Author: Amina Hujdur In July 2022, a historic step forward in the fight for the recognition of children born of war[1] was taken when the Brčko District of BiH became the first in Bosnia and Herzegovina to legally recognise children born of wartime rape as civilian victims of war, under the framework of the newly … Continued
Author: Branko Ćulibrk Social discrimination against sexual minorities is still prevalent in many European countries, but respect for the rights of LGBTIQ people is a critical issue in the process of EU integration of BiH, and it is an integral part of the EU accession negotiations as well as the EU Commission’s annual progress reports. … Continued
Author: Denis Čarkadžić The election year of 2022, like many others before it, is drawing to a close, but Bosnia and Herzegovina is still waiting for candidate status for membership of the European Union. When it comes to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU path, the previous mandate – 2018 to date – lacked everything but promises. … Continued
One of the tasks of the institutions within the framework of the health care reform is the establishment of a Cancer registry, a database that will enable the collection of accurate and relevant data on this disease in BiH, as well to open the way for the The European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR) which was established in 1990 by the European Commission.
The text addresses the complicated political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding filling the House of Peoples of the Parliament of Federation of BiH after the Constitutional Court abolished the Electoral Law provision which regulates this issue.
Poor political relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia have experienced culmination in the last year and a half after the International Court of Justice in The Hague rendered a final verdict in the so-called “Herceg-Bosna six”. ICJ ruled that there was a joint criminal enterprise against BiH, which was back then under the rule of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and Defense Minister Gojko Susak.
According to the data of the Single Parents Association “Pride” from Banja Luka, in as much as 70% of cases, the parent avoids paying alimony. The amount of alimony is determined on the basis of the payroll of one of the parents who is obliged to pay alimony to the former spouse, or the guardian of the child.
Human rights equally belong to all human beings without discrimination on any ground. Such definition, by itself, leaves no doubt as to the applicability of human rights in practice. However, the reality of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as well as the entire society, indicates that enormous disobedience is caused by a dysfunctional and non-transparent political and legal system.
The number of registered unemployed persons is dropping, but the main reason for that is the fact that a significant number of people is leaving B&H in search for better jobs.
This article covers the topic of statlessness in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Europe as well as its international legal framework.
This article analyses additional questions BiH has received in the process of forming avis (opinion by the EU on the BiH’s application).
Author in this text covers the route of migrants through BiH and analyses all the flaws and issues it brought to the surface regarding states ability to deal with crisis and to coordinate between different levels of government.