Dayton Peace Accords (Dayton, November 21 1995) was signed in entirely adverse circumstances for Bosnia and Hezegovina, and it is a result of strong pressure of International Community, especially of American administration of those times. Content of the Accords, in its general provisions and annexes (eleven annexes in total), is contradictory (Annexes III and IV are contradictory to Annexes VI and VII).There are also contradictions within Annex IV (Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Articles I and II are contradictory to Articles IV and V. According to Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the state consists of two entities (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska). Whereas Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is completely decentralized (has 10 cantons), Republika Srpska is completely centralized. Minimum functions of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state, defined by framework of this Peace Accord, can be realized only if all annexes are fully implemented. An active role of International Community, as foreseen by Annex X (Civil Implementation of Peace Accords), is still necessary. Therefore, since the day of signing of Dayton Peace Accords the practice indicated that Bosnia and Herzegovina within the framework of the agreement, does not function in its full capacity. Reasons for its dysfunctions are critically analysed in this short study
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