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  • Strengthening and reforming the justice sector
    Factsheet on strengthening the justice sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    Factsheet
    9 May 2023
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  • Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments - Monitoring Findings 2016-2020
    The appointment of judges and prosecutors is one of the HJPC BiH’s key competences. Based on the monitoring of the work of HJPC BiH, the Mission compiled these monitoring findings on judicial and prosecutorial appointments. They present key statistical data and trends based on the monitoring of judicial and prosecutorial appointments across BiH. Mission data, gathered through such monitoring, highlight inconsistent and inefficient practices in the appointment of judges and prosecutors in BiH, which may lead to the appointment of lesser-qualified candidates.
    Report
    2 November 2021
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  • The Institution of Additional Judges as a Potential Threat to Judicial Independence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Through regular and systematic monitoring of judicial institutions, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) has observed that the practice of appointing so-called additional judges in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) raises serious concerns about impartiality, judicial independence, efficiency, and fairness.
    Report
    23 March 2021
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  • Independence of the Judiciary: Undue Pressure on BiH Judicial Institutions
    Under the Dayton Agreement, the OSCE is mandated to closely monitor the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). As part of this mandate, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (“OSCE BiH” or “the Mission”) has also monitored criminal proceedings before all courts in BiH since 2004. The Mission has paid particular attention to the issue of the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, these being absolute prerequisites to the rule of law and a fundamental guarantee of a fair trial.
    Study / report
    15 December 2009
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