Post-War Protection of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Michael O'Flaherty (Solicitor), Gregory Gisvold

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Sep 23, 1998 - Political Science - 333 pages

The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was characterized by human rights abuses on a scale not seen in Europe since the Second World War. It is not then surprising that the Dayton Agreement, together with related texts and agreements, lays out the most ambitious human rights protection regime ever included within an international peace settlement. The peace agreement imports myriad substantive guarantees for the protection of every category of human rights, including some through a novel application of the European Convention on Human Rights. The provisions are accompanied by a highly complex system for both monitoring and enforcement of their implementation. These enforcement procedures contain temporary elements, such as international field operations, and an array of tribunals and institutions intended to be permanent. The present volume is a contribution to the process of interpreting and assessing the post-Dayton human rights regime in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The analysis of the contributing human rights scholars and practitioners is located within the contexts of the immediate reality and needs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the systemic significance of the peace agreement for other post-conflict and complex emergency situations worldwide.

Contents

• The Role and Relationship of Constitutional: 13
• Implications of the Special Status Accorded in the General: 27
• International Human Rights Operations in Bosnia: 71
• Disappearances in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 107
• Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Right to Return: 123
• The Impact of International Human Rights Law on: 141
• The Relevance of International Human Rights: 157
• Strategies to Combat Discrimination Against Women: 173
• The PostDayton Role of the International Criminal: 195
• The United Nations Treaty Bodies and Bosnia: 215
• A Truth Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 241
• Afterword: 263
• Index: 309

Bibliographic information

• Title: Post-War Protection of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Volume 53 of International studies in human rights / International studies in human rights
• Editors: Michael O'Flaherty (Solicitor), Gregory Gisvold
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998
• ISBN: 9041110208, 9789041110206
• Length: 333 pages
• Subjects: Law / International; Political Science / Civics & Citizenship; Political Science / Human Rights