BiH’s friends in the international community often urge the country’s political leaders to cooperate across ethnic and entity lines to move BiH forward. Last autumn, BiH leaders did just that
Category: Editors’ Journal
Reducing Diplomatic Frustration
The US Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina is a busy man. Apart from his official duties, he has undertaken to rewrite the Constitution of the Federation of BIH because, as
Phony “Symmetry” Issue Must Not Block Sejdić-Finci Implementation
The European Union is rightly losing patience with BiH’s failure to amend its Constitution to comply with the European Court of Human Rights’ 2009 decision in Sejdic and Finci v.
Federation Too Complicated, Too Expensive; US to Fix It
In a recent joint press statement with the EU’s mission to BiH, the US Embassy announced that, following the no-confidence vote in the Federation’s House of Representatives, the US and
Unequal Justice Deepens the BiH’s Prosecutor’s Legitimacy Deficit
The BiH Prosecutors’ Office, whose public legitimacy is weighed down by its non-democratic creation, dubious legal status, and lack of democratic accountability, should stop further degrading its legitimacy through disparate