Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Our First Joint USFSP - UT Videoconference!

Each of the students filled out a Group Presentation Research Topic Preference Form, indicating preferred research topic and preferred group preference.  After going through all of the preferences, I assigned the students into 8 groups -- each with 3 USFSP students.

Professor Jusuf Zejneli then worked with his class to assign one of the UT students in each of the 8 groups.

As it turned out, this was our last meeting on campus before our Spring Break.  (And, it became our last meeting on campus for the semester - as we moved wholly online during Spring Break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

Here we are meeting each other "face-to-face" for the first time:

  



















USFSP Legal Research Exercise and Bibliographic Research Session at Poynter Library

Each semester in US Constitutional Law 2, my students attend a Bibliographic Research Session at Poynter Library and complete a Legal Research Exercise.

In this way, students learn how to conduct legal research - and they become familiar with Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, JSTOR and other databases. They learn how to find cases, statutes, law reviews and other materials.

We are grateful to the Poynter Library and its reference librarians who are always so generous.  Thanks, Allison Symulevich!

Also -- there are excellent resources on how to create a research poster on the Poynter website. See

https://lib.usfsp.edu/posterpresentations






USFSP - University of Tetovo International Research Cooperation: Our Partner: Professor Jusuf Zejneli


When I was a Fulbright Scholar in North Macedonia, I taught with the Law Faculty and with the Political Science Faculty at the University of Tetovo (as well as with the Law Faculty of South East European University).

For more about my work at the University of Tetovo, see

http://jainmacedonia.blogspot.com/2017/05/tetovo-some-highlights-of-my-time-at.html


My host in the Law Faculty was Professor Jusuf Zejneli.  We were so pleased that our students could collaborate on a research project this semester!

Here is more about our collaborator:
Professor Jusuf Zejneli

      
Education 
·        PhD on Legal Sciences: Degree from the Faculty of Law - University of Prishtina, Department of Constitutional Administration, on 05.01.2013. Dissertation topic: ‘’Parliamentarism in the Republic of Macedonia’’;  
·        MA on Legal Studies: Degree from the Law School -University of Prishtina, Department of Constitutional Administration, on 15.04.2006. Thesis topic: ‘’Building a Rule State - Special Case at IRJM’’; 
·        BA - Faculty of Law in Tetova in 2001 - graduated jurist;  
·        Medical high school ‘’Nikolla Shtejn’’ in Tetovo.  

Work experience:
·        On May 3rd 2018, I was given the academic title Associate Professor on the subjects: Administrative law, Parliamentarian theory and praxis, Constitutional comparative law, at the Law Faculty of the University of Tetova, Decision nr. 04-2508/1 from June 13th 2018;
·        On 07.11.2013 I got my degree as an Assistant Professor for the following subjects: Administrative Law, Parliamentary Theory and Practice at the Faculty of Law at State University of Tetovo (SUT), decision number 04-6904/1 on 29.11.2013; 
·        Lecturer at European College ‘Juridica’ in Pristina, Republic of Kosovo, from November 2015; 
·        On 22.03.2010,elected as an assistant at the State University of Tetovo, decision number 02-1755/1 -date 19.04.2010; 
·        Junior Assistant as a full-time employee at the Faculty of Law at the State University of Tetovo from date 17.07.2004, decision number 23-2805/169 and date 24.08.2004; 
·        BA study programs at the Faculty of Law at the State University of Tetovo and dispersion studies in Skopje lecturing the following subjects: parliamentary theory and practice, comparative constitutional law, basics of the legal system, constitutional law, administrative law, local government, parliamentary democracy, political systems, legal sociology, law of administrative procedures, American system of governing. Also, a lecturer of MA studies onthe following subjects: law of administrative procedures, responsibilities at public administration and comparative public administration;  
·        Member of Educational Council at the Faculty of Law at State University of Tetovo, from December, 2013;  
·        Practitioner at the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia (RM) from 1999 to 2000 – at International Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Parliament of the RM;  
·        President of the Student Union at the State University of Tetovo – 1998-2001; 
·        Pro-Dean of Educational Studies at the Faculty of Law at the SUT – September 2007 – July 2009; 
·        Science Coordinator – Mentor of more than 10 MA students at the Faculty of Law  at SUT; 
·        Several times Member of the Commission for Student Transfer and Member of Administrative Document Verification with which graduation is certified at the Faculty of Lawat SUT;  
·        Member of the Editorial Board of the international journal of legal studies ‘JUSTICIA’ at the Faculty of Law at SUT from 03.09.2012;  
·        From 31 October 2011 again nominated as a Pro-Dean of Educational Studies at the Faculty of Law at the SUT - until 10.03.2015; 
·        From June 2012 I was nominated as a Member of the Institute for Parliamentary and Constitutional Studies in Pristina, Republic of Kosovo;  
·        Member of the evaluation commission at the Faculty of Lawat SUT from 06.03.2014 to 12.11.2015; 
·        Coordinator for Science of the Faculty of Law at SUT with decision number 02-2298 from 03.04.2014 to 10.03.2015; 
·        Pro-Dean at the Faculty of Law at State University of Tetova, decision number 13-320/1 with date 11.03.2015; 
·        Proofreading of the book named ‘Sociology of Law’ written by Prof. Ferat Polisi and As. Dr. Ali Musliu, published by Vatra, in Skopje in 2015; 
·        Lecturer at the European College ‘Juridica’ in Pristina for BA and MA studies, lecturing Efficiency of Public Administration, General Analysis of Public Politics, Anatomy-Control in Administration, Legal Economics and Administrative Procedures, 2015 – 2016; 
·        Lecturer at ISPE College in Pristina for BA studies, lecturing Administrative Law and Law for Employment, 2016–2017; 
·        Scientific editor of the book ‘Security Systems’ written by Bashkim Selmani and Mevludin Mustafi, published by Furkan, in Skopje in 2016;
·        Editorial staff of the journal ‘Juridica’ – a magazine for legal and social studies, from edition 5, published in 2016, published by the European College Juridica in Pristina; 
·        Lecturer - Trainer at the Center for State Promotions in Skopje, for preparing the candidates for the examination of the directors for primary and high schools in the module of legislation in 2016; 
·        Reviewer of academic book of the author Prof.Dr. Kadri  Kryeziu named ‘ABC of Public Law’, published by the University of Prizren - Ukshin Hoti in 2016 in Prizren; 
·        From 31.03.2017, engaged as a controller of the questions/activities for external testing of the primary and high school pupils (gymnasium, fine arts, professional lasting 3 and 4 years) from the law category during educational year 2016/2017 for the Public Center of Examinations in Skopje; 
·        Member of the group for preparing law for the change and completion of the Law for Protecting the Denunciators, with the decision of the Ministry of Justice at the Government of RM, decision number 23-2413/1, date 01.08.2017; 
·        Editor of the book ‘Regulations and Election Irregularities in RM’, Institution for International and Political Studies, written by Subhi Jakupi in 2017;
·        Reviewer of the book: “The territory of the silent war, trends and new geopolitical dynamics in Southeastern Europe” from the author Selim Ibraimi, Skopje 2018;
·        Reviewer of the book “Human rights” from the author Ali Musliu, Skopje 2018;
·        Reviewer of the book “Administrative conflict - instrument for the checking of administrative acts lawfulness”, from the author Xhemazie Mislimi - Ibraimi, Tetovo 2018;
·        Lecturer - trainer in the State exams center in Skopje, for the training of candidates for elementary and high school director, module 6 - Legislation, from November 2018 onwards. The training includes the period from 2018 through 2020;
·        June 2019, I was appointed member of the Evaluation board of Higher Education in the Republic of North Macedonia.

Scientific publications 
·        Building a Rule State, case in RM
·         Reforms at Public Administration in RM as one of the political criteria for being enrolled in the EU
·        Reports between legal power, executive and courts in RM
·         ‘Challenges and Dilemmas of The Election and Political System of RM
·        Specifications of the American System of Governing
·        Model of protecting the constitution – comparative aspects
·         ‘The legal-constitutional position of the ethnicities in RM
·        Parliament of RM, Organization and Operation
·         ‘Democracy and Local Self-Administrationʼ
·         ‘Parliamentarism in RM
·        The shape of the government applications
·        Constitutional Regulations in RM
·        Organization and Responsibilities of the Government of RM
·         ‘The Legal System in RM – Challenges and Dilemma
·         ‘Control and Responsibility of Administration According to the Positive Legislation of the RM
·        Administrative Law
·        ʼConstitutional and Legal Position of the Minorities – Comparative aspect
·        ‘Attributes of the Rule State and Democracy
·        ʼThe Role of the Working Bodies in the Parliamentary Democracy
·        ʼPolitical System in RM and EU – NATO membership Challenges
·        ʼFeatures of the American system of Governing External Politics’‘Principe of State Power Sharing in the Constitutional Systems
·        Administration as a State or Service
·        ‘The Implementation of the european standards and their impact on the local elections 2017 in the Republic of Macedonia’

USFSP - UT International Research Cooperation -- Spring 2020

Very pleased that my US Constitutional Law 2 class will be cooperating with the University of Tetovo, Professor Jusuf Zejneli's Constitutional Law class. Students will be working together in groups on a comparative legal research project:



Joint Comparative Legal Research Project:
Civil Liberties in the U.S. and in Europe:
A Comparison of Cases decided by the SCOTUS and the ECtHR
Spring 2020

Objective:

This group research project will give students from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) and University of Tetovo (UT) the opportunity to work together on a comparative legal research project comparing decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court of the United States involving similar legal questions.

This comparative legal research project is designed to introduce students to legal research and writing, and to better understanding of the ECtHR in comparison to the SCOTUS.

In addition to learning more about civil liberties and human rights in the U.S. and in Europe, this assignment will give students the opportunity to

  • foster intercultural understanding through learning and communication
  • develop oral and written communication skills through the communication with a counterpart from U.S. and Macedonia - across cultures and beyond borders
  • make students aware of the interconnectedness of local/regional/global social issues
  • expand students’ opportunities in using technology in communication, learning and research
  • make students curious and interested in acquiring more knowledge about U.S. and Macedonia and their peoples
  • make students work virtually, outside homes, outside the country, through an on-line cooperation
  • make students reconsider possible preconceived ideas about big and small countries and the problems they face
  • make students share and learn from the experience of the other in terms of study and research
  • overcome language barriers for those who were not able to communicate with a native speaker

The main focus of the research will be to compare and contrast decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States and the European Court of Human Rights on the following human rights issues:

  1. ECHR Article 3 Prohibition of Torture; US Constitution, 8th Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment

  1. ECHR Article 6, Right to Fair Trial; US Constitution, US Constitution, 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments

  1. ECHR Article 10 Freedom of Expression; US Constitution 1st Amendment

  1. ECHR Article 9 Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion; US Constitution 1st Amendment Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause

  1. ECHR Article 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association; US Constitution 1st Amendment

  1. ECHR Article 12 Right to Marry; US Constitution 5th Amendment Due Process, 14th Amendment Equal Protection