Robert Muharremi

Assistant Professor and In-House Legal Counsel/Advisor

RIT Kosovo

rxmcad@rit.edu

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Robert Muharremi

Assistant Professor and In-House Legal Counsel/Advisor

RIT Kosovo

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Dr. Robert Muharremi is Assistant Professor and Director of the RIT Kosovo Center for Peace & Conflict Studies. He lectures international law & organizations, international relations, human rights and law & society. Dr. Muharremi has served as advisor for various international organizations and government institutions in Kosovo and has extensive experience as legal counsel in the private corporate and public-private partnership sector. He has served in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and in other government agencies as adviser on legal and policy issues, and he has actively participated in numerous policy and legislative activities. Dr. Muharremi is a member of the Albanian Branch of the International Law Association. He has published extensively on topics related to international law, international justice, and public policy. He holds a doctorate in law from the University of Saarland (Germany) and a Master of Science degree in public policy and management from SOAS/University of London (UK).

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Muharremi, R. (1999). Hintergründe und Ausmaß der zwangsweisen demographischen Veränderungen im ehemaligen Jugoslawien. In W. Fiedler, Deportation, Vertreibung und Ethnische Säuberung, Bonn.

Muharremi, R. (1999). Die Haager Landkriegsordnung und das Verbot von Vertreibung und Deportation. In W. Fiedler, Deportation, Vertreibung und Ethnische Säuberung, Bonn.

Muharremi, R. (2005). Treuhandverwaltung zwischen Friedenswahrung, Souveränität und Selbstbestimmung: eine völkerrechtliche Analyse der Verwaltungsmission der Vereinten Nationen im Kosovo. Baden-Baden: Nomos

Muharremi, R. (2010). The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) from the Perspective of Kosovo Constitutional Law. Heidelberg Journal of International Law, 70 (1), 357-379.

Muharremi, R. (2010). A Note on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo. 11 German Law Journal, 11 (8), 867-880.

Muharremi, R. (2011). Public-Private Partnership Law and Policy in Kosovo. European Public-Private Partnership Law Review, 6 (3), 111-119.

Muharremi, R. (2013). The Role of the United Nations and the European Union in the Privatization of Kosovo’s Socially Owned Enterprises. German Law Journal, 14 (7), 889-925.

Muharremi, R. (2014). Conflicting Rules of Recognition: UN Security Council Resolution 1244 or the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo. German Law Journal, 15 (4), 719-733.

Muharremi, R. (2014). A New Public-Private Partnership Development Strategy for Kosovo. European Public-Private Partnership Law Review, 9 (4), 278-281.

Muharremi, R. (2016). The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office. Heidelberg Journal of International Law, 76 (4), 967-992.

Muharremi, R. (2017). The Challenge of Introducing New Public Management to Kosovo’s Healthcare Sector. Journal of Croatian and Comparative Public Administration, 17 (1), 7-28.

Muharremi, R. (2018). Preferential Procurement under Bilateral “Tied Aid” Agreements vs. Non-Discrimination under EU Stabilization and Association Agreements. European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review, 13 (2), 129-137.

Muharremi, R. (2018). The Concept of Hybrid Courts Revisited: The Case of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. International Criminal Law Review, 18 (4), 623–654.

Muharremi, R. (2019). The Kosovo Specialist Chambers from a Political Realism Perspective. International Journal of Transitional Justice, 13(2), 290–309.

Muharremi R. & Dragusha N. (2019). Secession and Self-Determination. Palgrave Encyclopedia for Peace and Conflict Studies

Muharremi, R. (2020). Hybrid Courts and Transitional Justice. Palgrave Encyclopedia for Peace and Conflict Studies.

Muharremi, R. (2020). United National Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Palgrave Encyclopedia for Peace and Conflict Studies.

Muharremi, R. (2020). Establishing Institutions under International Administration: The Case of Kosovo. Croatian and Comparative Public Administration 20 (1), 7-28.

Muharremi, R. (2021). The “Washington Agreement” Between Kosovo and Serbia. American Society of International Law Insights, Vol. 25, Issue 4.

Muharremi, R. (2021). The Institutions of the European Union. In Qorraj, G. & Hash, I. (Eds.), European Union and the Western Balkans, Bangkok, Celje & Lublin: ToKnow Press.

Muharremi, R. (2022). Kosovo zwischen internationaler Verwaltung und staatlicher Unabhängigkeit. In Kötter, M. et. al (Eds.), Rechtsstaatsförderung, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

Muharremi, R. (2023). Military Assistance upon Request and the Role of Recognition. Conference Paper for the ILA Use of Force Committee, Warsaw 25-26 May 2023.

Muharremi, R. (2023). From Organ Trafficking to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers - A Case Study on How Strategic Narratives Influence International Criminal Justice. International Criminal Law Review, 1-23.

Currently Teaching

ANTH-345

Genocide and Transitional Justice

3 Credits

The destruction and survival of societies hinges on collective ideas of identity. In times of social stress, identities—whether racial, ethnic, religious or national—become critical “sites” of conflict over the sovereignty of nation-states, and the legitimacy of social, cultural practices. When ideas fail to incorporate people, essentialist categories of identity, historical grievances, and accounts of extreme violence become interrelated, potent sources of destruction. Slavery and exclusive ownership of resources leave people starving or living in perilously polluted environments. Global cultural economies threaten local systems and self-representation. In this course, we will take critical, anthropological approaches to studies of ethnocide, genocide and transitional justice. Students will assess the destruction and survival of societies, from the 19th century slaughter of Native Americans and Amazonian Indians to more recent genocides in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, the Sudan, Iraq, Myanmar, Bangladesh and China. Students will consider similarities and differences in the social experiences of mass violence, and the ethics of protecting particular identity-based groups, and not others, in international, national and local laws. Students will become familiar with multiple inter-related justice systems, for instance, the International Criminal Court, national and United Nations-backed tribunals, and local justice systems such as the Rwandan Gacaca courts. Recent developments in legal ethics and international law will enable students to see how public sentiments, legal advocacy and other social, political processes facilitate enhanced protections for the world’s most vulnerable people.

POLS-120

Introduction to International Relations

3 Credits

The purpose of this course is to provide a basic knowledge of the field of international relations. Among the topics to be addressed are key theoretical concepts, themes and controversies in the field such as: important state and non-state actors in international politics, security, economic relations between states, levels of analysis, and schools of thought.

POLS-200

Law & Society

3 Credits

This course focuses on the relationships between law and other social institutions, and examines the values and interests that are expressed in law and shaped by legal structures and processes. This course takes an explicit interdisciplinary approach to understanding law and is designed for those interested in a critical inquiry of the nature of law within a framework of a broad liberal arts education. Class 3, Credit 3 (F)

POLS-325

International Law and Organizations

3 Credits

International Law and Organizations is the study of justice and government among nations. The course covers a range of theoretical and substantive topics, including theories of international law, the ethical foundations that underlie these theories, the historical development of international law, and the historical development and effectiveness of international organizations. There is a focus on the historical development of international law, examining the ethical dilemmas it presents, and exploring how these dilemmas manifest themselves in the United Nations and other international organizations. The course addresses various substantive issues such as war, sovereignty, natural law, humanitarianism, the ethical implications of existing international organizations and proposed reforms, and the influence of hegemonic power.

POLS-330

Human Rights in Global Perspective

3 Credits

This course explores the ethical aspects, both domestically and internationally, and the institutional and political aspects of human rights. Issues covered include the ethics of human rights; the relationship between civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights; the meaning and impact of humanitarian and international human rights law; the impact of cultural relativism in the definition and assessment of the promotion and protection of human rights; the significance of different religious perspectives; the question of the legitimacy of humanitarian interventions and the effects of globalization on the perception and practice of the ethics of human rights.

In the News

March 14, 2023

RIT Kosovo (A.U.K.) attended the Global Governance Summit at RIT Dubai

The RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) President, Kamal Shahrabi and RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) Faculty, Albina Balidemaj, Robert Muharremi, and Venera Demukaj participated in the Global Governance Summit held at RIT Dubai.
The event gathered representatives from the Academic Senates and the Presidents from the Rochester Campus in New York and the global campuses in China, Croatia, Kosovo, and the United Arab Emirates.

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