DOCSLIB.ORG

National War Crimes Strategy

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
National War Crimes Strategy NATIONAL WAR CRIMES STRATEGY December 2008 1 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................3 1.1 RATIONALE FOR DRAFTING THE STRATEGY ..............................................................4 1.2 OBJECTIVES AND ANTICIPATED RESULTS..................................................................4 2. EFFICIENCY IN THE PROSECUTION OF WAR CRIMES CASES ............................6 2.1 CASE DATA ..........................................................................................................................6 Centralized record ................................................................................................................. 11 2.2 CASE MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................... 11 Group I cases ......................................................................................................................... 12 Group II cases ....................................................................................................................... 13 Case complexity criteria ........................................................................................................ 14 Harmonization of court practice ............................................................................................ 14 2.3 PROSECUTION CAPACITIES ........................................................................................... 15 3. REGIONAL CO-OPERATION IN WAR CRIMES CASES .......................................... 12 4. SUPPORT AND PROTECTION OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES ............................. 14 4.1 WITNESS PROTECTION ................................................................................................... 14 4.2 VICTIM AND WITNESS SUPPORT .................................................................................. 16 5. FINANCIAL ASPECTS ...................................................................................................... 19 MID-TERM BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS 6. STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISION ............................................. 20 2 1. INTRODUCTION In the period from 1992 to 1995, Bosnia and Herzegovina was the site of the large-scale armed conflicts characterized by severe, systematic and mass violations of the international humanitarian law,. The war consequently resulted in the loss of many lives, numerous refugees and displaced persons, a large number of people still missing and other grave violations of the fundamental human rights and freedoms. Preventing impunity and facing the events from the recent past is recognized as one of the basic preconditions for gradual reconciliation and progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina both internally and externally in the process of European integration. The first step in facing the past is the prosecution and sanctioning of persons responsible of crimes against humanity and values protected by international humanitarian law. There is a clear determination of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the international community to take a more efficient and comprehensive approach to the issue of prosecution of war crimes cases.1 In that regard, the Security Council resolutions no. 808 of 22 February 1993 and 827 of 25 May 1993 established the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with the objective of prosecuting the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and war crimes. In light of the Resolution 1503 of 28 August 2003 on the completion of the work of the ICTY, departments for war crimes were established within the Court and the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) whose task was to continue the work on war crimes cases in accordance with the highest international standards in the areas of criminal law and protection of human rights. In addition, courts and prosecutor's offices in the entities and Brčko District also have jurisdiction for the prosecution of these cases. Given the mass character of the committed violations of the international humanitarian law, numerous persons responsible for these violations remain at large and there are a large number of outstanding cases. The State of Bosnia and Herzegovina is faced with the lack of a comprehensive method in the process of resolving these issues. In an attempt to come up with a systematic approach to the issue of resolving a large number of war crimes cases, which is the basic task of this Strategy, the Ministry of Justice of BiH established in September 2007 the Working Group for developing the National Strategy for war crimes and dealing with the issues related to war crimes . The judicial aspects of the issue of resolving the war crime cases are the primary focus in preparing the Strategy. The Strategy is complementary to the Justice Sector Reform Strategy adopted by the BiH Council of Ministers and will be complementary to the transitional justice strategy 1 The term „war crimes“ as used in the Strategy refers to criminal offenses committed during the war in BiH (1992-1995), prescribed under Chapter XVII of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina „Crimes against humanity and values protected by intrenational law“ committed in relation to the war in BiH. 3 1.1 RATIONALE FOR DRAFTING THE STRATEGY a. Existence of a large number of outstanding war crimes cases that require systematic approach in order to prevent impunity and facilitate prosecution of all or at least most of the perpetrators in a reasonable period of time; b. Lack of centralized, precise and qualitative statistical data on the number and nature of war crimes cases currently being prosecuted, which serve as indicators of the efficiency of prosecution and which are necessary for the purpose of planning investments in the human and material resources. It is extremely important that the Strategy sets up and updates a centralized record of all war crimes cases in the BiH judiciary; c. The lack of harmonization of court practice in war crimes cases prosecuted before the courts in the entities, Brčko District and the Court of BiH. The absence of mechanisms for harmonizing the court practice on the territory of BiH in the area of war crimes, as well as the application of several criminal codes, resulted in different courts adopting opposing views on the same legal matters, both in relation to the substantive law applied to war crimes cases and the pronouncement of criminal sanctions for identical or similar criminal offenses of war crimes. This is a serious infringement on the constitutional principles of legal certainty and equality of citizens before the law; d. Deficiencies in the management of war crimes cases as of 2003 when the new criminal legislation came into effect providing for an exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of BiH and the Prosecutor's Office of BiH over the prosecution of war crimes cases , while a large number of cases remained within jurisdiction of other courts and prosecutor's offices; e. Inconsistent practice of the review, takeover and transfer of war crimes cases between the Court and the Prosecutor's Office and other courts and prosecutor's offices, and the lack of agreed upon criteria for the assessment of sensitivity and complexity of cases; f. Unsatisfactory degree of co-operation on the regional level in the work on war crimes cases; g. Insufficient support and protection of witnesses and victims in war crimes cases before the courts and prosecutor's offices across BiH. 1.2 OBJECTIVES AND ANTICIPATED RESULTS a. Prosecute the most complex and top priority war crimes cases within 7 years and other war crimes cases within 15 years from the time of adoption of the Strategy; b. Centralize and update at the level of the Court and Prosecutor's Office of BiH the record of all war crimes cases pending before the BiH judiciary; c. Ensure a functional mechanism of the management of war crimes cases, that is, their distribution between the state-level judiciary and judiciaries of the 4 entities and of Brčko District that will facilitate efficient prosecution within the set timeframe; d. Prosecute as a priority the most responsible perpetrators before the Court of BiH, with the help of the agreed upon case selection and prioritization criteria; e. Harmonize the court practice in war crimes cases in order to ensure legal certainty and equality of citizens before the law; f. Strengthen the capacity of the judiciary and police in the whole of BiH to work on war crimes cases; g. Establish a more efficient co-operation with countries in the region concerning war crimes cases for the sake of prosperity in the whole region; h. Provide protection, support and same treatment to all victims and witnesses in the proceedings before all courts in BiH; i. Establish an appropriate legal framework for the implementation of measures adopted in the Strategy and the accomplishment of its objectives. This Strategy shall have no bearing on the duty of all courts and prosecutor’s offices in BiH to continue their work on war crimes cases without any delay and in accordance with the existing laws.2 2 Parts of the text in bold serve to mark a special importance of particular issues and objectives that the Strategy seeks to accomplish. 5 2. EFFICIENCY IN THE PROSECUTION OF WAR CRIMES CASES This part deals with the mutually related issues, namely: data on the number of cases and their structure; what is the impact of the number and structure of cases on the use of the existing material and human resources
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Joint Opinion on the Legal
    Strasbourg, Warsaw, 9 December 2019 CDL-AD(2019)026 Opinion No. 951/2019 Or. Engl. ODIHR Opinion Nr.:FoA-BiH/360/2019 EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION) OSCE OFFICE FOR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS (OSCE/ODIHR) BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA JOINT OPINION ON THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING THE FREEDOM OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, IN ITS TWO ENTITIES AND IN BRČKO DISTRICT Adopted by the Venice Commission at its 121st Plenary Session (Venice, 6-7 December 2019) On the basis of comments by Ms Claire BAZY-MALAURIE (Member, France) Mr Paolo CAROZZA (Member, United States of America) Mr Nicolae ESANU (Substitute member, Moldova) Mr Jean-Claude SCHOLSEM (substitute member, Belgium) This document will not be distributed at the meeting. Please bring this copy. www.venice.coe.int CDL-AD(2019)026 - 2 - Table of Contents I. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 3 II. Background and Scope of the Opinion ...................................................................... 4 III. International Standards .............................................................................................. 5 IV. Legal context and legislative competence .................................................................. 6 V. Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 8 A. Definitions of public assembly ..................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • World Bank Document
    23671 <: *h :? ' November 2001 J SIAED6JMEN PRI ES lNfE OATOF B SNI HER EGOVINA Public Disclosure Authorized INA ANT/ ~* EN4/\ AVB4 /\ TNCIA/ ANTON\/A NT ** T RZNgATN / NT \IAN - 4*N EVANTO Public Disclosure Authorized /.SA E NTON H G N A I \ / \_ *: NtRETVA\ tANTOs/ \ / \ / L / C_l /\\ / \ / \ / 29 K I~E *>tE'\STC+NTzONHx,ERZG/VINA X / \ : I L~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Public Disclosure Authorized / CzNTOSRvJEV F/I\/E COPY Public Disclosure Authorized CANTONS IN THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA UNA - SANA CANTON No. 1 POSAVINA CANTON No. 2 TUZLA CANTON No. 3 ZENICA - DOBOJ CANTON No. 4 DRINA CANTON No. 5 CENTRAL BOSNIAN CANTON No. 6 NERETVA CANTON No. 7 WEST HERZEGOVINA CANTON No. 8 SARAJEVO CANTON No. 9 HERZEG BOSNIAN CANTON No.10 Authors: Miralem Porobic, lawyer and Senada Havic Design: Tirada, Sarajevo. Chris Miller Free publication November 2001 SEED. Sarajevo. Bosnia and Herzegovina This study was done with an aim to determine the level of the actual costs, which must have each small and medium business company when start their operations in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It contains the defined costs for the business registration itself, and for construction of a facility where the registered activity will be performed. The data published in this study were collected through the survey conducted in all municipalities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 2001. After summarizing all collected data, it was determined that there are few identical forms and approaches to the same category of the costs that a small and medium size business company can have as a precondition for starting its normal work.
    [Show full text]
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA NATIONAL REPORT ON HIGHER EDUCATION: 2005 – 2007 A. Background information on your Higher Education system Details Country Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Date December 15, 2006 BFUG member (one name only) Zenan Sabanac Position Bologna Follow Up Group Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Email address [email protected] Contributors to the report1 Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH, competent ministries of education in the entities and cantons in BiH, all public universities in BiH, Higher Education Working Group/Bologna Committee for BiH, Team of Bologna Promoters, NGO Amica EDUCA Main achievements since Bergen 1. Describe the important developments relating to the Bologna Process, including legislative reforms, since Bergen. Over the past two years in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), some significant shifts have been recorded in the implementation of the Bologna Process. The biggest credit for this goes primarily to the public universities in BiH and the international community (first of all the Council of Europe, the European Commission in BiH and the Austrian Development Agency). As of this year, at all public universities in BiH, the implementation of the first cycle has started in compliance with the Bologna principles. The curricula have been reformed and adjusted to the two-cycle system of study; two models have been most often used: 3+2 and 4+1, depending on the university or the study group. Some faculties and universities had started the implementation of the first cycle as early as in the 2003/04 academic year, and next year we will be expecting the first generation of students bearing the title of Bachelor of Science.
    [Show full text]
  • Report of the Consultative Visit in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Strasbourg, 29 May 2012 EPAS (2012) 26 ENLARGED PARTIAL AGREEMENT ON SPORT (EPAS) Report of the Consultative visit in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the European Sports Charter, as well as the implementation of the Recommendation Rec(2001)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the prevention of racism, xenophobia and racial intolerance in sport EPAS (2012) 26 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. Auto-evaluation reports by the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Overview of the organisation and state structures Report on European Sport Charter Report on Rec (2001) 6 B. Report of the evaluation team C. Comments from Bosnia and Herzegovina Appendices: Final programme The Law on Sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina EPAS (2012) 26 A. Auto-evaluation reports by the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS Summary Report Overview of sports organizations and state structures Sarajevo, October 2010 1. INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE 1.1. The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina – The Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina The BiH Sports Law regulates the sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the public interest and objectives of the competence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska and the Federation of BiH and the Brčko District of BiH and other levels of the administrative organization. The Sports Department operates within the Ministry and was established on 1 January 2009. The responsibilities of the Sports Department are defined by Article 60 of the BiH Sports Law ("Official Gazette of
    [Show full text]
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Attitudes on Violent Extremism and Foreign Influence
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: Attitudes on Violent Extremism and Foreign Influence January 4 - February 3, 2017 Detailed Methodology • The survey was conducted by Ipsos in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on behalf of the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights and Survey Research, and was funded by the National Endowment for Democracy. • Data was collected between January 4 and February 3, 2017 through face-to-face interviews at the respondents’ homes using the CAPI method (computer assisted personal interviewing). • A total of 1,537 interviews were completed, with an overall margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percent at the midrange of the 95 percent confidence level. A nationally-representative sample was assembled based on a multistage stratification proportionate to population sample distribution, through the random selection of households and respondents. • The sample is composed of citizens of BiH, aged 18 and older and was based on the 2013 Census; Vital Statistics 2012 and Ipsos estimations derived from the Central Election Commission database; Agency for Identification Documents; and the Registers and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina database. • The sampling frame consisted of polling station territories (approximate size of census units) within strata defined by municipalities and type of settlements (urban and rural). Polling station territories enable the most reliable sample selection, due to the fact that these units represent the most comprehensive and up-to-date data available. • Households were selected according to the random route technique. Starting from a given address, interviewers selected the third house down the same side of the street or the next available house for an interview from the starting point.
    [Show full text]
  • Sectarian Divide Continues to Hamper Residual Return and Reintegration of the Displaced
    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Sectarian divide continues to hamper residual return and reintegration of the displaced A profile of the internal displacement situation 25 October, 2006 This Internal Displacement Profile is automatically generated from the online IDP database of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). It includes an overview of the internal displacement situation in the country prepared by the IDMC, followed by a compilation of excerpts from relevant reports by a variety of different sources. All headlines as well as the bullet point summaries at the beginning of each chapter were added by the IDMC to facilitate navigation through the Profile. Where dates in brackets are added to headlines, they indicate the publication date of the most recent source used in the respective chapter. The views expressed in the reports compiled in this Profile are not necessarily shared by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. The Profile is also available online at www.internal-displacement.org. About the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council, is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations. At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based Centre runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries. Based on its monitoring and data collection activities, the Centre advocates for durable solutions to the plight of the internally displaced in line with international standards.
    [Show full text]
  • Dinarica-Stakeholder Engagement Plan-Final
    Stakeholder Engagement Plan Date 29th of June 2020 CEPF Grant 110830 Grantee Udruga Dinarica Project Title Conservation of steno-endemic species Mostar minnow (lat. Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus) in Mostarsko Blato Project Location Mostarsko Blato, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Grant Summary 1. Grant Summary 2. Grantee organization: Udruga Dinarica 3. Grant title: Conservation of steno-endemic species Mostar minnow (lat. Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus) in Mostarsko Blato 4. Grant number: 110830 5. Grant amount (US dollars): USD 19,974 6. Proposed dates of grant: 15 June 2020 to 15 June 2021 7. Countries or territories where project will be undertaken: Bosnia and Herzegovina 8. Date of preparation of this document: 29.6.2020 9. Introduction: This section will briefly describe the project including design elements and potential social and environmental issues. Where possible, include maps of the project site and surrounding area. In 2003 Bogutskaya & Zupančič identified an endemic species Mostar minnow (local name: prikanac; Latin: Phoxinellus pseudalepidotus) in Mostarsko Blato. Local researchers from universities in Mostar and Sarajevo claim that it is steno-endemic for Mostarsko Blato and that it lives in a vast underground lake below the karst polje (field). Mostarsko Blato is a karst polje (field) that spans 3,800 hectares. About 1,500 ha were flooded every year and the water level reached up to 10 m in debt during winter. 2 In the past Mostarsko Blato was a marsh area flooded in the wintertime and providing a natural habitat for Mostar minnow. In 2010, a hydropower plant built had one canal that drains the marsh area and steers the water into the hydropower plant.
    [Show full text]
  • Why Do You Oppose Bih's Accession?
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: Public Opinion on Foreign Influence and Violent Extremism March 7, 2019 – March 26, 2019 Detailed Methodology • The survey was conducted on behalf of the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research by Ipsos Bosnia and Herzegovina. • Data was collected between March 7 and 26, 2019, through in-home, in-person interviews using the CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing) method. • A total of 2,190 interviews were completed with an overall margin of error of +/- 2.1% at the midrange of the 95-percent confidence level for the full sample. • A nationally representative sample was based on a multistage stratification proportionate to population sample distribution, with a random selection of households and respondents within each Primary Sampling Unit (PSU). The first level was the region and the second level was urbanity. • Using data from the 2013 census as statistical reference for sample design, the sample is made up of citizens of BiH, aged 18+. • Sampling frame: address registry within strata defined by region and type of settlements (urban and rural). • Targeted oversampling was conducted in four areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina that have been identified as susceptible to radical tendencies: Zenica-Doboj Canton (n=148), Una-Sana Canton (n=188), Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (n=206) and Republika Srpska East (n=102). Oversampling in these areas sought to yield more specific insights into the public’s perception of the role of religion in society, the presence of extremism, and interethnic tension, among others. • Households were selected by a random route technique. • Respondent selection was made using random selection, any member of a household with the same probability (SRSWoR).
    [Show full text]
  • MIGRANT PRESENCE 113 Locations Covered 31 Municipalities in 6
    MIGRANT PRESENCE OUTSIDE TEMPORARY RECEPTION CENTRES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA June 2021 ROUND 03 31 Municipalities 113 2,589 migrants in locations outside reception, 6 Cantons covered out of 2,591 identified in total On 10 June 2021, a third joint data collection exercise was conducted by IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), with the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs1 (SFA), provide an estimation of the migrant and asylum seeker2 population (stock) present in the country and that are not accommodated or registered in any official Temporary Reception Centres (TRCs) at a given point in time. The data collection was implemented by ten teams for a total of 44 enumerators and 5 SFA staff, and carried out in six Cantons, for a total of 113 locations: 66 locations in 8 Municipalities in Una-Sana Canton, 24 locations in 10 Municipalities in Tuzla Canton, 10 locations in 5 Municipalities in Canton Sarajevo, 9 locations in 4 Municipalities in Herzegovina – Neretva Canton, 3 locations in 3 Municipalities in Canton 10, and 1 location in 1 Municipality in West Herzegovina Canton (see Map at p.2). DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND LOCALIZATION Out of 2,591 migrants without accommodation in TRCs, 2,266 The total number of migrants identified in the covered locations reported that they entered BiH from Serbia, 175 from was 2,591 out of which 2,589 stated that they were not Montenegro, and 127 from Croatia, while for 27 migrants this accommodated in any of official TRCs in BiH. information is unknown. Most migrants (2,248) entered BiH by foot, followed by other means of transportation such as bus rd The number of migrants observed in this 3 Round is in line (292), and taxi (25).
    [Show full text]
  • STREAMS of INCOME and JOBS: the Economic Significance of the Neretva and Trebišnjica River Basins
    STREAMS OF INCOME AND JOBS: The Economic Significance of the Neretva and Trebišnjica River Basins CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 Highlights – The Value of Water for Electricity 5 Highlights – The Value of Water for Agriculture 8 Highlights – The Value of Public Water Supplie 11 Highlights – The Value of Water for Tourism 12 Conclusion: 13 BACKGROUND OF THE BASINS 15 METHODOLOGY 19 LAND USE 21 GENERAL CONTEXT 23 THE VALUE OF WATER FOR ELECTRICITY 29 Background of the Trebišnjica and Neretva hydropower systems 30 Croatia 33 Republika Srpska 35 Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 Montenegro 40 Case study – Calculating electricity or revenue sharing in the Trebišnjica basin 41 Gap Analysis – Water for Electricity 43 THE VALUE OF WATER FOR AGRICULTURE 45 Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 Croatia 51 Case study – Water for Tangerines 55 Case study – Wine in Dubrovnik-Neretva County 56 Case study – Wine in Eastern Herzegovina 57 Republika Srpska 57 Gap Analysis – Water for Agriculture 59 Montenegro 59 THE VALUE OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 63 Republika Srpska 64 Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina 66 Montenegro 68 Croatia 69 Gap Analysis – Public Water 70 THE VALUE OF WATER FOR TOURISM 71 Croatia 72 CONCLUSION 75 REFERENCES 77 1st edition Author/data analysis: Hilary Drew With contributions from: Zoran Mateljak Data collection, research, and/or translation support: Dr. Nusret Dresković, Nebojša Jerković, Zdravko Mrkonja, Dragutin Sekulović, Petra Remeta, Zoran Šeremet, and Veronika Vlasić Design: Ivan Cigić Published by WWF Adria Supported by the
    [Show full text]
  • List of Permits for the Construction of South Interconnection Gas Pipeline
    USAID Energy Investment Activity Project (EIA) List of Permits for the Construction of South Interconnection Gas Pipeline UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Energy Investment Activity (USAID EIA) Contract Number AID-168-C-14-00002 List of Permits for the Construction of South Interconnection Gas Pipeline Author: EIA Project Team November, 2018 Implemented by: Advanced Engineering Associates International, Inc. (AEAI) USAID COR: Ankica Gavrilovic This Document is made possible by support from the American People sponsored by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this Document were prepared by and are the sole responsibility of Advanced Engineering Associates International, Inc., and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Contract Number AID-168-C-14-00002 1 USAID Energy Investment Activity Project (EIA) List of Permits for the Construction of South Interconnection Gas Pipeline SCOPING– LIST OF PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERCONNECTION 1. Introduction This document contains a list of permits, approvals and other documents to be issued by various competent authorities in the process of obtaining the required permits (Urban Permit, Construction Permit and Use Permit) for construction and operation of the South Interconnection Gas Pipeline. The purpose of this list is to serve as a basis for interviews with representatives of competent authorities that will be conducted for the purpose of mapping the upcoming permitting procedure (scoping). The list will be finalized after the exact pipeline route and other project parameters are specified. This document can be used as a guideline through the permitting procedure in order to ensure the efficient planning of the all permitting steps.
    [Show full text]
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2012 STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2012 IMPRESSUM Client: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina Prepared with the support of: Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund United Nations Environment Program Thematic expert group: Anđa Hadžiabdić Esena Kupusović Fethi Silajdžić Ivan Brlek Laurent Mesbah Martin Tais Mehmed Cero Mihajlo Marković Milena Kozomara Semra Čavaljuga Senad Oprašić Tanja Trubajić Toni Nikolić Wilhelm Vogel Zvjezdan Karadžin Consultant: Enova d.o.o. Sarajevo Umweltbundesamt GmbH Translation: Amina Subašić-Kovač, Ajla Silajdžić-Dautbegović Graphic design: Tarik Hodžić Photo: Aleksandar Trifunović BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2012 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ACHIEVEMENT FUND CONTENTS Foreword 19 Acronyms and Abbreviations 20 Acknowledgements 24 Purpose of the State of Environment Report 27 Methodology and Availability of Data 28 Significance of Environmental Indicators and 29 Strategy of Selection 29 Report Development Process 30 Form of the Report and its Contents 30 CONTENTS OF THE REPORT 31 Brief Summary of the State of Environment 32 Environmental Indicators Partially or Completely Missing 38 Recommendations for Improving the State of the Environment and Key Tasks 39 1.. GENERAL INFORMATION 40 1.1 GEOGRAPHY 41 1.2 CLIMATE
    [Show full text]