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IMPACT OF THE DAYTON PEACE AGREEMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

By
Golijan Dragan ,
Golijan Dragan
Alisa Salkić
Alisa Salkić

Abstract

Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the six federal units of former Yugoslavia, which is constituted as a final state. There have been attempts to finish its constitution in 1992. year, but it did not work for many reasons. On the trail of neglect important facts, especially the equality of all three nations, was formed separative state organizations and on the other side was declared the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent state. In such a legal and politically confused constitutional situation interfered the international community with intention to find a proper solution of state organization that would satisfy all three constituent peoples. Finally the results was Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the war, established a new model of government and formed the present state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Government system and overall internal structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established as the only possible solution and as a great compromise. There was formed a democratic, decentralized and complex state of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of two entities (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Serbian Republic) with the three equal nations

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