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Support for Extension of Mandates of International Judges and Prosecutors

17 September 2009  Parliamentarians in Bosnia and Herzegovina have voted to extend the mandates of international judges and prosecutors working with the war-crimes sections at the State Court and its Prosecution. This decision is not yet final.

The House of Representatives of the State Parliament assented to the changes and amendments of the Law on the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, extending the mandates of international judges and prosecutors at those institutions for two more years.

The changes to the law were adopted after the first reading of the law. A final decision will be made when the proposal has been reconsidered by the House of Representatives and parliamentarians have proposed further amendments to the existing changes.

Previously, delegates from Republika Srpska had announced that they would not vote for the extension of mandates of international judges and prosecutors, but only six of them voted against the proposal. Nine delegates abstained from voting.

The mandate of international judges and prosecutors is due to expire in December this year.

Under the proposed Changes and Amendments, the mandates would be extended in the case of international judges working with the second-instance chambers at the State Court and international prosecutors working with the War Crimes Section.

At present, nine international judges and nine international prosecutors are employed at the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

On several occasions representatives of judicial institutions have called for the extension of the mandates of international judges and prosecutors, arguing that their departure might cause "a legal blockade".

The international community also supported extending the mandates. Most mandate extension advocates agree that foreign judges and prosecutors should stay in both the organized crime and war-crimes sections.

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