LIGJI NR. 02/L-118 PËR EMRIN PERSONAL | 02/L-118 — Kosovo law | Esheria

LIGJI NR. 02/L-118 PËR EMRIN PERSONAL

This part is the preamble: it identifies the law on personal name and states its purpose is to set legal rules for personal name matters.

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Jurisdiction
Kosovo
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
02/L-118
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
sq
Updated
Official source
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adoption civil registry civil status compliance divorce effective date fines government payments identity documents identity records marriage name change name change procedure name registration name usage parental authority personal identity personal name change personal name registration personal name regulation personal names registration regulatory supervision reporting

Statute overview

About this statute

This part is the preamble: it identifies the law on personal name and states its purpose is to set legal rules for personal name matters. This provision says the law regulates personal names for Kosovo citizens, including how they are defined, composed, used, changed, and corrected. This article defines key terms used in the statute, including personal name, citizens, legal communication, and the civil status registry. The citizen has a personal-name right and must use the personal name in legal communication. A person covered by paragraph 2 must use their full personal name in legal communications.