Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the supreme legal framework established by the Dayton Peace Agreement that defines the country’s complex power-sharing political system and institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding legal document
national constitution
adoptedAsPartOf Dayton Peace Agreement
linked to: Dayton Agreement
aimsTo implement peace settlement after Bosnian War
allocatesPresidencySeatsTo Bosniaks
Croats
Serbs
alsoKnownAs Annex 4 to the Dayton Peace Agreement
linked to: Dayton Agreement
amendmentProcedure requires decision of Parliamentary Assembly
requires entity voting majorities
basedOnPrinciple power‑sharing among ethnic groups
protection of vital national interests of constituent peoples
country Bosnia and Herzegovina
createsEntity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska
dateEnteredIntoForce 14 December 1995
dateSigned 21 November 1995
definesCollectivePresidency three‑member Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
definesConstituentPeoples Bosniaks
Croats
Serbs
definesPoliticalSystem consociational power‑sharing system
ethnically based power‑sharing system
definesState Bosnia and Herzegovina
definesStateStructure decentralized state
state with two entities
establishesExecutiveBranch Council of Ministers
establishesInstitution Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parliamentary Assembly House of Peoples
Parliamentary Assembly House of Representatives
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
establishesJudicialBranch Constitutional Court
establishesLegislativeBranch bicameral Parliamentary Assembly
givesEuropeanConventionStatus directly applicable law
priority over all other law
guaranteesRightsTo Others
all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina
constituent peoples
incorporatesInstrument European Convention on Human Rights
language Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian
legalStatus supreme law of Bosnia and Herzegovina
partOf General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Dayton Agreement
recognizesAdministrativeUnit Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina
requiresEntityConstitutionsToBe consistent with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
script Cyrillic
Latin
signedAt Dayton, Ohio, United States
signedInCity Dayton
signedInCountry United States
subjectTo interpretation by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina createdBy Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina establishedBy Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Annex 4 of the Dayton Agreement)
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina constitutionalBasis Annex 4 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina legalBasis Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina establishedBy Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Annex 4 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina subjectTo Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dayton Agreement component Annex 4 – Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina hasConstitution Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly subordinateTo Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly subordinateTo Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cantonal Court in Sarajevo governedBy Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina legalBasis Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina basedOn Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government of Sarajevo Canton legalBasis Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina establishedBy Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
PSBiH establishedBy Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
PSBiH constitutionalBasisArticle Article IV of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina legalBasis Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
subject linked to: CC BiH
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina establishedBy Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
subject linked to: CC BiH
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina interprets Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
subject linked to: CC BiH
Sud Bosne i Hercegovine subjectTo Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brčko Arbitration Tribunal relatedAgreement Annex 4 of the Dayton Peace Agreement (Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
GFAP definesConstitution Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Annex 10 – Civilian Implementation Framework relatedTo Annex 4 – Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Law on Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina relatedTo Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Supreme Court of Republika Srpska subordinateTo Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina