24. October 2013.
Bosnias constitutional court overturned the convictions of ten unnamed war criminals after a European human rights court ruling suggested they were tried under the wrong criminal code.
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
14. October 2013.
Testifying for the defence of the third defendant, military expert Asim Dzambasovic said that Senad Hakalovic was an ordinary soldier and as such he could not have issued any orders, only carried out tasks he was assigned to in his unit.
1. October 2013.
After Europes human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnias constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict to reconsidered.
1. October 2013.
After Europes human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnias constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict to reconsidered.
19. July 2013.
Although the European Court of Human Rights had the ability to do so, it did not ordered to Bosnia and Herzegovina to repeat its proceedings in the case of Damjanovic and Maktouf, but it deemed sufficient to conclude that their rights were violated and to award them the litigation costs. Thus, Bosnia and Herzegovina has no obligation to repeat these two proceedings in order to implement the verdict of the European Court.
18. July 2013.
Lawyers for two convicted Bosnian war criminals said they will apply for a retrial after the European rights court ruled that they were tried under the wrong criminal code.
16. March 2012.
The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina fails to adopt a negative opinion by the Constitutional Commission about a proposal for cessation of the application of the Law on Court and Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and submits the proposals to the Collegium of the House of Representatives for conciliation.
7. December 2011.
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina rejects an appeal filed by Zeljko Kecman, former member of the Republika Srpska Army, against a verdict passed down by the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , FBiH.
21. April 2011.
During a discussion of the future of the State Court and Prosecution, members of these institutions say that there is no alternative to state-level judicial authorities.
14. January 2011.
The Appellate Chamber of the Supreme Court of Republika Srpska has confirmed a verdict against Sasa Lipovac, sentencing him to 10 years in prison for war crimes committed against Bosniaks in Liskovac village, near Gradiska, in August 1993.
Sva prava zadržana BIRN BiH.