Brcko Arbitration Arbitral Tribunal for Dispute over Inter-Entity Boundary in Brcko Area Final Award 5 March 1999

Arbitration for the Brcko Area The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. The Republika Srpska Appearances: For the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Frank McCloskey Edward O. Delaney Mark J. Dinsmore Barnes & Thornburg Jay D. Zeiler Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld For the Republika Srpska Nikola Kostich Styler, Kostich, LeBell Dobroski & McGuire Dr Radomir Lukic TABLE OF CONTENTS THE ISSUE BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS THE NEED FOR A CHANGE IN GOVERNANCE The Practical and Political Forces Impeding Two-Way Returns The Discouragement of Serb Departures from Brcko The Discouragement of Bosniac and Croat Returns to Brcko The Failure to Facilitate Local Multi-Ethnic Government THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE NEW DISTRICT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PROTECTION OF THE VARIOUS INTERESTS INVOLVED The Interests of the Republika Srpska The Interests of the Federation The Interests of the International Community THE LEGAL VALIDITY OF THE DISTRICT PLAN FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE ANNEX PROVISIONS PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AUTHENTICITY ANNEX (05 March 1999) ANNEX (18 August 1999)

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