Independent Judicial Commission
09/14/2002
Inaugural Ceremony of High Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils Held
The inaugural ceremony of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils (HJPCs) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska was held today in Sarajevo. The Councils are charged with the appointment of all judges and prosecutors in BiH, with some exceptions such as the Constitutional and Minor Offence Courts. They will also cond [...]
08/22/2002
Vacancies for Higher Tier Judicial and Prosecutorial Posts Announced
The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the HJPC of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the HJPC of the Republika Srpska will begin to announce vacancies for top-level judicial and prosecutorial posts at both BiH and Entity level...
07/24/2002
Judicial Reform Seminar
Yesterday and today, at Bjelasnica, ABA/CEELI, a project of the American Bar Association, financed by USAID to promote legal and judicial reform in BiH, and IRZ, the German Foundation for International Legal Assistance, in co-operation with the Independent Judicial Commission, organised a seminar attended by around 70 judges and legal professionals [...]
06/06/2002
Independent Judicial Commission Recommends Reform of Court Administration
A report on court administration in Bosnia and Herzegovina, initiated by the Independent Judicial Commission (IJC), has found that courts are underfunded, that they lack direction and that the court system makes inefficient use of Judges’ working time. The report, entitled “Justice in Due Time”, was sent last week by the Director [...]
02/13/2002
The Adjudication of “War Salaries” of Justice Sector Employees in Una Sana Canton
In November 2000 a large number of employees of the judiciary in Una-Sana Canton (the "Canton") obtained their salaries for the period December 1994 to December 1995 ("War Salaries") through standard court proceedings. The payments caused widespread controversy throughout the Canton and increased the already existing perception of public distrust i [...]
02/13/2002
IJC Issues Report on Canton 1 Judiciary
Yesterday, the Independent Judicial Commission (IJC) sent a report on judicial behaviour in the Una-Sana Canton (Canton 1) to the Federation Judges Commission (FJC) and the Una Sana Canton Judges Commission
01/10/2002
Administration and Management Reform of BiH Court System gets Underway
The Head of the Independent Judicial Commission (IJC), Judge Rakel Surlien, is pleased to announce the start of a new judicial reform project. Funded by the Norwegian government and under the auspices of the IJC, the project will focus on administration and management in BiH courts. It has the full support of both Entity Ministers of Justice
12/31/2001
Progress Report November – December 2001
Following the usual pattern in these activity reports, this report has been drafted following the project goals of the IJC as set out in its Strategy Paper and the project numbers referred to in this report are those of the Strategy Paper.
12/13/2001
IJC Director recommends extension of the Comprehensive Review Process
The director of the Independent Judicial Commission, Judge Rakel Surlien, yesterday informed the Federation Judges’ Commission, the Federation Prosecutors’ Commission, the RS High Judicial Council, and the RS High Prosecutorial Council that the IJC is recommending to the Federation and RS assemblies that they extend the Comprehensive Re [...]