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The Issue of Non-Implementation of Court Decisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina Now Affecting Arbitration Awards

Road to non-implementation Bosnia and Herzegovina has earned a negative reputation on the issue of non-implementation of judgments. The issue has become an example of systemic failure affecting the very notion of the rule of law and the possibility of the country to fulfill its international obligations. The reasons for such practice can be partially explained … →

Rule of Law Defence Beyond High Politics: Lessons from the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s History Curriculum Decision

Introduction For many years, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) stood out as one of the more functional institutions of the Dayton order. It was certainly politically contested, but its continued ability to decide constitutional disputes gave it a degree of institutional resilience in a system otherwise marked by vetoes, blockages and fragmentation. … →

Operationalising Fundamentals: Rule of Law Conditionality in the EU Growth Plan

The EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans was introduced in 2023 as a complementary enlargement instrument designed to foster economic convergence and social development alongside the broader Europeanisation process. What distinguishes this instrument, however, is not merely its economic ambition but its method – modelled on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Growth Plan … →