Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a "Greater Serbia." In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).
The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called "Bonn Powers." An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently, EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a security assistance and training capacity.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a parliamentary republic.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 11 - 15 of 46Law amending the Law on and register and land rights.
This Law amends various provisions prescribed by the Law on and register and land rights (Official Gazette of the Brcko District 11/2001, 1/2003 and 14/2003).Changes are related to the administrative denominations and official names and legal terms.
Amends: Law on register and land rights. (2001-07-11)
Law amending the Law on land consolidation in Brcko District.
This Law amends certain provisions of the Law on land consolidation in Brcko District (Official Gazette 7/2006 of the Brcko District, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).Major changes are related to the general terms and definitions, and some minor administrative adjustments.
Amends: Law on land consolidation in Brcko District. (2005-12-14)
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995 (rev. 2009)
The constitution was drafted as part of the Dayton Peace Accords and was ratified once the accords were signed.
Law declaring the part of the mountain Konjuh as protected landscape ''Konjuh''.
This Law officially defines the boundaries and physical limits, management and conservation practices, charges and compensation issues, correct use and ownership, and various protection rules all regarding the part of the Konjuh (located on the territory of the Tuzla Canton, autonomous district of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) that is declared and nominated as protected national landscape/wealth ''Konjuh''.The Law is divided into XI Chapters and 34 articles, including the offences and related penalties.
Law on inspections of the Brcko District.
This Law prescribes all standards and requirements governing the complete aspects of the official state inspection duties to be performed as mandatory, ordinary and/or extraordinary inspection in various sectors on the territory of the Brcko District (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).The Law is divided into 107 articles, including all offences and related penalties.
Amended by: Law amending the Law on inspections of the Brcko District. (2013-07-24)
Amended by: Law amending the Law on inspections of the Brcko District. (2008-06-20)