High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling today signed an updated Registry Agreement with the Presidency of Bosnia and
The new Registry Agreement replaces that of
In the new agreement, which still needs to be signed by the Chair of the BiH Presidency Sulejman Tihic, responsibilities originally given to the international registrar are transferred to a Transition Council comprised primarily of representatives of the BiH institutions to whom responsibilities will ultimately be transferred.
Among other changes, the power to appoint international judges and prosecutors is transferred from the High Representative to the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council.
The new agreement also includes a transition plan and a concrete integration strategy.