Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a "Greater Serbia." In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).
The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called "Bonn Powers." An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently, EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a security assistance and training capacity.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a parliamentary republic.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 31 - 35 of 46Law amending the Law on land book.
This Law amends certain provisions part of the Law on land book (Official Gazette 67/2003).Changes are related to the procedure for submission of official cadastre report; and other transitional provisions regarding the concrete application of regulations part of the book of deposited contracts.
Amends: Law on land book. (2002-10-21)
Law on land book.
This Law prescribes all necessary measures and rules for the mandatory keeping, maintenance and establishment of the official land registry (Land Book), as well as the registration of real estate and natural property units in the land register of the Republic of Srpska.This Law further defines the land commission and its responsibilities, parcelling and specific administrative requirements, and various other legal and administrative forms.The Law is divided into 14 Chapters and 95 articles, including all transitional provisions.
Law amending the Law on state survey and cadastre.
This Law amends some of the provisions part of the Law on state survey and cadastre (Official Gazette 55/2003).Changes are regarding the entry into force and the mandatory repeal of certain previous laws.
Amends: Law on state survey and cadastre. (2003)
Regulation on the Spatial Plan of the Special Purpose National Park "Kozara".
This Regulation provides the parameters of the Plan for spatial management of the Special Purpose National Park "Kozara", located on the territory of the Republic of Srpska.The Plan includes all necessary technical and administrative issues aimed to correctly define the sustainable management and ecofriendly practices on the area of the National Park "Kozara" in the existing borders in accordance with the regulations on national parks.The Plan has a time validity of 20 years.
Implements: Law on spatial planning and construction. (2013-04-25)
Law on concessions.
This Law regulates the subject and authority aimed to grant concessions, concessions policy and the procedure for the award of concessions on the territory of Republic of Srpska, elements of the concession agreement and the termination of the concession agreement, the rights and obligations of the concessionaire and concession holders, the choice and responsibility of the Commission for Concessions and other issues of importance for the concessions.The concession is, in terms of this Law, the right to conduct economic activities using public property, natural resources and other assets of g