Pursuant to the conclusions of the Federation Forum held on 16 April 1998, the Ministry of Justice of the Central Bosnian Canton – Travnik is publishing the
ANNOUNCEMENT
on the renewed process of the appointment of judges to the Cantonal Court, Travnik- The number of judges under the published Competition dated 3 January 1998 are to be appointed to the Cantonal Court Travnik
In addition to the general requirements for employment, the candidate should meet the following requirements:
- to be a citizen of BiH or the BiH Federation;
- to be a graduate of the faculty of law, and to have passed the bar exam; and
- to have at least four years of experience working as a judge or as a president of the municipal court, or as municipal prosecutor or his/her deputy, or as an attorney or lawyer; or eight years of experience working on other legal matters after passing the bar exam, and, by working in the mentioned judicial bodies or lawyer’s office, has acquired dignity of a legal expert who has moral characteristics for carrying out the office of a cantonal court judge.
- The process of appointment of judges has been re-opened in the Cantonal Court.
- All applications received will be considered by the Judicial Appointment Commission, an independent body established in consultation with the OHR and OSCE, and the Commission’s operation will be monitored by the international organisations.
- There will be two vacancies for judges of an ethnicity other than Croat or Bosniak. Applications from qualified persons of an ethnicity other than Croat or Bosniak are particularly encouraged.
The final deadline for Croat and Bosniak applicants is 4 May 1998. Applications from candidates of an ethnicity other than Croat or Bosniak will continue to be accepted until the two vacancies reserved for those applicants are filled.