Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina after Dayton: From Theory to Practice

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction by the Editors -- Address of the Rector of the University of Sarajevo -- Message from the High Representative -- Message from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights -- History and Objectives of the Human Rights Centre of the University of Sarajevo -- Report on the Conference on Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina: From Theory to Practice -- I. The Relevance of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Human Rights - The Foundation of Justice and Peace -- The Human Rights Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a Regional Perspective -- The Human Rights Regime in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European Context -- II. Interpreting the New Human Rights Protection System -- A Critical Appraisal of the Dayton Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- The Structure of the State of BiH and its Capacity for the Realization of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms -- The Constitutional Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Dayton Agreement and the Arbitration for the Brcko Area -- Human Rights and Statehood -- III. The Need for Effective Human Rights Monitoring -- International Experiences of Human Rights Monitoring -- Human Rights Monitoring by NGOs of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Methodology of the Human Rights Work of the Croatian Helsinki Committee -- Establishing Accountability for Human Rights Violations -- IV. The Need for Effective Enforcement of Human Rights -- Shortcomings of Effective Enforcement of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina: European Practice, Fraught Federalism and the Future -- The Ombudsman Institution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Reinforcement of Human Rights in the Context of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.