The lack of a functioning judicial system is the main reason for corruption in the north, along with the non-existence of a law protecting whistle-blowers, so there is neither physical nor legal protection of those who would warn on corruption, concluded participants at the discussion organized in EU Info Centre in Mitrovica North, Kontakt plus radio reported.

Today forty Serbian judges and thirteen prosecutors took an oath before the Kosovo President Hashim Thaci in Pristina.

These judges and prosecutors are now integrated into the Kosovo's judicial system, and the Kosovo President himself has congratulated them. The ceremony was attended by international representatives in Kosovo, including ambassadors, Kossev reports.

The Brussels agreement on the judiciary most probably will not be applied on October 17, and Acting President of the High Court in northern Mitrovica Nikola Kabašić says there are more obstacles, reported daily Politika on Friday.

There has been a decline in the positive public perception of judicial institutions in Kosovo, claims a new report from the Group for Legal and Political Studies, GLPS.

Police — which until lately had enjoyed the most respect in the eyes of the public — suffered the most significant decline in public opinion. Courts and the prosecution had the highest level of public dissatisfaction. Prizren had the lowest satisfaction with rule of law institutions, whereas Ferizaj had the highest.