The Association for Development Initiatives – Zenith, the Rule of Law Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation organized on 2nd of December 2011 in Skopje a regional conference gathering distinguished academics, constitutional court judges, members of Parliament and representatives of executive branch of power from the respective countries. The conference initiated a debate on this often overlooked aspect of the integration process. With a view to maintaining, deepening and further expanding this debate the proposed project identified country-specific issues and experiences from the regional conference which merit further elaboration and in-depth exploration.

Selected participants to the regional conference organized in December 2011 by the Association for Development Initiatives – Zenith and the Rule of Law Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung invited experts to prepare academic article focusing on issues examine the impact that the process of European integration will have on national constitutions in South-East European accession countries Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia. The experts received guidance framing the scope and format of the articles. An edited compilation of the academic articles will be disseminated in the region ensuring a proper follow-up to the debate opened in 2011.

The current publication was launched on the 16th of November 2012 within a regional conference organized in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.