Editing Rambouillet Agreement (section)

==Proposed autonomy for Kosovo==

The Rambouillet Agreement included provisions for creating a system of democratic self-governance in Kosovo. It would have established three branches of government, a system of local government and law enforcement institutions.<ref name="uncouncil">{{cite web |title=Rambouillet Accords |url=https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemaker.un.org/files/990123_RambouilletAccord.pdf |website=peacemaker.un.org |publisher=United Nations |date=7 June 1999}}</ref><ref name="assembly">{{cite web |title=Future Political Status of Kosovo |url=https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/X2H-Xref-ViewHTML.asp?FileID=8676&lang=EN |website=assembly.coe.int |date=12 April 1999}}</ref><ref name="USstate">{{cite web |title=Fact Sheet on Rambouillet Accords |url=https://1997-2001.state.gov/regions/eur/fs_990301_rambouillet.html |website=state.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of State |date=1 March 1999}}</ref>

===Competencies===

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia would have competency over territorial integrity, maintaining a common market, monetary policy, defense, foreign policy, customs services, federal taxation, and federal elections. Serbia would have competence republic level elections in Kosovo. The federal government would maintain border crossings at Kosovo's external borders with [[Albania]] and [[North Macedonia]] and would exercise authority in connection with the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Kosovo would have the authority to make laws in areas it has competence including levying taxes, instituting programs of economic, scientific, technological, regional and social development, and could conduct foreign relations within its area of responsibility in the same manner as a republic within the federation. Kosovo would be entitled to at least 10 seats in the federal parliament and at least 20 seats in the Serbian parliament.<ref name="assembly" />

===Legislative branch===
Kosovo was to have an 120 member assembly of which 80 would be directly elected. Of the remaining 40 members, 10 would be elected by communities representing between 0.5 and 5% and 30 would be shared equally between the Albanian and Serb communities. The assembly would be led by a president, two vice-presidents.<ref name="uncouncil" />

===Executive branch===
Kosovo would have had a president elected by the assembly for a three year term renewable once. Executive power would be exercised by a government led by a prime minister, proposed by the president and confirmed by the assembly.<ref name="uncouncil" />

===Judicial branch===
Kosovo was to have a constitutional court, a supreme court, district courts, and communal courts. The constitutional court and supreme court would each have 9 judges. An office of the prosecutor, led by a chief prosecutor, would be responsible for prosecuting individuals who violate the criminal laws of Kosovo. With the exception of immigration and customs related crimes, any person arrested within Kosovo would subject to the jurisdiction of the Kosovo courts. The rights and freedoms set forth in the [[European Convention on Human Rights]] would apply directly in Kosovo. An [[ombudsman]] institution would be established to protect human and community rights in Kosovo.<ref name="uncouncil" />

===Local government===
Kosovo's existing [[Municipalities of Kosovo|communes]] would continue to exist and would elect their own assemblies and executive councils.

===Law enforcement===
Communal police units would be established throughout Kosovo with responsibility police patrols, crime prevention, criminal investigations, arrest and detention of criminal suspects, crowd control, and traffic control. Communal police officers may be equipped with a sidearm, handcuffs, a baton, and, a radio and would be required to wear a badge, picture identification, and name tag. Each unit would be led by a communal commander, appointed by the local communal assembly. A criminal justice administration would be established to coordinate law enforcement operations across Kosovo.<ref name="uncouncil" />