IJC Independent Judicial Commission

Restructuring the Court System: Report and Proposal

Annex A - Summary of Changes

Republika Srpska No. of District Judges No. of Basic Courts No. of Basic Judges Proposed District Population percent percent current proposed current courts / current proposed percent change change change* branches 650538 21 28 +33% 9 7 -22% 107 70 -35% 242576 7 12 +71% 4 3 -25% 33 29 -12% 269354 10 9 -10% 4 4 0 35 26 -26% Srpsko 156282 10 8 -20% 5 3 / 1 -20% 27 18 -33% 114477 8 5 -38% 3 2 / 1 0 18 11 -39% Total 1433227 56 62 +11% 25 19 / 2 -16% 220 154 -30%

Federation No. of Cantonal Judges No. of Municipal Courts No. of Municipal Judges proposed Canton Population percent percent current proposed current courts / current proposed Percent change change change* branches 301072 15 12 -20% 7 5 -29% 45 45 0% 43695 5 4 -20% 2 1 -50% 11 6 -45% 506296 35 20 -43% 9 5 / 1 -33% 94 59 -37% -Doboj 395404 22 16 -27% 10 6 / 1 -30% 76 52 -32% Bosanski- 35235 4 4 0 1 1 0 5 6 +20% Central 239120 12 10 -17% 7 3 / 1 -43% 47 31 -34% - 217106 18 17 -6% 10 3 -70% 60 31 -48% West 89012 5 4 -20% 2 1 -50% 12 9 -25% Herzegovina Sarajevo 400219 37 29 -22% 2 1 -50% 75 92 +23% 83949 5 4 -20% 3 1 / 1 -33% 9 7 -22% () Total 2311108 158 120 -24% 53 27 / 4 -42% 434 338 -22%

Total for BiH

No. of Second Instance Judges No. of First Instance Courts No. of First Instance Judges No. of Second proposed Entity percent percent Instance current proposed current current proposed percent change Courts change courts / change* branches 5 56 62 +11% 25 19 / 2 -16% 220 154 -30% Federation 10 158 120 -24% 53 27 / 4 -42% 434 338 -22% Total 15 214 182 -15% 78 46 / 6 -33% 654 492 -25%

*Court regional branches are included (counted as courts remaining open) for purposes of calculating this percentage.

Annex C - Court Consolidations

District of Banja Luka

Population in district: 650,538 Current number of courts: 9 Proposed number of courts: 7 Proposed number of branches: 0

Current Case- Population in Criteria** Basic Court no. of load area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation C P G judges Index* covers 36km Kotor Varoš Court remains but loses Banja Luka 48 31.6 290685 49km Gradiška + + + Ćelinac & Skender Vakuf / 55km Kneževo 33km Bosanska Gradiška / 9 5.9 60446 44km Kozarska Dubica + + + Court remains Gradiška 49km Banja Luka 19km Kneževo Court remains gaining Kotor Varoš 4 1.4 19741 21km Ćelinac - - o Ćelinac & Skender Vakuf / 36km Banja Luka Kneževo 33km Prijedor Bosanska/ 5 2.3 34319 44km Gradiška - - o Merged with Prijedor Kozarska Dubica 49km Novi Grad Mrkonjić Grad 6 6.6 32054 63km Banja Luka + - + Court remains Bosanski Novi / Novi 32km Prijedor 7 4.7 40281 o o o Court remains Grad 49km Kozarska Dubica 32km Novi Grad Prijedor 15 6.3 100188 33km Kozarska Dubica + + + Court remains 55km Banja Luka 30km Prnjavor 8 3.2 49040 o o o Court remains 55km Banja Luka 33km Gradiška Merged with Bosanska Srbac 5 2.3 24384 - - o 64km Prnjavor Gradiška / Gradiška

*Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9.

The problem courts from a restructuring standpoint in Banja Luka District are in Kotor Varoš (- - o), Bosanska/Kozarska Dubica (- - o), and Srbac (- - o). None of these courts meet the criteria for continuation. Adding the municipalities of Ćelinac and Skender Vakuf / Kneževo to Kotor Varoš’s jurisdiction, however, should increase both population and case-filings for that court sufficiently to bring it up to minimally acceptable levels (o o o). Banja Luka Basic Court should welcome the relief of that caseload. Bosanska/Kozarska Dubica is best merged with the Prijedor court, 33km to the south. Srbac gravitates most logically toward Bosanska Gradiška / Gradiška; residents of Srbac already travel to Bosanska Gradiška / Gradiška for hospital services.

District of Bijeljina Population in district: 242,576 Current number of courts: 4 Proposed number of courts: 3 Proposed number of branches: 0

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Basic Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers 50km Bijeljina 18 15.3 124288 + + + Court remains 57km Lopare 3 2.4 18632 50km Bijeljina - - + Merged with Bijeljina 54km Zvornik 4 4.1 44175 o o + Court remains 68km 46km Vlasenica Zvornik 8 4.0 55481 54km Srebrenica o + + Court remains 57km Bijeljina

*Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9.

The only problem in the Bijeljina District is the Lopare court (- - +). Although remote from Bijeljina, Lopare has neither the caseload nor the population sufficient to justify a court. Travel to Bijeljina is not difficult, however, and there is regular bus service. If travel proves to be a problem for Lopare residents, the Bijeljina Basic Court may consider holding “court days” in Lopare.

District of Doboj Population in district: 266,714 Current number of courts: 4 Proposed number of courts: 4 Proposed number of branches: 0

Current Case- Population in Criteria** Basic Court no. of load area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation C P G judges Index* covers 30km Prnjavor Derventa 6 6.5 62183 41km Doboj + + o Court remains 54km Modriča 28km Teslić Doboj 16 7.5 139037 41km Derventa + + + Court remains 50km Modriča 50km Doboj Modriča 9 5.5 65494 + + + Court remains 54km Derventa Teslić 4 3.4 48157 28km Doboj o o o Court remains

*Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. All of the courts in Doboj District meet minimum criteria. Thus no changes are needed here.

District of Srpsko Sarajevo Population in district: 165,282 Current number of courts: 5 Proposed number of courts: 3 Proposed number of branches: 1

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Basic Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers 35km 3 1.7 17643 - - o Merged with Višegrad 40km Višegrad 35km Rogatica Sokolac 6 4.4 46991 o o + Court remains 51km Srpsko Sarajevo 51km Vlasenica Srpsko Sarajevo 5 2.8 28119 51km Sokolac - - + Made a branch of Sokolac 40km Rogatica Višegrad 5 2.2 28691 - - + Court remains 75km Sokolac Vlasenica 8 4.2 34838 51km Sokolac o - + Court remains

*Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9.

The District of Srpsko Sarajevo does not contain large cities in which to concentrate courts, posing problems for a reasonable restructuring plan. None of these courts carries a substantial caseload. The mountainous terrain and the distances between cities make consolidation difficult, however. On balance it makes the most sense to close the court in Rogatica, merging it with Višegrad. This brings Višegrad into minimally acceptable range on all three criteria (o o +). Although it is the seat of the district court, Srpsko Sarajevo is too small in terms of population and caseload to continue as a separate court. It should be merged with the Sokolac court; however, given its considerable distance from Sokolac, court facilities with minimal staff should remain open in Srpsko Sarajevo as a two-judge branch of the Sokolac court. Vlasenica (o - +) just barely misses the minimum criteria for population, but should be kept anyway, as it is too remote to have reasonable consolidation options.

District of Trebinje

Population in district: 114,477 Current number of courts: 3 Proposed number of courts: 2 Proposed number of branches: 1

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Basic Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers 112km Foča/Srbinje 5 1.8 29573 - - + Made a branch of Trebinje 119km Trebinje 98km Srpsko Sarajevo Foča/Srbinje 5 3.2 35045 112km Nevesinje o o + Court remains 143km Trebinje 119km Nevesinje Trebinje 8 4.2 49859 o o + Court remains 143km Foča/Srbinje *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. Geographic distance is a serious problem for the Trebinje District. Nonetheless, the caseload in Nevesinje (- - +) is too small to warrant a separate court there. Accordingly, Nevesinje should be merged with the Trebinje court, but remain open as a one-judge branch to meet the needs of the public in that area. Although Nevesinje is actually slightly closer to Foča/Srbinje, the roads to Trebinje are far superior, particularly in the winter.

Una Sana Canton (Bihać)

Population in canton: 305,049 Current number of courts: 7 Proposed number of courts: 5 Proposed number of branches: 0

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers 25km Bihać 15 16.6 68385 + + + Court remains 35km 25km Cazin Bosanska Krupa 5 3.9 29211 35km Bihać o - o Court remains 34km Bužim Bužim 3 2.1 17781 34km Bosanska Krupa - - o Merged with Bosanska Krupa 25km Bihać Cazin 7 6.3 60122 25km Bosanska Krupa + + o Court remains 40km Velika Kladuša 35km Ključ 4 1.7 15972 - - o Merged with Sanski Most 95km Bihać 35km Ključ Sanski Most 6 3.9 64416 o + + Court remains 125km Bihać Velika Kladuša 5 4.4 49162 40km Cazin o o o Court remains *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. The Bužim (- - o) and Ključ (- - o) courts are the obvious candidates for closure in this Canton. Some suggestion was made that the municipality of could be carved off from the Bihać Municipal Court’s jurisdiction and given to Ključ to help bolster its anemic case filings. But the addition of Bosanski Petrovac (pop. 8272) would still fail to bring the Ključ court into a case-filing and population range sufficient to meet the articulated criteria. Accordingly, Ključ should be merged with the court in Sanski Most, which may wish to initiate occasional “court days” in Ključ. Bosanska Krupa (o – o) is also marginal under the criteria, but benefits from the closure of Bužim. Merging Bužim back with Bosanska Krupa – which historically had jurisdiction for Bužim – brings the merged court within the acceptable range (+ o o).

Posavina Canton (Orašje)

Population in canton: 43,666 Current number of courts: 2 Proposed number of courts: 1 Proposed number of branches: 0

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers Odžak 5 2.2 16055 52km Odžak - - + Merged with the Orašje court Orašje 6 2.8 27611 52km Orašje - - + Court remains *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. Neither court has the caseload or the population to justify itself. Accordingly, the two courts should be merged into one court based in Orašje, the cantonal capital and the site of the greater population and case-filing activity. The Orašje court may wish to schedule court days in Odžak, to meet local needs there. The cantonal court will remain in Odžak.

Tuzla Canton

Population in canton: 506,296 Current number of courts: 9 Proposed number of courts: 5 Proposed number of branches: 1

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers Banovići 7 4.2 28636 13km Živinice o - - Merged with Živinice 25km 35km Gračanica 10 4.4 63308 o + + Court remains 48km Gradačac 50km Tuzla 26km Srebrenik Gradačac 9 2.7 47029 - o + Court remains 48km Gračanica 25km Tuzla 6 3.9 55707 o + o Court remains 30km Živinice 34km Živinice 5 2.9 15672 - - o Made a branch of Živinice court 49km Tuzla Lukavac 9 5.1 51521 15km Tuzla o o - Merged with Tuzla 25km Gračanica Srebrenik 7 3.5 41661 o o o Merged with Gradačac 26km Gradačac 15km Lukavac Tuzla 33 19.5 150816 15km Živinice + + + Court remains 25km Kalesija 13km Banovići 15km Tuzla Živinice 8 5.5 51946 + o - Court remains 30km Kalesija 34km Kladanj *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. Clearly the Banovići (o - -) and Živinice (+ o -) courts are too close together to warrant their continued existence as separate courts. Although Banovići has the better building at present, Živinice has the higher population and higher caseload, and is better located on the main highway. The municipality of Živinice has pledged its help in securing a suitable building for the court there. If there are delays in securing an adequate space in Živinice for the combined court, it can operate out of the Banovići building, but the combined court should be relocated to Živinice as soon as adequate space is available. The Kladanj court (- - o) is too small, both in caseload and population, to continue and should be merged with another court. The ideal candidate would be the court, also too small. But because Olovo is in the Zenica-Doboj Canton, that merger must await constitutional reform in the Federation that would allow cross-cantonal jurisdiction. In the meantime, Kladanj should be merged with the Živinice court, 34 km away over a winding mountain pass. Three judges should be allowed to reside in the new court building in Kladanj, however, as a branch of the Živinice court. That will keep the building in court hands for an eventual merger with Olovo. Although Lukavac (o o -) has adequate caseload and population, it is too close to Tuzla to warrant continued existence as a separate court. No one in Lukavac municipality will be seriously inconvenienced by having to travel to Tuzla to court. Gradačac (- o +) and Srebrenik (o o o) are both marginal courts in terms of caseload and population, and they should clearly be merged. Where to merge them is a more difficult question. Gradačac has a slightly larger population and a long history. Srebrenik is a little more centrally located and has the larger caseload. Although Gradačac had the better building, the Srebrenik municipality has promised to build space to accommodate the newly merged court. Although the combined court could go either place, the balance favors Gradačac. The courts of Gračanica (o + +) and Kalesija (o + o) meet the criteria adequately and can continue as separate courts, provided that Kalesija gets a new building. Space has been identified there, but it is not clear if and when it will be made available to the court, which is severely cramped in its current quarters.

Zenica-Doboj Canton

Population in canton: 395,407 Current number of courts: 10 Proposed number of courts: 6 Proposed number of branches: 1

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers 12km Breza 5 2.7 13775 - - - Merged with Visoko 24km Vareš 22km Visoko 8 4.6 43800 o o o Court remains 29km Zenica 25km Zavidovići 5 2.6 23611 - - o Merged with Zavidovići 34km Tešanj 58km Visoko Olovo 4 1.2 12934 - - + Made branch of Visoko court 72km Vareš 34km Maglaj Tešanj 8 3.8 58690 o + + Court remains 44km Zavidovići Vareš 4 3.3 10118 36km Visoko o - o Merged with Visoko 12km Breza 22km Kakanj Visoko 8 4.7 40044 36km Vareš o o o Court remains 51km Zenica 58km Olovo Zavidovići 8 4.1 37942 12km Žepče o o + Court remains 25km Maglaj 53km Zenica Zenica 22 16.5 127972 29km Kakanj + + + Court remains Žepče 4 2.2 26521 12km Zavidovići - - - Court remains for time being *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. The courts in Breza (- - -) and Žepče (- - -) are the two obvious candidates for closure as they fail all three criteria. Breza should be merged with the nearby court of Visoko. Žepče municipality, however, is the subject of a carefully negotiated agreement acknowledged and implemented by the High Representative in a decision of October 6, 2000. Accordingly, notwithstanding its failure to meet the criteria, the court in Žepče will be retained pending a full review of the High Representative’s October 6 decision and surrounding circumstances. Although Maglaj (- - o) has a fine building, it fails most of the criteria, and should also merge with Zavidovići. Olovo due to its poor caseload and population does not pass the test. However, due to its remote location, and as it cannot be merged with the Kladanj court until constitutional changes occur (see discussion of Kladanj above), it should, for the time being, be a made a one-judge branch of the Visoko court. The court in Vareš (o - o) serves an extremely small population and is much closer to Visoko. As “court days” should be sufficient to meet the needs of that community, the court can be merged with Visoko. Kakanj (o o o), Visoko (o o o), and Zavidovići (o o +) meet minimum standards. Kakanj is enjoying a vibrant economic development, and the other two courts will grow substantially with their absorption of neighboring courts.

Bosanski-Podrinje Canton (Goražde)

Population in canton: 35,235 Current number of courts: 1 Proposed number of courts: 1 Proposed number of branches: 0

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers Goražde 5 4.5 35235 N/A o o + Court remains *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. The court in Goražde (o o +) meets the criteria, and even if it did not, it must remain as the sole municipal court in the canton. Canton ()

Population in canton: 239,122 Current number of courts: 7 Proposed number of courts: 3 Proposed number of branches: 1 Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers 48km 12 8.2 70162 + + + Court remains 45km Travnik 21km 3 1.2 11074 - - o Merged with Kiseljak 72km Travnik Jajce 5 2.2 22731 48km Bugojno - - + Made branch of Bugojno court 21km Fojnica Kiseljak 4 2.1 27145 51km Travnik - - + Court remains 60km Novi Travnik 5 4.3 24944 14km Travnik o - - Merged with Travnik 14km Novi Travnik 19km Travnik 11 4.6 51028 o o + Court remains 51km Kiseljak 72km Fojnica Vitez 7 5.6 32038 19km Travnik + - - Merged with Travnik *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. As both Novi Travnik (o - -) and Vitez (+ - -) do poorly respectively in terms of population and geography, they should be merged with the nearby court in Travnik (o o +). In order to accommodate the larger municipal court in Travnik, the cantonal court can be relocated to the space vacated by the municipal court of Novi Travnik. Fojnica (- - o) and Kiseljak (- - +) are both small and are obvious candidates for merger. Together they meet minimum requirements (o o +), so the combined court can remain in Kiseljak. Jajce (- - +) does not have the sufficient caseload and population to justify its existence as a separate court. It is remotely located, however, and easily meets the criteria for continuation as a branch of the Bugojno (+ + +) court.

Herzegovina-Neretva Canton () Population in canton: 217,106 Current number of courts: 10 Proposed number of courts: 3 Proposed number of branches: 0

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers 25km Čitluk 25km Čapljina 5 4.8 19376 o - o Court remains 45km 34km Mostar Čitluk 4 1.5 16298 20km Mostar - - o Merged with MC Mostar Jablanica 3 1.3 13021 23km - - o Merged with Konjic 23km Jablanica Konjic 6 4.1 29817 60km Mostar o - + Court remains 54km Prozor-Rama Central Zone 5 0 20km Čitluk n/a - Total Mostar I 13 7.4 40km Stolac + + + Merged into MC Mostar 104997 Mostar II 14 5.5 48km Jablanica + - Neum 3 0.4 6680 45km Čapljina - - + Merged with Čapljina 31km Jablanica Prozor-Rama 3 1.3 17056 - - + Merged with Konjic 54km Konjic 25km Čapljina Stolac 4 0.9 9861 - - o Merged with Čapljina 40km Mostar *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. Neum (- - o) and Stolac (- - o), both seriously deficient under the criteria, should be merged into Čaplijna (o – o) which is currently marginal but which should gain a satisfactory level of population and caseload from the two mergers (+ o o). Čitluk (- - o) too fails the criteria and is only 20 km from Mostar. Mostar (+ + +) itself has been divided into three different courts, although there are efforts already underway toward unification. Čitluk should be added to the mix to create a single large court in Mostar. Jablanica (- - o) and Prozor-Rama (- - +) are both too small to justify their existence and should be merged with the Konjic court. As Prozor-Rama is more isolated, it is strongly recommended that “court days” be held there. (Široki Brijeg)

Population in canton: 81,299 Current number of courts: 2 Proposed number of courts: 1 Proposed number of branches: 0

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers Ljubuški 4 2.7 22209 34km Široki Brijeg - - o Court remains Široki Brijeg 8 4.4 59090 34km Ljubuški o + + Merged with Ljubuški *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. Although Široki Brijeg (o + +) appears to meet the criteria far better than Ljubuški (- - o), these figures are misleading. In fact, the canton consists of four municipalities and Široki Brijeg’s jurisdiction has been drawn to include three of the four, even though the municipality gravitates more naturally toward Ljubuški. While mechanical application of the criteria would dictate that the court be kept in Široki Brijeg, there is more to the picture than the numbers. Of the four municipalities, Ljubuški is considered as the main urban center in the area and attracts most of the economic activity, including twelve attorney’s offices. The caseload also seems to indicate that litigation cases per capita are significantly higher in Ljubuški than in Široki Brijeg. Accordingly, notwithstanding the stated criteria, it actually makes more sense to keep the municipal court in Ljubuški. Given the new premises soon to be made available in Široki Brijeg, it is proposed that the cantonal court be located there.

Sarajevo Canton

Population in canton: 400,219 Current number of courts: 2 Proposed number of courts: 1 Proposed number of branches: 0 Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers Sarajevo I 34 34.2 141377 n/a + + + Merge into one MC Sarajevo Sarajevo II 41 55.6 258842 n/a + + - *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. The two Sarajevo municipal courts are located in the same building, and the population for both courts comes almost entirely from urban and suburban Sarajevo itself. As stated in the Preliminary Report, retaining two courts provides no benefits in terms of efficiency, administration or cost savings, and there is evidence that jurisdictional questions between the two courts consume staff and even judge time. Accordingly, the two courts should be merged.

Canton 10 (Livno)

Population in canton: 83,949 Current number of courts: 3 Proposed number of courts: 1 Proposed number of branches: 1

Population in Criteria** Current no. Case-load Municipal Court area that court Geographical Distances Recommendation of judges Index* C P G covers 2 0.8 15665 110km Livno - - + Made a branch of Livno court 40km Livno 4 3.5 37559 o o + Court remains 110km Drvar Tomislavgrad 3 2.3 30725 40km Livno - - o Merged with Livno *Explained on pp. 4-6 of the report and calculated on the spreadsheets at Annex E. **How the court satisfies the three objective criteria: Caseload (C), Population (P), and Geography (G), as explained on pp. 7-9. Given the relatively low population and the small caseload in this canton there is clearly no need for three municipal courts. Tomislavgrad (- - o) and Drvar (- - +) fail most of our criteria and should be merged with Livno. However due to the truly remote location of Drvar, it is proposed to keep it open as a one-judge branch of the Livno court.

Annex D - Number of Judges

District of Banja Luka

Current number of basic courts: 9 Proposed number of basic courts: 7 Current number of basic court judges: 107 Proposed number of basic court judges: 70

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers C P G index District Court 21 27.2 28 650538 Banja Luka BC – 36km Kotor Varoš minus Ćelinac & 48 31.6 33 261368 49km Gradiška + + + Skender Vakuf / 55km Prijedor Kneževo Bosanska 33km Srbac Gradiška / 9 84830 44km Kozarska 7.6 8 + + o Gradiška – 5 (combined) Dubica with Srbac 49km Banja Luka Kotor Varoš – 19km Kneževo with Ćelinac & 48058 4 3.3 4 21km Ćelinac o o o Skender Vakuf / (combined) 36km Banja Luka Kneževo Mrkonjić Grad 6 6.2 7 32054 63km Banja Luka + - + 32km Prijedor Bosanski Novi / 7 4.5 5 40281 49km Kozarska o o o Novi Grad Dubica 32km Novi Grad Prijedor – with 15 134507 33km Kozarska Bosanska / 8.1 9 + + + 5 (combined) Dubica Kozarska Dubica 55km Banja Luka 30km Derventa Prnjavor 8 3.0 4 49040 o o o 55km Banja Luka Note: The populations of Ćelinac (17252) and Skender Vakuf / Kneževo (12065) have been added to the Kotor Varoš and subtracted from Banja Luka, reflecting the transfer of jurisdiction over those two municipalities. While separate case-filing statistics are not readily available for Ćelinac and Skender Vakuf / Kneževo, their addition to Kotor Varoš increases the population served by that court by 149%. Accordingly, caseload for that court has been projected at 149% higher than before, and the Banja Luka caseload has been decreased by a corresponding amount.

District of Bijeljina

Current number of basic courts: 4 Proposed number of basic courts: 3 Current number of basic court judges: 33 Proposed number of basic court judges: 29

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index District Court 7 10.9 12 242576 Bijeljina BC – with 18 142920 50km Lopare 17.9 19 + + + Lopare 3 (combined) 57km Zvornik Srebrenica 4 4.0 5 44175 54km Zvornik o o + 54km Srebrenica Zvornik 8 3.9 5 55481 o + + 57km Bijeljina

District of Doboj

Current number of basic courts: 4 Proposed number of basic courts: 4 Current number of basic court judges: 35 Proposed number of basic court judges: 26 Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index District Court 10 8.4 9 266704 30km Prnjavor Derventa 6 6.1 7 62183 41km Doboj + + o 54km Modriča 28km Teslić Doboj BC 16 8.4 9 90880 41km Derventa + + + 50km Modriča 50km Doboj Modriča 9 5.3 6 65494 + + + 54km Derventa Teslić 4 3.1 4 48157 28km Doboj o o o

District of Srpsko Sarajevo

Current number of basic courts: 5 Proposed no. of basic courts/branches: 3/1 Current number of basic court judges: 27 Proposed number of basic court judges: 18

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index District Court 10 6.8 8 165272 35km Rogatica Sokolac – with 6 5.2 75100 51km Srpsko Srpsko Sarajevo 9 + + + 5 2.5 (combined) Sarajevo Branch 51km Vlasenica Višegrad – with 5 46334 3.7 4 40km Rogatica o o + Rogatica 3 (combined) Vlasenica 8 3.9 5 34838 51km Sokolac o - +

District of Trebinje

Current number of basic courts: 3 Proposed no. of basic courts/branches: 2/1 Current number of basic court judges: 18 Proposed number of basic court judges: 11

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index District Court 8 4.4 5 114477 98km Srpkso Sarajevo Foča/Srbinje 5 3.0 4 35045 o o + 112km Nevesinje 143km Trebinje Trebinje BC – with 8 4.6 79432 119km Nevesinje 7 + + + Nevesinje Branch 5 1.6 (combined) 143km Foča/Srbinje

Una Sana Canton (Bihać)

Current number of municipal courts: 7 Proposed number of municipal courts: 5 Current number of municipal judges: 45 Proposed number of municipal judges: 45

Number of Judges Criteria Population in

adjusted area that court Distances Court current caseload proposed covers CPG index Cantonal Court 15 11.5 12 305049 25km Cazin Bihać MC 15 18.4 20 68385 35km Bosanska + + + Krupa 25km Cazin Bosanska Krupa – 5 47002 5.8 7 35km Bihać + o o with Bužim 3 (combined) 34km Bužim 25km Bihać 25km Bosanska Cazin 7 6.0 7 60122 Krupa + + o 40km Velika Kladuša Sanski Most – with 6 80388 35km Ključ 5.2 6 + + + Ključ 4 (combined) 125km Bihać Velika Kladuša 5 4.3 5 49162 40km Cazin o o o (Orašje)

Current number of municipal courts: 2 Proposed number of municipal courts: 1 Current number of municipal judges: 11 Proposed number of municipal judges: 6

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index Cantonal Court 5 1.7 4* 43666 Orašje MC – with 6 43666 5.2 6 52km Odžak o o + Odžak 5 (combined) *Regardless of caseload burdens, a minimum of 4 judges is required for a cantonal court so it can seat panels of three, even when one judge is sick, traveling, or otherwise unavailable.

Tuzla Canton

Current number of municipal courts: 9 Proposed no. of municipal courts/branches: 5/1 Current number of municipal judges: 94 Proposed number of municipal judges: 59

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index Cantonal Court 35 18.7 20 506286 25km Srebrenik 35km Lukavac Gračanica 10 4.0 5 63308 o + + 48km Gradačac 51km Tuzla Gradačac – with 9 88690 26km Srebrenik 5.9 7 + + + Srebrenik 7 (combined) 48km Gračanica 25km Tuzla Kalesija 6 3.8 5 55707 o + o 30km Živinice 15km Lukavac Tuzla MC – with 33 202337 27.6 29 15km Živinice + + + Lukavac 9 (combined) 25km Kalesija 13km Banovići Živinice – with 8 9.4 96244 15km Tuzla Banovići & 7 13 + + - (combined) 30km Kalesija Kladanj Branch 5 2.8 34km Kladanj

Zenica-Doboj Canton

Current number of municipal courts: 10 Proposed no. of municipal courts/branches: 6/1 Current number of municipal judges: 76 Proposed number of municipal judges: 52

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index Cantonal Court 22 15.5 16 395407 22km Visoko Kakanj 8 4.3 5 43800 o o o 29km Zenica 34km Maglaj Tešanj 8 3.8 4 58690 o + o 44km Zavidovići 12km Breza Visoko – with 8 10.2 22km Kakanj Breza & 5 76871 12 36km Vareš + + + Vareš & 4 (combined) 51km Zenica Olovo Branch 4 1.2 58km Olovo 8 12km Žepče Zavidovići – with 61553 5 6.3 7 25km Maglaj + + + Maglaj (combined) 53km Zenica Zenica MC 22 19.9 21 127972 29km Kakanj + + + Žepče 4 2.1 3 26521 12km Zavidovići - - -

Bosanski-Podrinje Canton (Goražde)

Current number of municipal courts: 1 Proposed number of municipal courts: 1 Current number of municipal judges: 5 Proposed number of municipal judges: 6

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index Cantonal Court 4 1.8 4* 35235 Goražde MC 5 4.9 6 35235 N/A + o + *Regardless of caseload burdens, a minimum of 4 judges is required for a cantonal court. See note at Posavina Canton above.

Central Bosnia Canton (Travnik)

Current number of municipal courts: 7 Proposed no. of municipal courts/branches: 3/1 Current number of municipal judges: 47 Proposed number of municipal judges: 31

Court Number of Judges Population in Distances Criteria adjusted area that court current caseload proposed covers CPG index Cantonal Court 12 8.9 10 239122 Bugojno – with 12 8.0 92893 48km Jajce 11 + + + Jajce Branch 5 2.1 (combined) 45km Travnik 14km Novi Travnik Travnik MC – with 11 146229 19km Vitez Novi Travnik & 5 15.3 16 + + + (combined) 51km Kiseljak Vitez 7 72km Fojnica 21km Fojnica Kiseljak – with 4 38219 3.2 4 51km Travnik o o + Fojnica 3 (combined) 60km Novi Travnik

Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (Mostar)

Current number of municipal courts: 10 Proposed number of municipal courts: 3 Current number of municipal judges: 60 Proposed number of municipal judges: 31 Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index Cantonal Court 18 15.9 17 217113 25km Čitluk Čapljina – with 5 34917 25km Stolac Stolac & 4 5.9 7 + - o (combined) 45km Neum Neum 3 34km Mostar Konjic – with 6 23km Jablanica 62901 Jablanica & 3 6.4 7 60km Mostar + + + (combined) Prozor-Rama 3 54km Prozor-Rama Mostar MC – with 13 20km Čitluk Mostar II & 14 120295 15.7 17 40km Stolac + + + Central Zone & 5 (combined) 48km Jablanica Čitluk 4

West Herzegovina Canton (Široki Brijeg)

Current number of municipal courts: 2 Proposed number of municipal courts: 1 Current number of municipal judges: 12 Proposed number of municipal judges: 9

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers C P G index Cantonal Court 5 3.1 4 81299 Ljubuški – with 4 7.9 9 81299 34km Široki Brijeg + + + Siroki Brijeg MC 8 (combined)

Sarajevo Canton

Current number of municipal courts: 2 Proposed number of municipal courts: 1 Current number of municipal judges: 75 Proposed number of municipal judges: 92

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers C P G index Cantonal Court 37 27.8 29 400219 Sarajevo MC – 34 400219 with 91.1 92 N/A + + + 41 (combined) Sarajevo II

Canton 10 (Livno)

Current number of municipal courts: 3 Proposed no. of municipal courts/branches: 1/1 Current number of municipal judges: 9 Proposed number of municipal judges: 7

Number of Judges Criteria Population in Court adjusted area that court Distances current caseload proposed covers CPG index Cantonal Court 5 3.1 4 83949 Livno MC – with 4 6.0 Tomislavgrad & 83949 40km Tomislavgrad 3 7 + + + with (combined) 110km Drvar 2 0.8 Drvar Branch

Annex E – Caseload Spreadsheets

Federation Republika Srpska

• Banovici • Banja Luka Basic Court • Bihac CC • Banja Luka District Court • Bihac MC • Bijeljina BC • Bosanska Krupa • Bijeljina DC • Breza • Derventa BC • Bugojno • Doboj BC • Buzim • Doboj DC • Capljina • Gradiska BC • Cazin • Kotor Varos BC • Citluk • Kozarska Dubica BC • Drvar • Lopare BC • Fojnica MC • Modrica BC • Gorazde CC • Mrkonjic Grad BC • Gorazde MC • Nevesinje BC • Gracanica • Novi Grad BC • Gradacac • Prijedor BC • Jablanica • Prnjavor BC • Jajce • Rogatica BC • Kakanj • Sokolac BC • Kalesija • Srbac BC • Kiseljak • Srbinje BC • Kladanj • Srebrenica BC • Kljuc • Srpsko Sarajevo BC • Konjic • Srpsko Sarajevo DC • Livno CC • Teslic BC • Livno MC • Trebinje BC • Lukavac • Trebinje DC • Ljubuski • Visegrad BC • Maglaj • Vlasenica BC • Mostar CC • Zvornik BC • Mostar I • Mostar II • Neum • Novi Travnik • Odzak CC • Odzak MC • Olovo • Orasje MC • Prozor-Rama • Sanski Most • Sarajevo CC • Sarajevo I • Sarajevo II • Siroki Brijeg CC • Siroki Brijeg MC • Srebrenik • Stolac • Tesanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik CC • Travnik MC • Tuzla CC • Tuzla MC • Vares • Velika Kladusa • Visoko • Vitez • Zavidovici • Zenica CC • Zenica MC • Zepce • Zivinice