Podnesci Amicus Curiae

In the fall of 2002, the Office of the High Representative (“OHR”) convened a Round Table of experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina (“BiH”), including lawyers, academics, prosecutors and judges, in order to develop strategies for the reform of immunity legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter the “GFPA”) was adopted with a view to restore of peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In May 2002, three High Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils were established by Law, namely, the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina n° 15/02, 26/02, 35/02, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina n° 29/02, 47/02, 62/02, the Republika Srpska n° 40/02, 58/02, 77/02, Brcko Dis [...]

Some of these questions have their origin in the fact that in most of the cases before the Chamber the applicants opened savings accounts with branch offices located in what is now the Republika Srpska of banks headquartered in Sarajevo.

Comments made by the Legal Department of the Office of the High Representative

In a letter dated 13 February 2002 to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vice President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Judge Mirko Zovko, requested comments and remarks on the request of Mr. Beriz Belkic, member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for evaluation of the constitutionality of the Agree [...]

The Decision of the High Representative combining the competencies of the Independent Media Commission and the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency was published in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina 8/01 on 2 March 2001.

In a letter addressed to the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina dated 3 March 2001, the President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms. Snezana Savic, invited the High Representative to submit comments and remarks on the above mentioned request and proposal which was lodged by twenty-five deputies of the National Ass [...]

In a letter dated 16 November 2000 and addressed to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Wolfgang Petritsch, the President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Professor Dr. Kasim Begic, invited comments on the constitutionality of the Decision on Amendments to the Law on Travel Documents of Bosnia an [...]

In response to the letter of 10 April 2000 from Prof. Dr. Kasim Begić, President of the Constitutional Court, to His Excellency Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative, with regard to case number U 9/2000, I have the honor to address the Court on behalf of the High Representative in connection with this matter.