Legislature of Bosnia's Serb-led entity adopts controversial draft constitution

In the late-night vote on Thursday, after a marathon two-day session, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, RS, Bosnia’s Serb-led entity, adopted a new draft constitution. The assembly also adopted a draft Law on the Protection of the Constitutional Order of Republika Srpska. Both drafts seek to assert greater autonomy for Republika Srpska, establishing separate institutions, including an army and judiciary, and containing provisions for self-determination and the right to form confederations with other countries.  The Office of the High Representative, OHR, which oversees implementation of the peace accords which ended the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, criticised the draft law, saying it “constitutes a serious violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and the constitutional framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina, opening new cases of criminal liability for those carrying out these actions”.
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