By Daniel Eror Riječ konstitutivnost jedna je od najprisutnijih riječi u političkom diskursu Bosne i Hercegovine. Iz političkih klupa se veoma vješto, namjerno i nenamjerno, oživljava kroz medijske kanale, te tako dolazi do građana: onih koji pripadaju ili ne pripadaju konstitutivnim narodima, kao i onih koji ne znaju da li pripadaju, zatim do onih koji […]
A Reflection on Plurality
By Toni Čerkez The task of this essay would be much clearer if I were to write it in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian language (BCS). Namely, I want to investigate what it means to be “constituent” in contemporary B&H. And being “constituent” strikes me, as one who has spoken English for most of his life, as a […]
Ne/konstitutivan rat politika u Bosni i Hercegovini
By Jasmina Čekrić Washingtonski sporazum i Ustav Bosne i Hercegovine kao sastavni dio Općeg okvirnog sporazuma za mir u Bosni i Hercegovini uvode pojam konstitutivnosti naroda. Konstitutivnost kao takva nametnuta je kao temeljni princip krovnog dokumenta Bosne i Hercegovine, čiji potpisnici nisu njeni narodi ponaosob nego entiteti u kojima su njeni dominantni narodi izvorno ostvarili […]
Constitutionalising gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
By Aynura Akbas Effective participatory constitution-making has to provide for women’s equal representation in the process and outcome. No process which excludes or marginalizes the majority of the population can be representative. No constitution which has failed to fully ensure the perspectives and concerns of women can be seen as fully legitimate over time. Mary […]
Re-imagining Citizenship Rights in Post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina
By Aynura Akbas Introduction As a specific form of political existence, citizenship refers to legal, political, and social bond between individuals in a polity and their government, public authority, or the state. This bond also regulates the relations among individuals and has both practical and normative implications. Besides the traditional approach to studying citizenship in […]
Human rights: Gender (in)equality in BiH Constitution
Legal framework analysis and recommendations By Emina Ema Ibišević and Nejra Vreto Human rights based constitution Decades after the European Court of Human Rights ruled provisions of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina discriminatory based on ethnic and nationalist divisions, and minority violations, the status quo remains. While numerous reports demonstrate the failure of the […]
