scholarly journals Protection of tax debtors' rights before administrative authorities in Republika Srpska and in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (80) ◽  
pp. 481-498
Author(s):  
Bojana Vasiljević-Poljašević
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Republika Srpska

scholarly journals The mountains of giants: an anthropometric survey of male youths in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 161054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Grasgruber ◽  
Stevo Popović ◽  
Dominik Bokuvka ◽  
Ivan Davidović ◽  
Sylva Hřebíčková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Geographical Differences ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Arm Span ◽  
The World ◽  
Republika Srpska

The aim of this anthropometric survey, conducted between 2015 and 2016 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), was to map local geographical differences in male stature and some other anthropometric characteristics (sitting height, arm span). In addition, to investigate the main environmental factors influencing physical growth, the documented values of height would be compared with available nutritional and socioeconomic statistics. Anthropometric data were collected in 3192 boys aged approximately 18.3 years (17–20 years), from 97 schools in 37 towns. When corrected for population size in the examined regions, the average height of young males in BiH is 181.2 cm (181.4 cm in the Bosniak-Croat Federation, 180.9 cm in Republika Srpska). The regional variation is considerable—from 179.7 cm in the region of Doboj to 184.5 cm in the region of Trebinje. These results fill a long-term gap in the anthropological research of the Western Balkans and confirm older reports that the population of the Dinaric Alps is distinguished by extraordinary physical stature. Together with the Dutch, Montenegrins and Dalmatians, men from Herzegovina (183.4 cm) can be regarded as the tallest in the world. Because both nutritional standards and socioeconomic conditions are still deeply suboptimal, the most likely explanation of this exceptional height lies in specific genetic factors associated with the spread of Y haplogroup I-M170. The genetic potential for height in this region could then be the greatest in the world. Future studies should further elucidate the roots of this intriguing phenomenon, which touches an important aspect of human biodiversity.

Tržište električne energije u Republici Srpskoj i Bosni i Hercegovini – pregled i analiza u 2020. godini

2021 ◽  
Vol XXIII (4) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
Dunja Mirjanić ◽  
Tihomir Dabović ◽  
Željko Marković
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Electricity Markets ◽  
Electricity Market ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Actual Process ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Successful Completion ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Republika Srpska

- Electricity markets in the Western Balkans are still not fully liberalized, so different of degrees electricity market openness can be observed from country to country and even within the country - Bosnia and Herzegovina is an obvious example. In Republika Srpska, the formal legal conditions for starting the process of opening the electricity market were met with the entry into force of the Law on Electricity in late 2007 and the Rulebook on Supplying Qualified Customers and the Procedure for Changing Suppliers, which entered into force in late 2014. However, the actual process of opening the electricity market did not begin until the Ordinance on Amendments to the Ordinance on the Supply of Qualified Customers and the Procedure for Changing Suppliers entered into force, which entered into force in March 2019. The paper first examines and analyses the activities carried out so far on the liberalization of the electricity market, and provides an assessment of achieved results. The necessary conditions and issues that arise before the further opening of the electricity market in the Republic of Srpska are further analysed. Finally, the most important activities that await all relevant actors, first the RS Government, then the line ministry and RERS, suppliers and businesses that actively participate in shaping the electricity market in order to prepare the market for further opening and meeting conditions for its successful completion were analysed in the text.

Bringing “Justice” Home? Bosnians, War Criminals and the Interaction between the Cosmopolitan and the Local

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1389-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivera Simic
Keyword(s):  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
War Crimes ◽  
War Criminals ◽  
The Hague ◽  
Republika Srpska

One day before the historic trial against Radovan Karadžić was due to begin, Biljana Plavšić, a former Bosnian Serb leader, was released from prison after serving two-thirds of an 11-year sentence for war crimes. She flew in from Sweden to Belgrade, where she was welcomed by the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska. While Plavšić was on her way home, more than a hundred representatives of Bosnian nongovernmental organizations were heading from home to the Hague, to be present for the beginning of the Karadžić trial. Drawing on cases of returning war criminals, this article argues that similar to Bosnian citizens and war criminals who are commuting in different directions, cosmopolitan and local forms of justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina are also progressing in opposite destinations.

“Does Džeko Live in Bosnia and Herzegovina?”: Demographics as a Hostage of Ethno-politics in the 2013 Census

2020 ◽  
pp. 088832542094111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondřej Žíla ◽  
Petr Čermák
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Divided Societies ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Ethnic Quotas ◽  
Post War ◽  
Republika Srpska

In ethnically divided societies and political systems organized according to the principles of consociationalism, demography plays a crucial role as a powerful tool for promoting ethno-political interests. The aim of this article is to evaluate to what extent the first post-war 2013 census in Bosnia and Herzegovina became a hostage to the principle of ethno-politics. This study is grounded in Horowitz’s analysis of censuses in deeply divided societies, which assumes that ethnic identity in fragmented societies provides an explanation of who people vote for, and the reverse. We use the data on ethnic voting in 2014 as an indirect estimate of the ethnic structure of the population to verify the 2013 census findings. To do so, we determine the extent to which people enumerated as residents in the 2013 census actually live at the places they were counted, as required by the census law. Although we found that the indirect estimate of ethnic demography based on ethnic voting is largely in line with the census results, we also identified specific structural discrepancies between census results and voting patterns that indicate possible flaws in the census data in general. The method we used revealed significant territorial discrepancies, bringing into question the validity of the census data about the presence of Bosniak and Croat returnees in the Republika Srpska, and especially for Croats across Bosnia and Herzegovina. We argue that these discrepancies may have significant political consequences for the fragile Bosnian power-sharing system based on ethnic quotas and proportionality.

Muted differences: Entrenching legitimacy of the Bosnian statehood?

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 460-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiki Berg ◽  
Mihkel Solvak
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Political Order ◽  
Silent Majority ◽  
Single State ◽  
Republika Srpska

The UNDP report The Silent Majority Speaks (2007) demonstrates widespread consent and a popular desire for change while promoting a single state with strong regions as a compromise model for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Surprisingly, our own research (2009) on political legitimacy reveals quite the opposite tendencies, where political entities such as the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and the Republika Srpska (RS) more often drift apart than merge together. What strikes us is the fact that the FBiH, which advocates a more integrated state, does not necessarily have more legitimate grounds for achieving that goal than the secessionist counterclaim of RS in its own right. The two entities remain worlds apart on a range of issues and agree only on rather abstract principles of an ideal political order.

The Kosova landslide, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-529
Author(s):  
M. G. Winter ◽  
S. J. Reeves ◽  
S. Smajlović ◽  
G. Ghataora ◽  
D. Šehić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Landslide Dam ◽  
Building Damage ◽  
Landslide Risk ◽  
Main Road ◽  
Slide Mass ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Republika Srpska

The Kosova landslide is located in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This large translational landslide caused significant damage to the main road, located in the toe area, and to buildings on the slide mass during its most recent movement in May 2014. In this Photographic Feature the landslide and the associated building damage are illustrated and the authors’ views on future investigation and monitoring are expressed. It seems clear that the landslide has the potential to dam the Bosna River and to create significant risk associated with the hazards of flooding and subsequent landslide dam burst. As the river forms the border between the Federation and the Republika Srpska, the governance of the landslide risk management process is also a major issue that will need to be resolved. It is clear that a significant amount of work is required on the Kosova landslide and this Photographic Feature has been prepared to highlight the main issues, including building damage, and risks related to the landslide and to provide a very brief introduction to those who may visit it in the future.

Arbitral Tribunal for Dispute Over Inter-Entity Boundary in Brcko Area: Award in the Republika Srpska V. the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 396-437 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Boundary Line ◽  
Arbitral Tribunal ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
Republika Srpska

In the Dayton Accords, signed 14 December 1995, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federation) and the Republika Srpska (RS) agreed to establish an Inter-Entity Boundary Line (IEBL) and agreed to final and binding arbitration on the allocation of control over the Brcko area; composition of arbitral tribunal; application of UNCITRAL rules of procedure and of relevant legal and equitable principles

scholarly journals BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FACES THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT: TIME TO STOP SEPARATISM

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Un Security Council ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
Republika Srpska ◽  
The Eu

AVİM, for some time, has been drawing attention for developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that threaten the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Confirming this foresight, the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the report he has recently presented to the UN Secretary General stated the view that BiH is in imminent danger of breaking apart, and there is a very real prospect of a return to conflict. During the UN Security Council UNSC) debate, the representative of the USA expressed concern over Milorad Dodik statements indicating an intention to withdraw Republika Srpska entirely from the Government and described this move as a dangerous path for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region. The Russian Federation (RF) insisted on the closure of the Office of the High Representative and openly declaresd that RF does not recognize the new High Representative. In the UNSC debate, Croatian representative made a "revisionist" statement, while the Serbian representative expressed balanced and careful views. Croatia was supported by the EU Delegation. The declaration of support by the EU for Croatia has a content that could lead to a dangerous path to the more revisionist developments in BiH. It is difficult to say that it is appropriate for the EU to make such a statement supporting the one constituent people at such a critical time. Bosniaks, one of the constituent and the most populous peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, were left without support and alone in the Security Council. At this critical juncture, Turkey, as a member of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council, seems to be the only country that can show its support to the Bosniaks, reveal the EU's inaction and its partisan position in BiH, and not give an opportunity to those who want to drive the Bosniaks into the corner.

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