Dispute Resolution Committee – 1995
1995
The Accord had provisions for two sets of dispute resolution commissions: the establishment of the Joint Military Commission (under Annex 1-A) and the establishment of a Civilian Implementation Commission (under Annex 10). On 8 December 1995, Carl Bildt was appointed as the “High Representative” in charge of coordinating civilian implementation of the peace agreement in Bosnia. He was appointed unanimously by representatives of more than 40 nations at a two day peace implementation conference in London.1
Both of these bodies were established quickly and worked to resolve disputes within the implementation setting and the military aspects of implementation.
According to one report:
“On 15 December 1995, the Commander, Implementation Forces (COMIFOR), issued a Statement of Procedures that defined the Joint Military Commission (JMC) process and further defined the implied military tasks. The Statement of Procedures established the JMC as the central body for commanders of military factions to coordinate and resolve problems.”2Global Security, accessed May 5, 2011, http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/call/call_96-8_sec…
As such, the Joint Military Commission was established immediately as the central body for commanders of military factions to coordinate and resolve problems. The first meeting of the JMC took place in Sarajevo on 21 December.3Peace Implementation Force – IFOR, Regional Headquarter of Allied Force of Southern Europe, accessed May 5, 2011, http://www.afsouth.nato.int/archives/operations/IFOR/IFORFactSheet.htm.[…
These dispute resolution mechanisms worked to resolve disputes within the civilian aspect as well as the military aspect of the peace implementation.