Conference paper
POSTDAYTON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN LIGHT OF EU ACCESSION EFFORTS
Vedran Zlatić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9297-5192
; University of Split, Faculty of Law
Abstract
Dayton Agreement signed in late 1995. has ended a Bosnian War. This Agreement
determined constitutional framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Undoubtedly,
Dayton Agreement was necessary to end a war, but it has proved itself as a inadequate in
peacetime circumstances and represent an obstacle for further progress of B&H toward
euro-atlantic integration. Solution for this deadlock is to adapt a federal system of government
which needs to be adjusted for complex political, economical and ethnical situation
in the B&H. Therefore, constitutional system of B&H needs to be changed according to
federal principles in order to deal with all challenges which are immanent to such complex
political entities as B&H unduobtedly is. Also, B&H can draw a lessons from many
historical and comparative examples of constitutional systems of this type. This is chance
for B&H to create a political system in which all of its citizens will have equal treatment.
Unfortunately, at the moment this is not the case, especially with the Croats, despite the
fact that they are one of three constituent peoples of this country. Therefore, the Bosnia
and Herzegovina need tremendous and major changes of its constitutional system in order
to fulfill requirements for EU membership.
Keywords
Bosnia and Herzegovina; federalism; constitutional framework; Dayton
Hrčak ID:
235261
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Publication date:
4.6.2018.
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