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Constitutional Position of Republic of Srpska

Author(s): Vladan P. Stanković, Zoran T. Milosavljević
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Government/Political systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Институт за политичке студије
Keywords: Republic of Srpska; the Dayton Agreement; the constitutional status; political institutions;

Summary/Abstract: In this scientific work, the authors analyzed the constitutional position of Republic Srpska towards central authorities in Sarajevo. Without prejudice to the review, the authors applying dogmatic- normativity, target, comparative, developmental method and method of content analysis of norms that regulate the basic framework of political power in the Republic of Srpska and the Bosnia and Herzegovina. First, analyze the basic constitutional, political and institutional foundations of Republic Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Then, explore procedures and act on the transfer of jurisdiction of the Republic Srpska of the central authorities in Sarajevo. At the end of its overall score and the court about the nature of the constitutional position of the Republic Srpska, avoiding the fact that for the subject of their research take the government form of the Republic Srpska (in doing so, the purpose of scientific research would be missed) and BiH (as this would prejudice the conclusion about the character of complex government form creations, such as BiH). The significance of the research enterprise is reflected in the Court’s order granting the constitutional position of the entity under the Paris- Dayton Peace Agreement (about the character and nature of the constitutional Dayton BiH) and about the current political power relations of Srpska and BiH. From this, it can accompany the development path of Srpska and BiH, and predict the tendency of their mutual relations in the future, in order to prevent preventively new ones, but also endangering the national interest of the Serbian people in this part of the Balkans.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 461-486
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Serbian