Duration of Judicial Proceeding in Anti-Discrimination Cases

In this article author covers the topic of a duration of anti-discrimination cases in courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, compares them with other cases, offers examples of some past anti-discrimination cases and explains the principle of urgency and its effect on anti-discrimination cases.

Public Administration Reform

Author: Branislava Petković, student, University of East Sarajevo – Faculty of Law In this article author analyses organization of public administration, its planned reform and offers comparative analysis of different administrative mechanisms implemented in neighboring countries. Text can be found on B/C/S language on the following link. Views in this text are author’s only and are … Continued

Youth Policies in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author analyses legal frame that covers youth policies in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as existing action plans. Text offers comparative display on some of the strategies in countries of EU and identifies aspects that have to be improved in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Original text can be found on B/C/S language on the following link.

Higher Education on the Road to Abyss

Author analyses organisation of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, its legal frame and main problems with its current structure comparing them with EU standards.

Women’s Rights and Their Under-representation on All Government Levels

This article covers question of women’s rights and their downright under-representation on all levels of government, particularly manifested in latest local elections in 2016. Author identifies factors such as role of media, leadership of parties and role of established women politicians as some of keys for solving this problem.

Health Care in BiH

In this text author analyses health care system in Bosnia and Herzegovina and covers the topic of administrative and political obstacles on a road to better health care as well as low level of knowledge between general population about their rights concerning health care.

REACTION: PARDONING WAR CRIMINALS IS UNACCEPTABLE

On the 18th of April 2017, session of Council of Ministers BiH was held where amendments to the Law on Pardon of BiH were proposed by Ministry of Justice of BiH. Proposed changes consist of allowing crimes of genocide and war crimes to be pardoned, precisely, for jail sentences over 20 years, pardoning is possible … Continued

Legal Certainty as a Determinant of Economic Growth in BiH

Author writes about the topic of economic growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina and reflects on main challenges and problems country is facing. Special focus is given on political and legal system of BiH as one of main factors of economic growth. Author offers her opinion in what should be the aim of country in the future concerning economic growth.

BiH on the Road to EU From the Perspective of Gender Equality

Author analyses principle of gender equality in the process of European integration of BiH. Gender equality is explained from the perspective of European Union and states that it is one of the basic principles of EU and reviews all important legal sources of EU where it is mentioned. Author concludes the article by writing about what BiH can expect on its road towards EU regarding gender equality.

Role of NGOs in the Process EU Integration

Author analyses role of NGOs in the process of the European integration of BiH, highlights the importance of participatory democracy and NGOs in that process and shares experience from Croatia and Serbia on the same topic.