06.07.2023
The administrative and territorial structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina is clear, as is the status of Brčko District in line with the Final Award and Amendment I to the BiH Constitution. The State and both entities have made lasting legal commitments under the Dayton Peace Agreement and the Brčko Arbitration Final Award...
05.07.2023
High Representative Christian Schmidt visited Ahmići and paid respect to the victims of war crimes committed in April 1993. “Reconciliation requires the effort of the entire society to respect the victims and acknowledge the truth of what happened. Everyone has to come to terms with the past. Those people who were con...
04.07.2023
The seventh expert consultation session on state property was held yesterday at the Embassy of Italy in Sarajevo. The Working Group discussed various modalities of ownership, management and use of resources covered under Annex 9 of the Dayton Peace Agreement such as roads, railways and ports and compared it to differen...
01.07.2023
02/23 The Conclusion in relation to the Law on Non-application of the Decisions of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was adopted by the Republika Srpska National Assembly at its session held on 27th June 2023, contains instructions that are clearly in violation of the Constitution of Bosnia and...
01.07.2023
15/23 In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding in...
01.07.2023
14/23 In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding in...
01.07.2023
13/23 In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding in...
23.06.2023
The OHR condemns the latest attempts by the Republika Srpska ruling coalition to undermine the integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to hamstring its key institutions. Such attacks on the constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina constitute serious violations of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) a...
23.06.2023
Presiding Arbitrator of the Arbitral Tribunal for Brčko, Ambassador Clint Williamson, met this week with Brčko Government and Assembly officials, the District Chief Prosecutor, and the President of the BiH Constitutional Court, as part of his regular duties to assess progress and compliance with the Brčko Final Award....
19.06.2023
The RS National Assembly is set to consider a draft legislation that attempts to erase the obligation to publish acts of the High Representative in the RS Official Gazette. This draft legislation cannot and will not accomplish this misguided goal. Parties to Annex 10 of the Dayton Peace Agreement, including the RS, h...