The Dean of Law Faculty

 

Skopje, Petar Mangjukov 44/a, Butel 1

Phone: 02 2632 475; Mobile:070 359770 E-mail: blerimh_reka@hotmail.com

Prof. Dr. Blerim Reka, Nominated by the Government of Republic of Macedonia (29 December 2005) Ambassador at EU in Brussels,

MAIN: 45 years old; Vice- Rector for Research at SEEU; Doctor of International Law; Master of Civil and Economic Law; Fulbright Senior Fellow at University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Professor of International Law, EU Law and Institutions and Politics of EU; Involved in international lecturing and research at: Harvard University (Kennedy School for Government), Oxford University, (St. Anthony College), Graz University, Indiana University, etc; Author of 13 books in the field of EU Law, International law and International Relations and more than 60 studies published in: English, German and Spanish languages; quoted in many books, journals and reviews on international law and international relations in English, German and French languages; 574 references in Google.

Date and Place of Birth:	22. May 1960, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
EDUCATION & INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZATIONS: 1982-2005-	HARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Ash Institute, Project: "Innovations in Governance", 4-9 December 2005 FULBRIGHT SENIOR FELLOW, International Law, (Law School,University of Southern California, (USC) Los Angeles: "International Governance with Post- Conflict Societies", Spring Semester, 2003) PhD in INTERNATIONAL LAW: "Legal System in Post- War Kosova under administration of United Nations Mission Interim in Kosovo(UNMIK): 1999-2001; Powers and Limits", (Law School, University of Prishtina, under mentorship of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Benedek, Law School, University of Graz, Austria, 19 October 2002), MLL, Master in Civil & Economic Law: "Unfair Competition and Monopoly Position as the Violation of Free Movement of Goods and Services in the Common Market", (Law School, University of Prishtina, 14 July 1994) Faculty of Law, University Degree, (University of Prishtina, 20 September, 1982) Central European University, (CEU, Budapest, Hungary); (Comparative Constitutional Law & International Trade Law, (CEU and Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University, New York, July 1993) Center for applied studies of international negotiations, (CASIN, Geneva, Switzerland), (International Negotiations and Conflict Prevention and Resolution ,August-October 1993)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Senior Academic Positions :2003-2006     University Teaching Experience: 1998-2006	Vice- Rector for Research, (South East European University, SEEU since 1st January 2005) Dean of the Faculty of Public Administration, (SEEU), Tetova, (1st September 2003- 1st January 2005) President of Publishing Council of SEE University, (Since 2004) Editor in Chief of SEE University Review, (since 2005)   Professor of International Law and European Union Law, (Faculty of Public Administration, SEEU, since 2003) Professor of "The Introduction of International Relations", (Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Prishtina, Since 2002) Professor of "The Theory and the Practice of International Administration", (Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Prishtina, Since 2003) Professor of "Politics and Institutions of EU", (Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Prishtina, (Since 2001) Professor of "European Studies " (Faculty of Public Administration, Faculty of Law and Faculty of BA, SEE University, since 2002) Professor of "Political Problems of European Integrations", (Faculty of Public Administration ,SEE University Macedonia, (Since 2002) Professor of "EU Law", (Faculty of Law, University of Tetova, Macedonia, 1998-2004) INTERNATIONAL LECTURING EXPERIENCE CERI (Centre d’Etudes et Rechererches Internationales), Paris, Conference: "Balkans; 10 Years after Dayton", Paris, 28 November 2005 DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, (USA), a distance lecture: "The challenges of international relations by the end of 20th and beginning of 21st century", trough video conference, within: "International education week, a project of Association of American universities, and supervised by U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C. November 18th, 2004) UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ, SUMMER ACADEMY ON HUMAN SECURITY, a lecture: "Human security in post- conflict societies", (Graz, 26 August 2004) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, School for International Relations, Los Angeles, (USA); ("United Nations Mission Interim in Kosovo, (UNMIK) as a Form of International Governance", 23 April, 2003) OXFORD UNIVERSITY, St Anthony ‘ s College, (UK), ("Ethnic Reconciliation and Educational Autonomy in the Balkans", 19 February 2003) UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ, E.T.C.H.R &D, ("The Role of the Human Rights in Post- Conflict Situations in SEE", 14 June 2002)
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH’ s PROJECTS: 1999-2006	INDIANA UNIVERSITY, (USA) research project: "THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA", (Research team No. 10, leaded professor Charlie Ingrao, (2004-2006) ASO Project: GRAZ UNIVERSITY, SOFIA UNIVERSITY & LUBLJANA UNIVERSITY, on "Civil society and good governance", (2005-2006) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, (USA) The Survey with students of Law School, School for Political Science and School for International Relations at USC: "UNMIK and Final Status Solution of Kosova", (16 April- 1st May, 2003) US CONGRESS, Washington DC, (USA), ("Research: "US Congress Resolutions on Kosova: 1989-1995" (March 1995) WORLD BANK, Washington DC, (USA), ("Experience of Joint Ventures in Kosova until 1989", A research paper prepared for World Bank, Washington D.C. 1999-2000) EUROPEAN CENTER FOR MINORITIES ISSUES, Flanseburg, (Germany), ("Administration of Judiciary in Kosova under UNMIK: 1999-2001, (A research paper made for European Center for Minority Issues-ECMI, Flanseburg, Germany, June 2001)
LEGAL EXPERIENCE Legal Expertise, Legal Consultancy ,Legal Drafting & Judiciary: 1999-2006	FOR: A) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: UNDP , World Bank, IMF, EAR, EU, Council of Europe, OSCE, GTZ, UNICEF, UNMIK, (1999-2005) B) REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Member of Expert Team of Government of Republic of Macedonia for National Strategy for Integration to EU, (2004) Member of Legal Council of the Government of Republic of Macedonia, (since 2003) Member of Constitutional Commission of Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, drafting the constitutional amendments according to "Peace Framework Agreement of Ohrid", (2001- 2003) Member of the Evaluation Agency of the Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of Macedonia, (since 2005) Coordinator of SEE University for "Bologna Process" within the Ministry of Education of Republic of Macedonia, (since 2004) UNDP Senior Academic Advisor and Reviewer for HDR of Macedonia:2004 Member of Commission for Legalization of the University of Tetova, (2003) C) KOSOVO UNDP Senior Academic Advisor and Reviewer for HDR Kosovo: 2004 Member of Expert team of Ministry of Education of Kosova for Strategy of Higher Education of Kosova: 2010, (2004) Member of legal expert team for drafting the law on youth (UNICEF and Ministry of Culture of Kosova, 2004) Co-Chairman of UNMIK Joint Advisory Council for Legislative Matters, appointed by UN SRSG Dr. Bernard Kouchner, (1999- 2002) ·12 Member of Legal Experts team of Legal Office of Special Representative of the UN Secretary General/UNMIK, lead by GTZ, ( 2002) Member of UNMIK Joint Working Group for drafting Constitutional Framework for Kosova, appointed by SRSG UN Hans Hakerup, (2001) Member of Expert Team of Kosova for Legislative Reform of Civil and Commercial Law , appointed by UN DDSRSG of the Pillar IV- EU/UNMIK, (2001-2002) Member of the Commission for Judiciary (Bar) Exam in Kosova for subject: "European Law" (2001-2006) Editor of the first manual in Kosova for Judiciary,(Bar) Exam; 720 pages, (First Edition, 2001; second edition, 2003) Lecturer of EU Law and Constitutional Framework in OSCE/KJI Training for Judiciary (Bar) Exam, (2001-2006) Member of Kosova’s Team of Legal Experts for Albanian-Serb negotiations on "Rambouillet Documents" (1998-1999)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES: 1995-2005   CIVIL SOCIETY/ NGO EXPERIENCE: 1998-2005	Participate and give the presentation in more than thirty international conferences organized by UN, OSCE, EU, Council of Europe, NATO, USA, UK, Germany, France, Austria, etc: 1995-2005   President of the Board of Human Right Center of SEEU (2004-2005) Founder and Chairman of Constitutional Forum of Kosova (2000-2001) Founder and President of Kosova’s Institute for Euro-Atlantic Integrations KIEAI, (1999-2005) Founder and Editor in Chief of "Euro- Atlantic Review", (2001-2004) Founder and Editor in Chief of "Kosova Law Review", Albanian- English Law Quarterly, (1996-2005) Co-author of the project for Kosova Law Center, (KLC, 1999, a Legal NGO which began its function under OSCE management, in 2000) Author of the Project for Regional Integration: Balkans Area of Free Trade Agreements, (BAFTA), as a model of regional sub-integration and creation of free trade zone, (1998
MEDIA EXPERIENCE Senior Media Positions: 1993-2005	Vice- Chairman of Board of Directors of Radio Television of Kosova, (RTK), appointed by UN SRSG’s: Hans Hakerup, Hary Holkeri, and Soren Jessen-Petersen (2001-2006) Founder and Director of Radio Rilindja (1999-2000) Director of Daily Newspaper Rilindja (1999-2000) Deputy Editor in Chief of Daily Newspaper "Bujku-Rilindja" (1994-1995) Correspondent of BBC- World Service- Albanian Section from Prishtina (1993)
PUBLICATIONS: 1983-2005	Author of more than 60 studies on International Law, International Relations, European Union Law, Balkans Issues and Journalism, (1983-2005. Author of 13 books: 1. EUROPEAN STUDIES, (University text book in Albanian language, co-author with Arta Ibrahimi; South Easter European University-SEEU, Tetova, 2004) 2. EVROPSKI STUDIJI, (University text book in Macedonian language, coauthor with Arta Ibrahimi; SEEU Tetova, 2004) 3. COMENTARY ON LAW ON COMPANIES, (Co-author with Michel Blehner, ICON Institute Koln/Prishtina, 2004) 4. UNMIK AS AN INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE WITH POST- WAR KOSOVA; NATO’ s INTERVENTION; UN ADMINISTRATION and KOSOVAR ASPIRATIONS", (Logos A, Skopje, 2003) 5. EUROPEAN UNION LAW (UNMIK Copyright, Prishtina, 2000) 6. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR NGO’s (Prishtina, 2000) 7. ELEMENTS OF CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION IN CODE OF LEKE DUKAGJINI (Tetova, 1997) 8. THE RIGHT OF SELF DETERMINATION: THE INTERNAITONAL DIMENSION OF THE PROBLEM OF KOSOVA (Skopje, 1996) 9. KOSOVA- POLITICAL, INTERNATIONAL-LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ARGUMENTS (*Co- Author, Prishtina, 1996) 10. THE PROBLEM OF KOSOVA IN DOCUMENTS OF US CONGRESS: 1986-1995, (Prishtina, 1995) 11. KOSOVA- A CASE FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY (Prishtina, 1994) 12. THE YEARS OF HOPE, (Prishtina, 1991) 13. THE DESTINY IN DIASPORA (Skopje, 1991) Co-Author with group of authors: 14. "European law and judiciary", (in "Manual for Judiciary Exam", KIEAI, OSCE, COLPI, First Edition, Prishtina, 2001) 15. "European law and judiciary", (in "Manual for Judiciary Exam", Second edition in Albanian language; KIEAI, OSCE, Prishtina, 2004) 16. "European law and judiciary", (in "Manual for Judiciary Exam", First Edition in Serbian language; KIEAI, OSCE, Prishtina, 2004) Compilation –text for students of Department of Political Science and Public Administration: "INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS", (Prishtina, 2002) Compilation- text for the students: "MEDIA ETHICS & MEDIA LAW", (Prishtina, 2001) Editor of Six volumes of "Kosova Law Review": 1996-2001; of the two volumes of "Euro- Atlantic Review": 2001-2003; and Editor of two editions of the first "Manual for Bar Exam in Kosova", (2001; 2003) Translation from English to Albanian of the book of Philip THODY: "An Historical Introduction of European Union", (Prishtina, 2001)
LANGUAGES	Albanian, (native); Macedonian, English, French and Slavic Languages
PERSONAL STATUS	Married, three children, and one grand daughter