Some Thoughts on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Referendum and the Beginning of the War for the Independent and Sovereign Bosnia and Herzegovina Cover Image

Neka razmišljanja povodom 25. godina od održavanja referenduma i početka rata za nezavisnu i suverenu Bosnu i Hercegovinu
Some Thoughts on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Referendum and the Beginning of the War for the Independent and Sovereign Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Omer Hamzić
Subject(s): Political history, Politics and society, Criminology, Studies in violence and power, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Inter-Ethnic Relations
Published by: Izdavačka kuća »Monos« d.o.o
Keywords: National Day; Alija Izetbegovic; genocide; Serb Republic; war crimes; Serbian people;

Summary/Abstract: In this work, the author deals with serious political rifts in Bosnia and Herzegovina connected to its post-war constitution, disagreements about the interpretation and celebration of the National Day and the Day of Independence. In this sense, it summarizes in short the historical vertical and legal merits of the referendum and the international recognition of the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, and at the same time it raises the question of the survival of the Serb Republic in the established capacity in Dayton, after reaching the conviction for genocide in 2007. In the end, it brings out the view that in February this year, the Appeal against the verdict of the Hague Tribunal for genocide failed, utterly miserable and humiliating, especially for the Bosniak victims (and then to the state, as well), which is primarily to blame the Bosniak policy in Sarajevo.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 5-12
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bosnian