - Lecturer at the Faculty of Public Safety, Kosovo Academy for Public Safety - Aleksandër Xhuvani University
• Pages: 200-208

Vol. 2 No. 2

July 2016

Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania

ISSN 2410-3918

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

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Application of legal measures as part of the policy for prevention of corrup-

tion in public sphere: Kosovo case

PhDCVilardBytyqi

Lecturer at the Faculty of Public Safety

Kosovo Academy for Public Safety

MSc. Florentina Shala Braha

Lecturer at the Faculty of Public Safety

Kosovo Academy for Public Safety

PhD (C.) Fadil Berisha

Aleksandër Xhuvani University

Abstract

This paper will address the application of legal measures as part of the policy of corruption

preventioninthepublicsphereAtpresentcorruptionoenses havebecomeaverydanger-

ous phenomenon for the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and

values of democracy, ethical values and justice, and jeopardizing the essential development

and the rule of law.

Knowingthat these criminal oensescarry a high socialriskand are conducted withhigh

professionalism from people who have the state power, a greater focus should be placed on

its prevention. Naturally, the criminal sanctions against criminal acts of corruption have their

positiveeectpunitiveand preventivebuttheseare thelastmeasures thatthestate should

use.

ThestateofKosovoin aneort toprevent corruptionhas establishedin legalterms anad-

vanced legislation in accordance with international laws and comparable to developed coun-

tries.

Keywords:Corruptionpreventionlegislationghtcrime

Introduction

Corruptionoenses are among the crimes that bring very large consequences for

thesocietyThrough theseillegalactions the legalbenetsaect the coreofevery

society, creating a state of general social insecurity and structural disfunctioning of

the state mechanisms. The corrupted actions, in addition to severe consequences that

theycreate they bring into questioning thepubliccondenceinstate institutions

by producing irreversible consequences for the rule of law, democracy or market

economy.

Therefore, the biggest concern is the seriousness of the problems and risks arising

from corruption for the stability and security of societies, undermining the

institutions and values of democracy, the ethical values and justice and jeopardizing

essential development and the rule of law. The links between corruption and other