The Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, Ministarstvo pravde Bosne i Hercegovine / Министарство правде Босне и Херцеговине) is the

governmental department Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration." Энцикло� ...

which oversees the

judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

body of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Following the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, the Ministry of Justice of the

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Република Босна и Херцеговина) was a state in Southeastern Europe, existing from 1992 to 1995. It is the direct lega ...

began to operate from the

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

(SFRY) at the level of the newly established Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the end of the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

, and the signing of the

Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски мир� ...

, the Ministry of Justice of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

and the Ministry of Justice of the

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

started functioning for the

in Bosnia and Herzegovina. By 2008, the entitity Ministries of Justice were responsible for the jurisdiction of the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the

2006 Bosnian general election General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 October 2006. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments. The elections f ...

and the formation of a new government in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina began functioning for the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Responsibilities

The Ministry of Justice has the authority to administer the following judicial institutions at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina: *Court Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, Sud Bosne i Hercegovine, Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Суд Босне и Херцеговине; abbreviated as the ''Court of BiH'' in English language, English) is the highest ordinary court of ...

Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Ustavni sud Bosne i Hercegovine, Уставни суд Босне и Херцеговине) is the interpreter and guardian of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, It ...

Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian: ''Tužilaštvo Bosne i Hercegovine'', Croatian: ''Tužiteljstvo Bosne i Hercegovine'', Serbian: ''Тужилаштво Босне и Херцеговине''; abbreviated as the ''P ...

List of ministers

Ministers of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–present)

Political parties:

:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Justice Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Justice ministries

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...