OHR Press Releases
04/04/2002
High Representative issues Decision on Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a Decision suspending all judicial and prosecutorial appointments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, pending the restructuring of the judicial system.
04/04/2002
February 2002 statistics on property implementation: Slight rise in the number of claims in February
The agencies involved in the Property Legislation Implementation Plan (PLIP), the OSCE, OHR, UNHCR, UNMIBH and CRPC, announced today that as of 28 February 2002, the PLIP statistics showed the following implementation rates.
04/03/2002
HR issues two Decisions on Zepce Municipality
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a Decision enabling municipal elections in Zepce to be held on the same day as this year’s general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipal elections will be held under the Election Law of BiH and are to be organised by the BiH Election Commission.
04/03/2002
Longer Hours for Arizona Market
The Supervisor of Brcko, Henry L. Clarke, today issued the Supervisory Order on Arizona Market as an amendment to the Supervisory Order on Arizona Market dated 16 November 2000.
03/28/2002
High Representative Issues Decisions on Eligibility of Candidates to Run for Elected Office
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Wednesday issued three Decisions amending the Entity and State legislation governing the eligibility of candidates to run for elected office in BiH.
03/27/2002
High Representative Congratulates Party Leaders on Agreement Reforming Entity Constitutions
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, congratulates the leaders of the political parties on the agreement they signed early this morning. The new Entity Constitutions will turn Bosnia and Herzegovina into a truly multiethnic country, providing Bosniaks and Croats in the RS, and Serbs in the Federation with full representation and full protec [...]
03/25/2002
High Representative Congratulates Danis Tanovic
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has extended his congratulations to Danis Tanovic, whose film No Man’s Land was named “Best Foreign Language Film” at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday.
03/24/2002
On the eve of final talks, the High Representative presses BiH’s leaders for a domestic solution
The talks now underway under the auspices of the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, aimed at agreeing the optimum method of implementing the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the constituency of peoples are approaching their crucial final phase.
03/22/2002
Process of Permanent Appointment of the Brcko District Judiciary Is Finished
The Judicial Commission of Brcko District BiH has completed the process of reviewing the performance of the Brcko District judges, deputy prosecutors and lawyers with the Agency for Legal Aid who were appointed to their positions on April 1, 2001 for a probationary period of one year. The process included evaluation of work performance and personal [...]
03/20/2002
The Board of Donors for Demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina Communique
The Board of Donors for Demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina met in Sarajevo on 20 March 2002. The Board welcomed specially Mr Beriz Belkic, Mr Jozo Krizanovic and Mr. Zivko Radisic of the BiH Presidency, the High Representative Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch, the Minister for Civil Affairs and Communication Mr. Svetozar Mihajlovic, the Head of the OSCE Amba [...]