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The General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiH
Annex 1a - Agreement on Military Aspects of the Peace Settlement
Annex 1b - Agreement on Regional Stabilization
Annex 2 - Agreement on Inter-Entity Boundary Line and Related Issues
Annex 3 - Agreement on Elections
Annex 5 - Agreement on Arbitration
Annex 6 - Agreement on Human Rights
Annex 7 - Agreement on Refugees and Displaced Persons
Annex 8 - Agreement on the Commission to Preserve National Monuments
Annex 9 - Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina Public Corporations
Annex 10 - Agreement on Civilian Implementation
Annex 11 - Agreement on International Police Task Force
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Annex 4 - Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Preamble
Based on respect for human dignity, liberty, and equality,
Dedicated to peace, justice, tolerance, and reconciliation,
Convinced that democratic governmental institutions and fair procedures
best produce peaceful relations within a pluralist society,
Desiring to promote the general welfare and economic growth through the
protection of private property and the promotion of a market economy,
Guided by the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Committedto the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence
of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with international law,
Determined to ensure full respect for international humanitarian law,
Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights, and the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National
or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, as well as other human
rights instruments,
Recalling the Basic Principles agreed in Geneva on September 8, 1995,
and in New York on September 26, 1995,
Bosniacs, Croats, and Serbs, as constituent peoples (along with Others),
and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina hereby determine that the Constitution
of Bosnia and Herzegovina is as follows:
Article I:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Continuation. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the
official name of which shall henceforth be "Bosnia and Herzegovina,"
shall continue its legal existence under international law as a state,
with its internal structure modified as provided herein and with its
present internationally recognized borders. It shall remain a Member
State of the United Nations and may as Bosnia and Herzegovina maintain
or apply for membership in organizations within the United Nations system
and other international organizations.
- Democratic Principles. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be
a democratic state, which shall operate under the rule of law and with
free and democratic elections.
- Composition. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of the
two Entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika
Srpska (hereinafter "the Entities").
- Movement of Goods. Services. Capital. and Persons. There
shall be freedom of movement throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia
and Herzegovina and the Entities shall not impede full freedom of movement
of persons, goods, services, and capital throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Neither Entity shall establish controls at the boundary between the
Entities.
- Capital. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be
Sarajevo.
- Symbols. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall have such symbols
as are decided by its Parliamentary Assembly and approved by the Presidency.
- Citizenship.There shall be a citizenship of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, to be regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly, and a citizenship
of each Entity, to be regulated by each Entity, provided that:
- All citizens of either Entity are thereby citizens
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- No person shall be deprived of Bosnia and Herzegovina
or Entity citizenship arbitrarily or so as to leave him or her stateless.
No person shall be deprived of Bosnia and Herzegovina or Entity
citizenship on any ground such as sex, race, color, language, religion,
political or other opinion, national or social origin, association
with a national minority, property, birth or other status.
- All persons who were citizens of the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina immediately prior to the entry into force of this
Constitution are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The citizenship
of persons who were naturalized after April 6, 1992 and before the
entry into force of this Constitution will be regulated by the Parliamentary
Assembly.
- Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina may hold the citizenship
of another state, provided that there is a bilateral agreement,
approved by the Parliamentary Assembly in accordance with Article
IV(4)(d), between Bosnia and Herzegovina and that state governing
this matter. Persons with dual citizenship may vote in Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the Entities only if Bosnia and Herzegovina is their
country of residence.
- A citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina abroad shall enjoy
the protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Each Entity may issue
passports of Bosnia and Herzegovina to its citizens as regulated
by the Parliamentary Assembly. Bosnia and Herzegovina may issue
passports to citizens not issued a passport by an Entity. There
shall be a central register of all passports issued by the Entities
and by Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Article
II: Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Human Rights. Bosnia and Herzegovina and both Entities shall ensure the
highest level of internationally recognized human rights and fundamental
freedoms. To that end, there shall be a Human Rights Commission for Bosnia
and Herzegovina as provided for in Annex 6 to the General Framework Agreement.
International Standards.The rights and freedoms set forth in the European
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
and its Protocols shall apply directly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These
shall have priority over all other law.
Enumeration of Rights. All persons within the territory of Bosnia and
Herzegovina shall enjoy the human rights and fundamental freedoms referred
to in paragraph 2 above; these include:
- The right to life.
- The right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman
or degrading treatment or punishment.
- The right not to be held in slavery or servitude or to
perform forced or compulsory labor.
- The rights to liberty and security of person.
- The right to a fair hearing in civil and criminal matters,
and other rights relating to criminal proceedings.
- The right to private and family life, home, and correspondence.
- Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
- Freedom of expression.
- Freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association
with others.
- The right to marry and to found a family.
- The right to property.
- The right to education.
- The right to liberty of movement and residence.
Non-Discrimination. The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms provided
for in this Article or in the international agreements listed in Annex
I to this Constitution shall be secured to all persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina
without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, color, language,
religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association
with a national minority, property, birth or other status.
Refugees and Displaced Persons. All refugees and displaced persons have
the right freely to return to their homes of origin. They have the right,
in accordance with Annex 7 to the General Framework Agreement, to have
restored to them property of which they were deprived in the course of
hostilities since 1991 and to be compensated for any such property that
cannot be restored to them. Any commitments or statements relating to
such property made under duress are null and void.
Implementation. Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all courts, agencies, governmental
organs, and instrumentalities operated by or within the Entities, shall
apply and conform to the human rights and fundamental freedoms referred
to in paragraph 2 above.
International Agreements. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall remain or become
party to the international agreements listed in Annex I to this Constitution.
Cooperation. All competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina shall
cooperate with and provide unrestricted access to: any international human
rights monitoring mechanisms established for Bosnia and Herzegovina; the
supervisory bodies established by any of the international agreements
listed in Annex I to this Constitution; the International Tribunal for
the Former Yugoslavia (and in particular shall comply with orders issued
pursuant to Article 29 of the Statute of the Tribunal); and any other
organization authorized by the United Nations Security Council with a
mandate concerning human rights or humanitarian law.
Article
III: Responsibilities of and Relations Between the Institutions of Bosnia
and Herzegovina and the Entities
Responsibilities of the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The following matters are the responsibility of the institutions of Bosnia
and Herzegovina:
- Foreign policy.
- Foreign trade policy.
- Customs policy.
- Monetary policy as provided in Article VII.
- Finances of the institutions and for the international
obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Immigration, refugee, and asylum policy and regulation.
International and inter-Entity criminal law enforcement, including relations
with Interpol.
- Establishment and operation of common and international
communications facilities.
- Regulation of inter-Entity transportation.
- Air traffic control.
Responsibilities of the Entities.
- The Entities shall have the right to establish special
parallel relationships with neighboring states consistent with the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Each Entity shall provide all necessary assistance to the
government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to enable it to honor
the international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, provided that
financial obligations incurred by one Entity without the consent of
the other prior to the election of the Parliamentary Assembly and Presidency
of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be the responsibility of that Entity,
except insofar as the obligation is necessary for continuing the membership
of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an international organization.
- The Entities shall provide a safe and secure environment
for all persons in their respective jurisdictions, by maintaining civilian
law enforcement agencies operating in accordance with internationally
recognized standards and with respect for the internationally recognized
human rights and fundamental freedoms referred to in Article II above,
and by taking such other measures as appropriate.
- Each Entity may also enter into agreements with states
and international organizations with the consent of the Parliamentary
Assembly. The Parliamentary Assembly may provide by law that certain
types of agreements do not require such consent.
Law and Responsibilities of the Entities and the Institutions.
- All governmental functions and powers not expressly assigned
in this Constitution to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall
be those of the Entities.
- The Entities and any subdivisions thereof shall comply
fully with this Constitution, which supersedes inconsistent provisions
of the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the constitutions and law
of the Entities, and with the decisions of the institutions of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The general principles of international law shall be
an integral part of the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Entities.
Coordination. The Presidency may decide to facilitate inter- Entity coordination
on matters not within the responsibilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina as
provided in this Constitution, unless an Entity objects in any particular
case.
Additional Responsibilities.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina shall assume responsibility for
such other matters as are agreed by the Entities; are provided for in
Annexes 5 through 8 to the General Framework Agreement; or are necessary
to preserve the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence,
and international personality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance
with the division of responsibilities between the institutions of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. Additional institutions may be established as necessary
to carry out such responsibilities.
- Within six months of the entry into force of this Constitution,
the Entities shall begin negotiations with a view to including in the
responsibilities of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina other
matters, including utilization of energy resources and cooperative economic
projects.
Article IV:
Parliamentary Assembly
The Parliamentary Assembly shall have two chambers: the House of Peoples
and the House of Representatives.
House of Peoples. The House of Peoples shall comprise 15 Delegates, two-thirds
from the Federation (including five Croats and five Bosniacs) and one-third
from the Republika Srpska (five Serbs).
- The designated Croat and Bosniac Delegates from the Federation
shall be selected, respectively, by the Croat and Bosniac Delegates
to the House of Peoples of the Federation. Delegates from the Republika
Srpska shall be selected by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska.
- Nine members of the House of Peoples shall comprise a quorum,
provided that at least three Bosniac, three Croat, and three Serb Delegates
are present.
House of Representatives. The House of Representatives shall comprise
42 Members, two- thirds elected from the territory of the Federation,
one-third from the territory of the Republika Srpska.
- Members of the House of Representatives shall be directly
elected from their Entity in accordance with an election law to be adopted
by the Parliamentary Assembly. The first election, however, shall take
place in accordance with Annex 3 to the General Framework Agreement.
- A majority of all members elected to the House of Representatives
shall comprise a quorum.
Procedures.
- Each chamber shall be convened in Sarajevo not more than
30 days after its selection or election.
- Each chamber shall by majority vote adopt its internal
rules and select from its members one Serb, one Bosniac, and one Croat
to serve as its Chair and Deputy Chairs, with the position of Chair
rotating among the three persons selected.
- All legislation shall require the approval of both chambers.
- All decisions in both chambers shall be by majority of
those present and voting. The Delegates and Members shall make their
best efforts to see that the majority includes at least one-third of
the votes of Delegates or Members from the territory of each Entity.
If a majority vote does not include one-third of the votes of Delegates
or Members from the territory of each Entity, the Chair and Deputy Chairs
shall meet as a commission and attempt to obtain approval within three
days of the vote. If those efforts fail, decisions shall be taken by
a majority of those present and voting, provided that the dissenting
votes do not include two-thirds or more of the Delegates or Members
elected from either Entity.
- A proposed decision of the Parliamentary Assembly may be
declared to be destructive of a vital interest of the Bosniac, Croat,
or Serb people by a majority of, as appropriate, the Bosniac, Croat,
or Serb Delegates selected in accordance with paragraph l(a) above.
Such a proposed decision shall require for approval in the House of
Peoples a majority of the Bosniac, of the Croat, and of the Serb Delegates
present and voting.
- When a majority of the Bosniac, of the Croat, or of the
Serb Delegates objects to the invocation of paragraph (e), the Chair
of the House of Peoples shall immediately convene a Joint Commission
comprising three Delegates, one each selected by the Bosniac, by the
Croat, and by the Serb Delegates, to resolve the issue. If the Commission
fails to do so within five days, the matter will be referred to the
Constitutional Court, which shall in an expedited process review it
for procedural regularity.
- The House of Peoples may be dissolved by the Presidency
or by the House itself, provided that the House's decision to dissolve
is approved by a majority that includes the majority of Delegates from
at least two of the Bosniac, Croat, or Serb peoples. The House of Peoples
elected in the first elections after the entry into force of this Constitution
may not, however, be dissolved.
- Decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly shall not take
effect before publication.
- Both chambers shall publish a complete record of their
deliberations and shall, save in exceptional circumstances in accordance
with their rules, deliberate publicly.
- Delegates and Members shall not be held criminally or civilly
liable for any acts carried out within the scope of their duties in
the Parliamentary Assembly.
Powers. The Parliamentary Assembly shall have responsibility for:
- Enacting legislation as necessary to implement decisions
of the Presidency or to carry out the responsibilities of the Assembly
under this Constitution.
- Deciding upon the sources and amounts of revenues for the
operations of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and international
obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Approving a budget for the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Deciding whether to consent to the ratification of treaties.
- Such other matters as are necessary to carry out its duties
or as are assigned to it by mutual agreement of the Entities.
Article V: Presidency
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members:
one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of
the Federation, and one Serb directly elected from the territory of the
Republika Srpska.
Election and Term.
- Members of the Presidency shall be directly elected in
each Entity (with each voter voting to fill one seat on the Presidency)
in accordance with an election law adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly.
The first election, however, shall take place in accordance with Annex
3 to the General Framework Agreement. Any vacancy in the Presidency
shall be filled from the relevant Entity in accordance with a law to
be adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly.
- The term of the Members of the Presidency elected in the
first election shall be two years; the term of Members subsequently
elected shall be four years. Members shall be eligible to succeed themselves
once and shall thereafter be ineligible for four years.
Procedures.
- The Presidency shall determine its own rules of procedure,
which shall provide for adequate notice of all meetings of the Presidency.
- The Members of the Presidency shall appoint from their
Members a Chair. For the first term of the Presidency, the Chair shall
be the Member who received the highest number of votes. Thereafter,
the method of selecting the Chair, by rotation or otherwise, shall be
determined by the Parliamentary Assembly, subject to Article IV(3).
- The Presidency shall endeavor to adopt all Presidency Decisions
(i.e., those concerning matters arising under Article III(l)(a) - (e))
by consensus. Such decisions may, subject to paragraph (d) below, nevertheless
be adopted by two Members when all efforts to reach consensus have failed.
- A dissenting Member of the Presidency may declare a Presidency
Decision to be destructive of a vital interest of the Entity from the
territory from which he was elected, provided that he does so within
three days of its adoption. Such a Decision shall be referred immediately
to the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska, if the declaration
was made by the Member from that territory; to the Bosniac Delegates
of the House of Peoples of the Federation, if the declaration was made
by the Bosniac Member; or to the Croat Delegates of that body, if the
declaration was made by the Croat Member. If the declaration is confirmed
by a two-thirds vote of those persons within ten days of the referral,
the challenged Presidency Decision shall not take effect.
Powers. The Presidency shall have responsibility for:
- Conducting the foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Appointing ambassadors and other international representatives
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, no more than two-thirds of whom may be selected
from the territory of the Federation.
- Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in international and
European organizations and institutions and seeking membership in such
organizations and institutions of which Bosnia and Herzegovina is not
a member.
- Negotiating, denouncing, and, with the consent of the Parliamentary
Assembly, ratifying treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Executing decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly.
- Proposing, upon the recommendation of the Council of Ministers,
an annual budget to the Parliamentary Assembly.
- Reporting as requested, but not less than annually, to
the Parliamentary Assembly on expenditures by the Presidency.
- Coordinating as necessary with international and nongovernmental
organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Performing such other functions as may be necessary to
carry out its duties, as may be assigned to it by the Parliamentary
Assembly, or as may be agreed by the Entities.
Council of Ministers. The Presidency shall nominate the Chair
of the Council of Ministers, who shall take office upon the approval of
the House of Representatives. The Chair shall nominate a Foreign Minister,
a Minister for Foreign Trade, and other Ministers as may be appropriate,
who shall take office upon the approval of the House of Representatives.
- Together the Chair and the Ministers shall constitute the
Council of Ministers, with responsibility for carrying out the policies
and decisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the fields referred to in
Article III(1), (4), and (5) and reporting to the Parliamentary Assembly
(including, at least annually, on expenditures by Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- No more than two-thirds of all Ministers may be appointed
from the territory of the Federation. The Chair shall also nominate
Deputy Ministers (who shall not be of the same constituent people as
their Ministers), who shall take office upon the approval of the House
of Representatives.
- The Council of Ministers shall resign if at any time there
is a vote of no-confidence by the Parliamentary Assembly.
Standing Committee.
- Each member of the Presidency shall, by virtue of the office,
have civilian command authority over armed forces. Neither Entity shall
threaten or use force against the other Entity, and under no circumstances
shall any armed forces of either Entity enter into or stay within the
territory of the other Entity without the consent of the government
of the latter and of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All armed
forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina shall operate consistently with the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The members of the Presidency shall select a Standing Committee
on Military Matters to coordinate the activities of armed forces in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Members of the Presidency shall be members
of the Standing Committee.
Article VI:
Constitutional Court
Composition. The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
shall have nine members.
- Four members shall be selected by the House of Representatives
of the Federation, and two members by the Assembly of the Republika
Srpska. The remaining three members shall be selected by the President
of the European Court of Human Rights after consultation with the Presidency.
- Judges shall be distinguished jurists of high moral standing.
Any eligible voter so qualified may serve as a judge of the Constitutional
Court. The judges selected by the President of the European Court of
Human Rights shall not be citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina or of any
neighboring state.
- The term of judges initially appointed shall be five years,
unless they resign or are removed for cause by consensus of the other
judges. Judges initially appointed shall not be eligible for reappointment.
Judges subsequently appointed shall serve until age 70, unless they
resign or are removed for cause by consensus of the other judges.
- For appointments made more than five years after the initial
appointment of judges, the Parliamentary Assembly may provide by law
for a different method of selection of the three judges selected by
the President of the European Court of Human Rights.
Procedures.
- A majority of all members of the Court shall constitute
a quorum.
- The Court shall adopt its own rules of court by a majority
of all members. It shall hold public proceedings and shall issue reasons
for its decisions, which shall be published.
Jurisdiction. The Constitutional Court shall uphold this Constitution.
- The Constitutional Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction
to decide any dispute that arises under this Constitution between the
Entities or between Bosnia and Herzegovina and an Entity or Entities,
or between institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including but not
limited to:
- Whether an Entity's decision to establish a special parallel
relationship with a neighboring state is consistent with this Constitution,
including provisions concerning the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Whether any provision of an Entity's constitution or law is consistent
with this Constitution.
Disputes may be referred only by a member of the Presidency, by the
Chair of the Council of Ministers, by the Chair or a Deputy Chair
of either chamber of the Parliamentary Assembly, by one-fourth of
the members of either chamber of the Parliamentary Assembly, or by
one-fourth of either chamber of a legislature of an Entity.
- The Constitutional Court shall also have appellate jurisdiction
over issues under this Constitution arising out of a judgment of any
other court in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction over issues
referred by any court in Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning whether a
law, on whose validity its decision depends, is compatible with this
Constitution, with the European Convention for Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms and its Protocols, or with the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
or concerning the existence of or the scope of a general rule of public
international law pertinent to the court's decision.
Decisions. Decisions of the Constitutional Court shall be final
and binding.
Article VII: Central
Bank
There shall be a Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which shall
be the sole authority for issuing currency and for monetary policy throughout
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The Central Bank's responsibilities will be determined
by the Parliamentary Assembly. For the first six years after the entry
into force of this Constitution, however, it may not extend credit by
creating money, operating in this respect as a currency board; thereafter,
the Parliamentary Assembly may give it that authority.
- The first Governing Board of the Central Bank shall consist
of a Governor appointed by the International Monetary Fund, after consultation
with the Presidency, and three members appointed by the Presidency,
two from the Federation (one Bosniac, one Croat, who shall share one
vote) and one from the Republika Srpska, all of whom shall serve a six-year
term. The Governor, who shall not be a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina
or any neighboring state, may cast tie-breaking votes on the Governing
Board.
- Thereafter, the Governing Board of the Central Bank of
Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of five persons appointed by the
Presidency for a term of six years. The Board shall appoint, from among
its members, a Governor for a term of six years.
Article VIII: Finances
- The Parliamentary Assembly shall each year, on the proposal
of the Presidency, adopt a budget covering the expenditures required
to carry out the responsibilities of institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and the international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- If no such budget is adopted in due time, the budget for
the previous year shall be used on a provisional basis.
- The Federation shall provide two-thirds, and the Republika
Srpska one-third, of the revenues required by the budget, except insofar
as revenues are raised as specified by the Parliamentary Assembly.
Article IX: General
Provisions
- No person who is serving a sentence imposed by the International
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and no person who is under indictment
by the Tribunal and who has failed to comply with an order to appear
before the Tribunal, may stand as a candidate or hold any appointive,
elective, or other public office in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Compensation for persons holding office in the institutions
of Bosnia and Herzegovina may not be diminished during an officeholder's
tenure.
- Officials appointed to positions in the institutions of
Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be generally representative of the peoples
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Article X: Amendment
- Amendment Procedure. This Constitution may be amended by
a decision of the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds majority
of those present and voting in the House of Representatives.
- Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. No amendment to
this Constitution may eliminate or diminish any of the rights and freedoms
referred to in Article II of this Constitution or alter the present
paragraph.
Article
XI: Transitional Arrangements
Transitional arrangements concerning public offices, law, and other matters
are set forth in Annex II to this Constitution.
Article XII: Entry
into Force
- This Constitution shall enter into force upon signature
of the General Framework Agreement as a constitutional act amending
and superseding the Constitution of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Within three months from the entry into force of this Constitution,
the Entities shall amend their respective constitutions to ensure their
conformity with this Constitution in accordance with Article III(3)(b).
Annex I: Additional Human Rights Agreements To Be Applied
In Bosnia And Herzegovina
- 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide
- 1949 Geneva Conventions I-IV on the Protection of the Victims
of War, and the 1977 Geneva Protocols I-II thereto
- 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and
the 1966 Protocol thereto
- 1957 Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
- 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
- 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination
- 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
and the 1966 and 1989 Optional Protocols thereto
- 1966 Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women
- 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 1987 European Convention on the Prevention of Torture and
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the
Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
- 1992 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
- 1994 Framework Convention for the Protection of National
Minorities
Annex II: Transitional Arrangements
Joint Interim Commission.
- The Parties hereby establish a Joint Interim Commission
with a mandate to discuss practical questions related to the implementation
of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the General Framework
Agreement and its Annexes, and to make recommendations and proposals.
- The Joint Interim Commission shall be composed of four
persons from the Federation, three persons from the Republika Srpska,
and one representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Meetings of the Commission shall be chaired by the High
Representative or his or designee.
Continuation of Laws.
All laws, regulations, and judicial rules of procedure in effect within
the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina when the Constitution enters
into force shall remain in effect to the extent not inconsistent with
the Constitution, until otherwise determined by a competent governmental
body of Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Judicial and Administrative Proceedings.
All proceedings in courts or administrative agencies functioning within
the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina when the Constitution enters
into force shall continue in or be transferred to other courts or agencies
in Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with any legislation governing
the competence of such courts or agencies.
Offices.
Until superseded by applicable agreement or law, governmental offices,
institutions, and other bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina will operate
in accordance with applicable law.
Treaties.
Any treaty ratified by the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina between
January 1, 1992 and the entry into force of this Constitution shall
be disclosed to Members of the Presidency within 15 days of their assuming
office; any such treaty not disclosed shall be denounced. Within six
months after the Parliamentary Assembly is first convened, at the request
of any member of the Presidency, the Parliamentary Assembly shall consider
whether to denounce any other such treaty.
Declaration On Behalf Of The Republic Of Bosnia And Herzegovina
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina approves the Constitution of Bosnia
and Herzegovina at Annex 4 to the General Framework Agreement.
For the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Declaration On Behalf Of The Federation Of Bosnia And
Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on behalf of its constituent
peoples and citizens, approves the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
at Annex 4 to the General Framework Agreement.
For the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Declaration On Behalf Of The Republika Srpska
The Republika Srpska approves the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
at Annex 4 to the General Framework Agreement.
For the Republika Srpska
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