Constitutional Reform: General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Implementations
Constitutional Reform – 1995
No constitutional changes took place.
Constitutional Reform – 1996
The Office of the High Representative (OHR) stated in its report to the U.N. Secretary General that the process of adopting the constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska to the provisions of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina had now almost been completed. According to the report, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe studied the constitutional amendments made by the entities and recommended further steps that were necessary.1
According to the OHR, “Amendments II to XXIV to the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were passed by the Constitutional Assembly of the Federation of BiH (sic), at its 14th session held on 5 June 1996. They were published in Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 13/1997”.2This satisfied the constitutional change requirement of the Dayton Accord.
- “3rd Report of the High Representative for Implementation of the Bosnian Peace Agreement to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), 1996, accessed May 4, 2011, http://www.ohr.int/other-doc/hr-reports/default.asp?content_id=3666.
- “Constitution,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), accessed May 4, 2011.
Constitutional Reform – 1997
According to the OHR, “amendments XXV and XXVI to the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were passed according to the procedure in Chapter VIII, finalized on 8 May 1997. They were also published in Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 13/1997”.3
Constitutional Reform – 1998
No developments observed this year.
Constitutional Reform – 1999
No developments observed this year.
Constitutional Reform – 2000
No developments observed this year.
Constitutional Reform – 2001
No developments observed this year.
Constitutional Reform – 2002
The constitution was further amended in 2002 and 2003 as per the High Representative’s decisions. The Amendment required each constituent people to be treated equally in each entity.4
- “Implementing Equality: The ‘Constituent Peoples’ Decision In Bosnia & Herzegovina,” International Crisis Group (ICG Balkans Report No. 128), 2002, http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/europe/Bosnia%2045.ashx.
Constitutional Reform – 2003
The constitution was further amended in 2003 as per the High Representative’s decisions.
Constitutional Reform – 2004
No further developments observed.
Constitutional Reform – 2005
No further developments observed.