Peace Implementation Council

Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Sarajevo on 12-13 December and discussed the challenges facing Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012, a year that is likely to see difficult economic circumstances in the region and the world.

A year ago today the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina cast their votes, but they continue to wait for a Council of Ministers to be appointed.

Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board strongly support the BiH state level judicial institutions. Furthermore, the PIC Steering Board condemns in the strongest possible terms attempts such as the action taken by the RSNA on April 13 to undermine these institutions. These attempts will undermine the rule of law and are [...]

Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) met in Sarajevo on 29-30 March 2011. Representatives of selected state-level institutions participated in parts of the meeting.

Meeting today in Sarajevo, the Ambassadors of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC SBA) welcomed the efforts of OHR to give HDZ-BiH, HDZ-1990, SDP, and SDA the best chance to move forward more than five months after the October 2010 elections. However, they also expressed their regret that parties were not able to agree to th [...]

The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board expresses strong concern over the actions taken by the Federation President, in which the Federation Vice-Presidents initially concurred, to appoint judges to the Federation Constitutional Court while disregarding the relevant responsibilities of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council and t [...]

All the Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board, except Russia declare their full support for the High Representative’s Order of January 5, 2011, which suspends the application of the RS Law on the Status of State Property Situated in the Territory of the Republika Srpska and Under the Disposal Ban, pending a final deci [...]

22 December marks the first anniversary of the Sejdic-Finci judgement by the European Court of Human Rights. This judgement established that provisions of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina are in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board today reiterated the International Community’s strong support for the State Court of BiH and the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH. These institutions play an essential role in advancing rule of law in BiH. Recent events in the Una-Sana Canton show that no one can be above the law.