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When a Government Lacks Constitutional Title: U-29/25, Acting Authority, and Executive Legitimacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Introduction The appointment of the new Government of Republika Srpska in August 2025 unfolded under highly atypical and constitutionally contentious circumstances, ultimately giving rise to one of the most significant constitutional disputes in post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 18 August 2025, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina rendered a final judgment establishing that Milorad Dodik’s …