Jola is a first year student of Master Sciences in Criminal Law at the University of Tirana, Faculty of Law. She also holds bachelor BA diploma in Law completed in 2018, and Finance, compelted in 2015 from the same university. She has been part of “Network of Excellent Students”, since she was a freshman. Currently, Jola is working as an intern at the European Movement Albania and this experience has helped her to recognise better the European Union's role and the integration of Albania into it. During her studies, she was involved for almost a year at the NGO, “The Center for Legal Civic Initiatives” offering free legal advice for women who have been victims of violence and human beings trafficking. During nine weeks, Jola has been part of a “Human Rights School Tirana” organized from Civil Rights Defenders. She achieved her personal objectives towards values clarification, attitude change, development of solidarity, and the skills for advocacy and action, such as analyzing situations in human rights terms and strategizing appropriate responses to injustice. Also, as part of youth grassroots organizations she has been active in initiating and organizing many seminars for young people to enhance their social and political participation. For the moment, she has interest in human right especially for juvenile and women justice, and intends to specialize in the future in law on economic crimes. Jola speaks Albanian, English, French and has basic knowledge in German.
Her Contributions to ALJ:
Issue 7/2018 - Aspects of the offense of smuggling