Дејтонска и постдејтонска концепција политичког система Босне и Херцеговине
Dayton and Post-Dayton Concept of Political System of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Nevenko Vranješ
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Political system; Dayton Peace Agreement;
Summary/Abstract: The current political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established based on on several political processes that took place in Europe in 1990s. These included the fall of communism, political pluralism, military reorganization, market economy, and other elements of the post-socialist transition. Bosnia and Herzegovina, as one of the six republics of the former SFRY with a multi-ethnic population, welcomed these changes as they reflected multi-ethnic structure of Yugoslav community. However, the tragic war conflict that engulfed the region severely affected this particular republic, resulting in unfathomable consequences with over a hundred thousand dead, millions of displaced persons, and complete devastation of the economy, infrastructure production capacities, and numerous other social resources. After the end of the armed conflict the international community established the Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina with a minimum of common institutions and competencies, thus configuring its legal and political system that will have unique points in the domain of foreign affairs, communications, foreign trade and monetary affairs, while leaving all other functions to the entities. This was the product of the broadest and only possible compromise with the aim of stopping the war and preserving some form of state and statehood. However, informal and unofficial changes followed the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, which later entered the sphere contrary to the internal and international legal order. As a result, we we can now talk about the post- Dayton concept of the political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina as it exists today. The aim of this paper is to analyze the political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the principles of the Dayton Peace Agreement and the current situation embodied in its post-Dayton concept. The basic hypothesis is that the political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina , which is based on the Dayton Peace Agreement, is specific and atypical. This system represents the broadest possible compromise and it is the only sustainable one. The author will use the content analyses method, legal exegesis, statistical methods and basic synthetic methods to conduct the analyses.

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