Criminal Offences, Sentences and its Enforcement under the Albanian Customary Law

Research Paper from the year 2011 in the subject Law - Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Law, grade: "-", University of Vienna (Strafrecht und Kriminologie), course: Forschungsarbeit, language: English, abstract: The aim of this study paper is to bring some comparative data from all Albanian codes regarding sentences and penalties according to Albanian customary law, and to prove to what extent they have been approximate or distinctive in sentences measures against perpetrators.

The research presents the reflection, categorization and execution of the punishments based on Albanian customary law, on those who have violated the most important Albanian values, such as, identity, moral, tradition and culture, in order to ensure the harmony and peace within the community.

This study emphasizes the importance of effective application of the criminal code interrelated in actual justice system in Albania and Kosovo, as an urgent call to save lives of people who are stuck in the fear of blood feud, as modern victims of this archaic phenomenon.