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PREAMBLE
Based on respect for human dignity, liberty, and equality,
Dedicated to peace, justice, tolerance, and reconciliation,
Convinced that democratic governmental institutions and fair procedures
best produce peaceful relations within a pluralist society,
Desiring to promote the general welfare and economic growth through
the protection of private property and the promotion of a market
economy,
Guided by the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United
Nations,
Committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political
independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with international
law,
Determined to ensure full respect for international humanitarian
law,
Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights, and the Declaration on the Rights of Persons
Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities,
as well as other human rights instruments,
Recalling the Basic Principles agreed in Geneva on September 8,
1995, and in New York on September 26, 1995,
Bosniacs, Croats, and Serbs, as constituent peoples (along with
Others), and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina hereby determine
that the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina is as follows:
Article I: Bosnia and
Herzegovina
1. Continuation. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the official
name of which shall henceforth be "Bosnia and Herzegovina,"
shall continue its legal existence under international law as
a state, with its internal structure modified as provided herein
and with its present internationally recognized borders. It shall
remain a Member State of the United Nations and may as Bosnia
and Herzegovina maintain or apply for membership in organizations
within the United Nations system and other international organizations.
2. Democratic Principles. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be a democratic
state, which shall operate under the rule of law and with free
and democratic elections.
3. Composition. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of the two
Entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika
Srpska (hereinafter "the Entities").
4. Movement of Goods. Services. Capital. and Persons. There shall
be freedom of movement throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia
and Herzegovina and the Entities shall not impede full freedom
of movement of persons, goods, services, and capital throughout
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Neither Entity shall establish controls
at the boundary between the Entities.
5. Capital. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be Sarajevo.
6. Symbols. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall have such symbols as
are decided by its Parliamentary Assembly and approved by the
Presidency.
7. Citizenship. There shall be a citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
to be regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly, and a citizenship
of each Entity, to be regulated by each Entity, provided that:
- (a) All citizens of either Entity are thereby citizens of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(b) No person shall be deprived of Bosnia and Herzegovina
or Entity citizenship arbitrarily or so as to leave him or
her stateless. No person shall be deprived of Bosnia and Herzegovina
or Entity citizenship on any ground such as sex, race, color,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national or
social origin, association with a national minority, property,
birth or other status.
(c) All persons who were citizens of the Republic of Bosnia
and Herzegovina immediately prior to the entry into force
of this Constitution are citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The citizenship of persons who were naturalized after April
6, 1992 and before the entry into force of this Constitution
will be regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly.
(d) Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina may hold the citizenship
of another state, provided that there is a bilateral agreement,
approved by the Parliamentary Assembly in accordance with
Article IV(4)(d), between Bosnia and Herzegovina and that
state governing this matter. Persons with dual citizenship
may vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Entities only if
Bosnia and Herzegovina is their country of residence.
(e) A citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina abroad shall enjoy
the protection of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Each Entity may
issue passports of Bosnia and Herzegovina to its citizens
as regulated by the Parliamentary Assembly. Bosnia and Herzegovina
may issue passports to citizens not issued a passport by an
Entity. There shall be a central register of all passports
issued by the Entities and by Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Article II: Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms
1. Human Rights. Bosnia and Herzegovina and both Entities shall
ensure the highest level of internationally recognized human rights
and fundamental freedoms. To that end, there shall be a Human
Rights Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina as provided for in
Annex 6 to the General Framework Agreement.
2. International Standards. The rights and freedoms set forth
in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms and its Protocols shall apply directly
in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These shall have priority over all
other law.
3. Enumeration of Rights. All persons within the territory of
Bosnia and Herzegovina shall enjoy the human rights and fundamental
freedoms referred to in paragraph 2 above; these include:
- (a) The right to life.
(b) The right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman
or degrading treatment or punishment.
(c) The right not to be held in slavery or servitude or to
perform forced or compulsory labor.
(d) The rights to liberty and security of person.
(e) The right to a fair hearing in civil and criminal matters,
and other rights relating to criminal proceedings.
(f) The right to private and family life, home, and correspondence.
(g) Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
(h) Freedom of expression.
(i) Freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association
with others.
(j) The right to marry and to found a family.
(k) The right to property.
(l) The right to education.
(m) The right to liberty of movement and residence.
4. Non-Discrimination.
The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms provided for in this
Article or in the international agreements listed in Annex I to
this Constitution shall be secured to all persons in Bosnia and
Herzegovina without discrimination on any ground such as sex,
race, color, language, religion, political or other opinion, national
or social origin, association with a national minority, property,
birth or other status.
5. Refugees and Displaced Persons. All refugees and displaced
persons have the right freely to return to their homes of origin.
They have the right, in accordance with Annex 7 to the General
Framework Agreement, to have restored to them property of which
they were deprived in the course of hostilities since 1991 and
to be compensated for any such property that cannot be restored
to them. Any commitments or statements relating to such property
made under duress are null and void.
6. Implementation. Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all courts, agencies,
governmental organs, and instrumentalities operated by or within
the Entities, shall apply and conform to the human rights and
fundamental freedoms referred to in paragraph 2 above.
7. International Agreements. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall remain
or become party to the international agreements listed in Annex
I to this Constitution.
8. Cooperation. All competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
shall cooperate with and provide unrestricted access to: any international
human rights monitoring mechanisms established for Bosnia and
Herzegovina; the supervisory bodies established by any of the
international agreements listed in Annex I to this Constitution;
the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (and in particular
shall comply with orders issued pursuant to Article 29 of the
Statute of the Tribunal); and any other organization authorized
by the United Nations Security Council with a mandate concerning
human rights or humanitarian law.
Article III: Responsibilities
of and Relations Between
The Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina And the Entities
1. Responsibilities of the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The following matters are the responsibility of the institutions
of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- (a) Foreign policy.
(b) Foreign trade policy.
(c) Customs policy.
(d) Monetary policy as provided in Article VII.
(e) Finances of the institutions and for the international
obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(f) Immigration, refugee, and asylum policy and regulation.
(g) International and inter-Entity criminal law enforcement,
including relations with Interpol.
(h) Establishment and operation of common and international
communications facilities.
(i) Regulation of inter-Entity transportation.
(j) Air traffic control.
2. Responsibilities
of the Entities.
- (a) The Entities shall have the right to establish special
parallel relationships with neighboring states consistent with
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(b) Each Entity shall provide all necessary assistance to
the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to enable
it to honor the international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
provided that financial obligations incurred by one Entity
without the consent of the other prior to the election of
the Parliamentary Assembly and Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
shall be the responsibility of that Entity, except insofar
as the obligation is necessary for continuing the membership
of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an international organization.
(c) The Entities shall provide a safe and secure environment
for all persons in their respective jurisdictions, by maintaining
civilian law enforcement agencies operating in accordance
with internationally recognized standards and with respect
for the internationally recognized human rights and fundamental
freedoms referred to in Article II above, and by taking such
other measures as appropriate.
(d) Each Entity may also enter into agreements with states
and international organizations with the consent of the Parliamentary
Assembly. The Parliamentary Assembly may provide by law that
certain types of agreements do not require such consent.
3. Law
and Responsibilities of the Entities and the Institutions.
- (a) All governmental functions and powers not expressly assigned
in this Constitution to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
shall be those of the Entities.
(b) The Entities and any subdivisions thereof shall comply
fully with this Constitution, which supersedes inconsistent
provisions of the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the
constitutions and law of the Entities, and with the decisions
of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The general
principles of international law shall be an integral part
of the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Entities.
4. Coordination.
The Presidency may decide to facilitate inter-Entity coordination
on matters not within the responsibilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
as provided in this Constitution, unless an Entity objects in
any particular case.
5. Additional Responsibilities.
- (a) Bosnia and Herzegovina shall assume responsibility for
such other matters as are agreed by the Entities; are provided
for in Annexes 5 through 8 to the General Framework Agreement;
or are necessary to preserve the sovereignty, territorial integrity,
political independence, and international personality of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, in accordance with the division of responsibilities
between the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Additional
institutions may be established as necessary to carry out such
responsibilities.
(b) Within six months of the entry into force of this Constitution,
the Entities shall begin negotiations with a view to including
in the responsibilities of the institutions of Bosnia and
Herzegovina other matters, including utilization of energy
resources and cooperative economic projects.
Article IV: Parliamentary
Assembly
The Parliamentary Assembly shall have two chambers: the House
of Peoples and the House of Representatives.
1. House of Peoples. The House of Peoples shall comprise 15 Delegates,
two-thirds from the Federation (including five Croats and five
Bosniacs) and one-third from the Republika Srpska (five Serbs).
- (a) The designated Croat and Bosniac Delegates from the Federation
shall be selected, respectively, by the Croat and Bosniac Delegates
to the House of Peoples of the Federation. Delegates from the
Republika Srpska shall be selected by the National Assembly
of the Republika Srpska.
(b) Nine members of the House of Peoples shall comprise a
quorum, provided that at least three Bosniac, three Croat,
and three Serb Delegates are present.
2. House
of Representatives. The House of Representatives shall comprise
42 Members, two-thirds elected from the territory of the Federation,
one-third from the territory of the Republika Srpska.
- (a) Members of the House of Representatives shall be directly
elected from their Entity in accordance with an election law
to be adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly. The first election,
however, shall take place in accordance with Annex 3 to the
General Framework Agreement.
(b) A majority of all members elected to the House of Representatives
shall comprise a quorum.
3. Procedures.
- (a) Each chamber shall be convened in Sarajevo not more than
30 days after its selection or election.
(b) Each chamber shall by majority vote adopt its internal
rules and select from its members one Serb, one Bosniac, and
one Croat to serve as its Chair and Deputy Chairs, with the
position of Chair rotating among the three persons selected.
(c) All legislation shall require the approval of both chambers.
(d) All decisions in both chambers shall be by majority of
those present and voting. The Delegates and Members shall
make their best efforts to see that the majority includes
at least one-third of the votes of Delegates or Members from
the territory of each Entity. If a majority vote does not
include one-third of the votes of Delegates or Members from
the territory of each Entity, the Chair and Deputy Chairs
shall meet as a commission and attempt to obtain approval
within three days of the vote. If those efforts fail, decisions
shall be taken by a majority of those present and voting,
provided that the dissenting votes do not include two-thirds
or more of the Delegates or Members elected from either Entity.
(e) A proposed decision of the Parliamentary Assembly may
be declared to be destructive of a vital interest of the Bosniac,
Croat, or Serb people by a majority of, as appropriate, the
Bosniac, Croat, or Serb Delegates selected in accordance with
paragraph l(a) above. Such a proposed decision shall require
for approval in the House of Peoples a majority of the Bosniac,
of the Croat, and of the Serb Delegates present and voting.
(f) When a majority of the Bosniac, of the Croat, or of the
Serb Delegates objects to the invocation of paragraph (e),
the Chair of the House of Peoples shall immediately convene
a Joint Commission comprising three Delegates, one each selected
by the Bosniac, by the Croat, and by the Serb Delegates, to
resolve the issue. If the Commission fails to do so within
five days, the matter will be referred to the Constitutional
Court, which shall in an expedited process review it for procedural
regularity.
(g) The House of Peoples may be dissolved by the Presidency
or by the House itself, provided that the House's decision
to dissolve is approved by a majority that includes the majority
of Delegates from at least two of the Bosniac, Croat, or Serb
peoples. The House of Peoples elected in the first elections
after the entry into force of this Constitution may not, however,
be dissolved.
(h) Decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly shall not take
effect before publication.
(i) Both chambers shall publish a complete record of their
deliberations and shall, save in exceptional circumstances
in accordance with their rules, deliberate publicly.
(j) Delegates and Members shall not be held criminally or
civilly liable for any acts carried out within the scope of
their duties in the Parliamentary Assembly.
4. Powers.
The Parliamentary Assembly shall have responsibility for:
- (a) Enacting legislation as necessary to implement decisions
of the Presidency or to carry out the responsibilities of the
Assembly under this Constitution.
(b) Deciding upon the sources and amounts of revenues for
the operations of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(c) Approving a budget for the institutions of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
(d) Deciding whether to consent to the ratification of treaties.
(e) Such other matters as are necessary to carry out its
duties or as are assigned to it by mutual agreement of the
Entities.
Article V: Presidency
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three
Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from
the territory of the Federation, and one Serb directly elected
from the territory of the Republika Srpska.
1. Election and Term.
- (a) Members of the Presidency shall be directly elected in
each Entity (with each voter voting to fill one seat on the
Presidency) in accordance with an election law adopted by the
Parliamentary Assembly. The first election, however,shall take
place in accordance with Annex 3 to the General Framework Agreement.
Any vacancy in the Presidency shall be filled from the relevant
Entity in accordance with a law to be adopted by the Parliamentary
Assembly.
(b) The term of the Members of the Presidency elected in
the first election shall be two years; the term of Members
subsequently elected shall be four years. Members shall be
eligible to succeed themselves once and shall thereafter be
ineligible for four years.
2. Procedures.
- (a) The Presidency shall determine its own rules of procedure,
which shall provide for adequate notice of all meetings of the
Presidency.
(b) The Members of the Presidency shall appoint from their
Members a Chair. For the first term of the Presidency, the
Chair shall be the Member who received the highest number
of votes. Thereafter, the method of selecting the Chair, by
rotation or otherwise, shall be determined by the Parliamentary
Assembly, subject to Article IV(3).
(c) The Presidency shall endeavor to adopt all Presidency
Decisions (i.e., those concerning matters arising under Article
III(l)(a) - (e)) by consensus. Such decisions may, subject
to paragraph (d) below, nevertheless be adopted by two Members
when all efforts to reach consensus have failed.
(d) A dissenting Member of the Presidency may declare a Presidency
Decision to be destructive of a vital interest of the Entity
from the territory from which he was elected, provided that
he does so within three days of its adoption. Such a Decision
shall be referred immediately to the National Assembly of
the Republika Srpska, if the declaration was made by the Member
from that territory; to the Bosniac Delegates of the House
of Peoples of the Federation, if the declaration was made
by the Bosniac Member; or to the Croat Delegates of that body,
if the declaration was made by the Croat Member. If the declaration
is confirmed by a two-thirds vote of those persons within
ten days of the referral, the challenged Presidency Decision
shall not take effect.
3. Powers.
The Presidency shall have responsibility for:
- (a) Conducting the foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(b) Appointing ambassadors and other international representatives
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, no more than two-thirds of whom
may be selected from the territory of the Federation.
(c) Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in international
and European organizations and institutions and seeking membership
in such organizations and institutions of which Bosnia and
Herzegovina is not a member.
(d) Negotiating, denouncing, and, with the consent of the
Parliamentary Assembly, ratifying treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(e) Executing decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly.
(f) Proposing, upon the recommendation of the Council of
Ministers, an annual budget to the Parliamentary Assembly.
(g) Reporting as requested, but not less than annually, to
the Parliamentary Assembly on expenditures by the Presidency.
(h) Coordinating as necessary with international and nongovernmental
organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(i) Performing such other functions as may be necessary to
carry out its duties, as may be assigned to it by the Parliamentary
Assembly, or as may be agreed by the Entities.
4. Council
of Ministers. The Presidency shall nominate the Chair of the Council
of Ministers, who shall take office upon the approval of the House
of Representatives. The Chair shall nominate a Foreign Minister,
a Minister for Foreign Trade, and other Ministers as may be appropriate,
who shall take office upon the approval of the House of Representatives.
- (a) Together the Chair and the Ministers shall constitute
the Council of Ministers, with responsibility for carrying out
the policies and decisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the
fields referred to in Article III(1), (4), and (5) and reporting
to the Parliamentary Assembly (including, at least annually,
on expenditures by Bosnia and Herzegovina).
(b) No more than two-thirds of all Ministers may be appointed
from the territory of the Federation. The Chair shall also
nominate Deputy Ministers (who shall not be of the same constituent
people as their Ministers), who shall take office upon the
approval of the House of Representatives.
(c) The Council of Ministers shall resign if at any time
there is a vote of no-confidence by the Parliamentary Assembly.
5. Standing
Committee.
- (a) Each member of the Presidency shall, by virtue of the
office, have civilian command authority over armed forces. Neither
Entity shall threaten or use force against the other Entity,
and under no circumstances shall any armed forces of either
Entity enter into or stay within the territory of the other
Entity without the consent of the government of the latter and
of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All armed forces
in Bosnia and Herzegovina shall operate consistently with the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(b) The members of the Presidency shall select a Standing
Committee on Military Matters to coordinate the activities
of armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Members of
the Presidency shall be members of the Standing Committee.
Article VI: Constitutional
Court
1. Composition. The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
shall have nine members.
- (a) Four members shall be selected by the House of Representatives
of the Federation, and two members by the Assembly of the Republika
Srpska. The remaining three members shall be selected by the
President of the European Court of Human Rights after consultation
with the Presidency.
(b) Judges shall be distinguished jurists of high moral standing.
Any eligible voter so qualified may serve as a judge of the
Constitutional Court. The judges selected by the President
of the European Court of Human Rights shall not be citizens
of Bosnia and Herzegovina or of any neighboring state.
(c) The term of judges initially appointed shall be five
years, unless they resign or are removed for cause by consensus
of the other judges. Judges initially appointed shall not
be eligible for reappointment. Judges subsequently appointed
shall serve until age 70, unless they resign or are removed
for cause by consensus of the other judges.
(d) For appointments made more than five years after the
initial appointment of judges, the Parliamentary Assembly
may provide by law for a different method of selection of
the three judges selected by the President of the European
Court of Human Rights.
2. Procedures.
- (a) A majority of all members of the Court shall constitute
a quorum.
(b) The Court shall adopt its own rules of court by a majority
of all members. It shall hold public proceedings and shall
issue reasons for its decisions, which shall be published.
3. Jurisdiction.
The Constitutional Court shall uphold this Constitution.
- (a) The Constitutional Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction
to decide any dispute that arises under this Constitution between
the Entities or between Bosnia and Herzegovina and an Entity
or Entities, or between institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
including but not limited to:
-- Whether an Entity's decision to establish a special parallel
relationship with a neighboring state is consistent with this
Constitution, including provisions concerning the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. -- Whether
any provision of an Entity's constitution or law is consistent
with this Constitution. Disputes may be referred only by a
member of the Presidency, by the Chair of the Council of Ministers,
by the Chair or a Deputy Chair of either chamber of the Parliamentary
Assembly, by one-fourth of the members of either chamber of
the Parliamentary Assembly, or by one-fourth of either chamber
of a legislature of an Entity.
(b) The Constitutional Court shall also have appellate jurisdiction
over issues under this Constitution arising out of a judgment
of any other court in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(c) The Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction over
issues referred by any court in Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning
whether a law, on whose validity its decision depends, is
compatible with this Constitution, with the European Convention
for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Protocols,
or with the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina; or concerning
the existence of or the scope of a general rule of public
international law pertinent to the court's decision.
4. Decisions.
Decisions of the Constitutional Court shall be final and binding.
Article VII: Central
Bank
There shall be a Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which
shall be the sole authority for issuing currency and for monetary
policy throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1. The Central Bank's responsibilities will be determined by the
Parliamentary Assembly. For the first six years after the entry
into force of this Constitution, however, it may not extend credit
by creating money, operating in this respect as a currency board;
thereafter, the Parliamentary Assembly may give it that authority.
2. The first Governing Board of the Central Bank shall consist
of a Governor appointed by the International Monetary Fund, after
consultation with the Presidency, and three members appointed
by the Presidency, two from the Federation (one Bosniac, one Croat,
who shall share one vote) and one from the Republika Srpska, all
of whom shall serve a six-year term. The Governor, who shall not
be a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina or any neighboring state,
may cast tie-breaking votes on the Governing Board.
3. Thereafter, the Governing Board of the Central Bank of Bosnia
and Herzegovina shall consist of five persons appointed by the
Presidency for a term of six years. The Board shall appoint, from
among its members, a Governor for a term of six years.
Article VIII: Finances
1. The Parliamentary Assembly shall each year, on the proposal
of the Presidency, adopt a budget covering the expenditures required
to carry out the responsibilities of institutions of Bosnia and
Herzegovina and the international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2. If no such budget is adopted in due time, the budget for the
previous year shall be used on a provisional basis.
3. The Federation shall provide two-thirds, and the Republika
Srpska one-third, of the revenues required by the budget, except
insofar as revenues are raised as specified by the Parliamentary
Assembly.
Article IX: General
Provisions
1. No person who is serving a sentence imposed by the International
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and no person who is under
indictment by the Tribunal and who has failed to comply with an
order to appear before the Tribunal, may stand as a candidate
or hold any appointive, elective, or other public office in the
territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2. Compensation for persons holding office in the institutions
of Bosnia and Herzegovina may not be diminished during an officeholder's
tenure.
3. Officials appointed to positions in the institutions of Bosnia
and Herzegovina shall be generally representative of the peoples
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Article X: Amendment
1. Amendment Procedure. This Constitution may be amended by a
decision of the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds
majority of those present and voting in the House of Representatives.
2. Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. No amendment to this
Constitution may eliminate or diminish any of the rights and freedoms
referred to in Article II of this Constitution or alter the present
paragraph.
Article XI: Transitional
Arrangements
Transitional arrangements concerning public offices, law, and
other matters are set forth in Annex II to this Constitution.
Article XII: Entry into
Force
1. This Constitution shall enter into force upon signature of
the General Framework Agreement as a constitutional act amending
and superseding the Constitution of the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
2. Within three months from the entry into force of this Constitution,
the Entities shall amend their respective constitutions to ensure
their conformity with this Constitution in accordance with Article
III(3)(b).
ANNEX I: ADDITIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS AGREEMENTS TO BE APPLIED IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
1. 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime
of Genocide
2. 1949 Geneva Conventions I-IV on the Protection of the Victims
of War, and the 1977 Geneva Protocols I-II thereto
3. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the
1966 Protocol thereto
4. 1957 Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
5. 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
6. 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination
7. 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and
the 1966 and 1989 Optional Protocols thereto
8. 1966 Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
9. 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women
10. 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment
11. 1987 Europea
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