Prosecutors at the cantonal or district levels file up to five times more war-crime indictments than their colleagues working with the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Brussels wants Bosnia to get a move on in establishing a state appeals court but opinions in the country are divided on whether such a court is strictly necessary...
In 2008 the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court worked intensively on processing war crime indictees, resulting in a number of arrests and indictments and jail sentences totalling more...
Experts and victims agree that the judiciary in Banja Luka is one of the most efficient in Bosnia but fear that lack of capacity and witnesses may hinder future war...
Judicial authorities in central Bosnia claim they are willing to process war crimes, but express concern that lack of staff and the passage of time might undermine the process.
Despite its willingness to process war crimes cases, local judicial system in Trebinje struggles to surpass obstacles such as reluctant witnesses and lack of access to material evidence.