Authors

Monika Canco

Monika Canco is an accomplished legal professional with expertise in international and EU law. Holding an LLM from Radboud University and an MSc from the University of Tirana, Monika has delved into topics ranging from the effectiveness of EU leniency policies to the ethical considerations for civil servants. As a Lecturer at the University of Tirana, she conducts seminars on various legal subjects and contributes to research in EU Law, Competition Law, and Human Rights. Monika's professional journey also includes roles as a Legal Consultant and Technical Legal Expert, where she provided valuable insights into business law and legal education systems. Dedicated to community service, she has offered free legal advice to vulnerable groups through USAid Albania. With proficiency in Albanian, English, and Italian, Monika's contributions extend to publications exploring the nuances of competition law and privacy standards in Albania and the EU.

Her Contributions to ALJ: Administrative and Criminal Implications to Competition Law Infringements: EU Law Discussion and the Albanian Legislation, Ph.D. Cand. Monika CANCO and Ph.D. Cand. Ina VELESHNJA

Gentiana Kapllani

With a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Tirana and an LL.M. from the University of New York in Tirana, Gentiana Kapllani has honed her expertise in legal writing, research, legal-tech, startups, entrepreneurship, marketing, and public relations. Currently serving as the Office Coordinator for the CleanScore project at the Albanian-American Development Foundation, Gentiana is responsible for project implementation at the Polytechnic University of Tirana. She has a track record of active participation in various organizations and in research activities.

Her contributions to ALJ: The Balance Between the Right to Information and the Right to Privacy in Judicial Decisions: The Case of Albania - Hysmir Idrizi and Gentiana Kapllani

Ardita Buna

Ardita Buna has completed the postgraduate studies at the College of Law in London, after her graduate studies at the Faculty of Law at Tirana University. She has been involved in many research projects focusing in Human rights, European Law, Commercial Law and Case law of the European Court of Human Rights. She has a long experience in the Public Administration most of it as the Director of Official Publications Center and has returned to academic career teaching law. She has finished her doctorate studies at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” with a thesis focused on Human rights of migrants as compared in to the case law of the two European Courts such as the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice. She speaks English Italian and French".

Her contributions to ALJ: 

Issue 7/2018 - Human Rights: The evolution of the perception of fundamental rights in the European Union

Arta Alla

Arta Alla has a Masters Degree in Human Development and Food Security from Roma Tre University,. Afterwards she earned a Master Degree on Environmental Assessment and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Soil Science from North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources (Raleigh, NC). She has worked as an Environmental Expert for many years at Mott MacDonald and also at Institute for Habitat Development /Polis University. She has been engaged in projects related with water management, water supply or river basins in Kosovo and Albania, while has been an environmental expert during TAP implementation. Arta has done a lot of publications for environmental issues and is part of different organisations with the same focus too.  She has experience in drafting environmental strategic assessment, environmental impact assessment, site assessment for contaminated soil and groundwater (from dumpsites and oil industry), due diligence, in drafting natural resource plans and strategies, with industrial pollution assessment and permitting, in conducting water monitoring, in drafting water monitoring programs  and she has knowledge of international environmental standards and EU Directives. 

Her Contributions to ALJ:

Issue 7/2018 - European Union and Integration: Transposition of the Water Framework Directive in Albania: Gaps and path forward

 

 

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