Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Serbs Condemned Over Blockade of State Institutions
Bosniak leaders on Wednesday accused Bosnian Serb officials - who have stopped work on deciding any state-level matters, pending adoption of a new law on the Constitutional Court - of breaking the law.
Court Orders Bosnian Serb Entity to Outlaw Death Penalty
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has upheld an appeal filed by a group of Bosniak delegates in the parliament of Bosnia's Serb-led entity, ordering the Republika Srpska to remove references to the death penalty from its laws and constitution.
Bosniak Party to Challenge Serb Entity's Name
The largest Bosniak party, the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, will start legal proceedings before the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, challenging the name of the Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, the SDA announced on Wednesday.
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Bosnian Court To Rule on Police Beards
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was expected on Wednesday to rule on a regulation obliging the Border Police of BiH to shave and on whether this violates their right to manifest their religious belief.
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Court Rejects Bosnian Serb Claim to Army Facilities
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal from the Attorney's Office of Republika Srpska, Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity - ruling that the state, and not the entity, owns military facilities on the Veliki Zep mountain near the town of Han Pijesak.
The Constitutional Court's ruling is final, but political leaders in Republika Srpska have vowed to ignore it.
Bosnian Serb Leader Calls US Ambassador 'Enemy'
The president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, hit back on Wednesday after sanctions were imposed on him by the US Treasury, declaring the US ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Maureen Cormack, "a proven enemy" of the Bosnian Serbs who was "unwelcome in Republika Srpska".
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US Sanctions Dodik for Obstructing Dayton Agreement
The US Treasury has sanctioned President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, for obstructing the peace agreement that ended the war of 1992 to 1995 by defying the orders of Bosnia's Constitutional Court.
Ivanic: Referendum results cannot be annulled
BANJALUKA - The results of the Republika Srpska Day referendum cannot be annulled, Chairman of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Mladen Ivanic said in Banjaluka Friday.
Only the consequences of the referendum can be annulled, Ivanic, the Serb member of the tripartite rotating presidency, told the Avaz.ba news portal.
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BiH Constitutional Court annuls RS referendum results
SARAJEVO - The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Thursday annulled the results of the September 25 Republika Srpska Day referendum due to what it said was non-compliance with the BiH constitution, the RTRS reported.
Results of Republika Srpska Day referendum cannot be annulled
BANJALUKA - The results of the Republika Srpska Day referendum cannot be annulled, Chairman of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Mladen Ivanic said in Banjaluka Friday.
Only the consequences of the referendum can be annulled, Ivanic, the Serb member of the tripartite rotating presidency, told the Avaz.ba news portal.