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Category: Constitutional and Human Rights Issues

The Judge is Their Own Executioner: How Constitutional Judges’ Self-Decisions on Their Own Terms of Office Endanger the Montenegrin Rule of Law

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This translation is a redesigned reproduction of the original article that was published on Verfassungsblog on the 15th of January 2026. The original article can be found at the following link Introduction The election of a new judge to the Montenegrin Constitutional Court on November 25, 2025, has once again revealed a structural problem: the judges … →

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

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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 … →

Bosnia’s Dodik Case: A “Victory” for the Rule of Law

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The conviction of Milorad Dodik, the then president of Republika Srpska (RS), by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 26th , 2025, which was upheld in totality by the appellate chamber of the same court on June 12th, 2025, represents both a watershed moment and a cautionary tale for the rule of law … →