STATE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA − BUILDING OR DESTROYING Cover Image

Država Bosna i Hercegovina – izgradnja ili razgradnja
STATE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA − BUILDING OR DESTROYING

Author(s): Lada Sadiković
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Governance, EU-Legislation
Published by: Bošnjačka zajednica kulture "Preporod"
Keywords: State Building; destroying state; European Union; Council of Europe; High representative; international community; peace;

Summary/Abstract: There are numerous definitions that try to explain the concept of state-building. The Encyclopedia Britannica states that state-building is "the building of a state apparatus defined through a monopoly of the legitimate use of compulsion in a given territory." This paper therefore analyzes, to what extent does the structure and organization of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina corresponds to the given definition? Also, a research question is asked whether is carried out building or destroying the state in the framework of peace implementation, under the supervision of the institutions responsible for implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina? If, however, state building is carried out, is Bosnia and Herzegovina sufficiently built state, in the sense of the stated definition? And secondly, if destroying state in Bosnia and Herzegovina is done in a certain way, is there an intention of political actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina - foreign or domestic - to prevent such a trend?

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 189-200
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bosnian