Accession Requirement

Accession Requirement Status
  Un- Satisfied Partially Satisfied Satisfied Legislation imposed by OHR
#3 Human Rights Institutions          
Commitment to adequate funding of the Human Rights Chamber, Ombudsperson and Commission for Displaced Persons and Refugees
  • BiH
 X      
Full compliance with decisions of the Human Rights Chamber and recommendations of the Ombudsperson
  • BiH
  • Fed
  • RS

 


X
X

 X  
Establishment of a working group with OHR and Council of Europe for restructuring human rights protection mechanisms in accordance with recommendations of the Venice Commission
  • Fed
  • RS
   X
X		    
Passage of legislation on the Ombudsmen recommended by the Venice Commission and guaranteeing their continuing independence
  • Fed
   X    
Establishment of the Ombudsmen as a multi-ethnic institution
  • RS
   X    
#4 Judicial System          
Adoption of the laws to establish independent selection procedures for judges and prosecutors and priority to adequate judicial salaries
  • Fed
  • RS
   X
X		    
#5 Constitutional Court          
Commitment to adequate funding of the Constitutional Court in a manner which sustains its independence and implementation of its decisions
  • BiH
 X      
#6 Compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights          
Adoption of Immigration and Asylum Law
  • BiH
     X  
Adoption of Law on Associations and Foundations respecting independence of Non-Governmental Organisations
  • BiH
  • Fed
  • RS
   X
X
X		    
Establishment of groups to examine compatibility of legislation with ECHR, and regular consultation with OHR and CoE on legislative initiatives
  • Fed
  • RS
   X
X		    
Legislation on Conscientious Objection and Alternative Service
  • Fed
  • RS
 X
X		      
Revised Law on Internal Affairs
  • RS
 X      
Revised Law on Citizenship
  • BiH
  • Fed
  • RS
X

 

X

 X  
Adoption of the Criminal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure
  • RS
   X    

 

Accession Requirement Status
  Un- Satisfied Partially Satisfied Satisfied Legislation imposed by OHR
#7 ICTY          
Full Cooperation with the ICTY
  • Fed
  • RS
 X
X		      
#9 Property Laws (Return of Refugees and Displaced Persons)          
Full co-operation and compliance with Annex 7 on Refugees and Displaced Persons of the Dayton Peace Agreement in the Implementation of the property laws
  • Fed
  • RS
 X
X		      
Revised laws to guarantee the right to return of individuals whose apartments have been permanently reallocated to another person
  • Fed
  • RS
     X
X		 X
X
Revised Law on Housing Relations
  • Fed
  • RS
     X
X		 X
X
Establishment of a mechanism to ensure access to and recognition of personal documents
  • Fed
  • RS
 X
X		      
Full implementation of the Decisions of the Human Rights Chamber concerning former Yugoslav National Army (JNA) apartments
  • Fed
   X    
Establishment of an effective property claims process
  • RS
   X    
#11 Education          
Substantial progress in the amendment of textbooks, including withdrawal of all offensive materials by beginning of 1999/2000 school year
  • Fed
  • RS
X		 X    
Review of the education system in order to eradicate all aspects of ethnic segregation
  • Fed
  • RS
 X
X		      
Total Human rights accession-related requirements 40 15 18 7 41

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1 Of six CoE accession criteria requiring adoption of legislation, only two – the BiH Law on Immigration and Asylum, and the BiH Revised Law on Citizenship – were adopted by relevant governmental bodies. The other four were imposed.

The ‘x’ symbol when italicized indicates assessment change

OHR Human Rights/ Rule of Law Department