A Cobbled Together Justice System
At all levels justice suffers because multiple layers of courts with murky jurisdictions and too many insignificant cases cannot get through their workloads.
People See No Progress in Fight Against Corruption
A new poll shows that people believe non-governmental institutions are less corrupt than the government, but not by much.
The Murder or Suicide of Judge Trbojević
A prominent judge’s suicide four years ago was a murder, says her son and daughter. The evidence that it was a suicide is based in part on the work of forensic expert Željko Karan, a man who has been in the center of other controversies and was once indicted for soliciting bribes.
MPs Again Put Politics over Qualifications for Judgeship
The House of Representatives of the FBiH Parliament turned its backs on Constitutional Court Judge candidates with strong legal credentials in favor of an SDA party leader. Many say the selection process needs reform.
Mirsad Ćeman is New Judge of the Constitutional Court of BiH
Appointed by majority of votes from the members of FBiH Parliament
Negotiating the Truth
A man who says his wife committed suicide served five years for murder. His conviction was based on evidence given by forensic experts, who the defendant’s father said had demanded a bribe to change their testimony.
Changing Facts:The Dujaković Case
Tomislav Dujaković was by all accounts not a nice man, but when the village farmer died at the hands of his son, it started a series of versions of events that culminated with furniture being moved to explain his death.
Renewed Conflicts within the RS Railways
Pozadina eksplozije bombe ispod službenog Audia smijenjenog izvršnog direktora.
Politics Intrudes on Judge Selection
One danger to the future of BiH’s Constitutional Court is that there are few required qualifications for top judges, and lawmakers may be unqualified to select good people.