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Ongoing transition: from external to the internal militant democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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In a recent blog post, the High Representative (HR), whose authority derives from the Bonn Conference conclusions, Annex X of the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA), and relevant UN resolutions, was described as an instrument of external militant democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). While we do not fundamentally dispute this characterization, we argue that the … →

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 … →