Anti-discrimination policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Authors: Koba Laura
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a multinational state that has only been learning to coexist for thirty years, despite the strong separatist tendencies of the Republika Srpska. As a European country, it is also involved in various problems of the continent, especially in terms of contemporary crises related to the nationalist and populist activities, etc. The prohibition of discrimination contained in the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina of 1995 and other legal documents poses a very difficult task for the state authorities in terms of developing policies aimed at protecting marginalised groups and those excluded from political, economic and social life. The aim of this article is to identify the problems related to the implementation of the above-mentioned tasks and the activities of the emerging civil society to combat discrimination and promote diversity in BiH. The basic question concerns the chances of implementation of the policy against discrimination by artificially created state. The search for answers is possible through the analysis of legal documents, the discussion of cases of violations, and the use of national and international studies and reports. Studies on areas of political, economic and social life other than those discussed here were also helpful.

Keywords

EN

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Europe; human rights; discrimination; anti-discrimination law; anti-discrimination policies; equality and diversity

• Publisher: Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Przegląd Europejski
• Year: 2025
• Issue: 1(75)
• Pages: 91 - 106

Dates

published

2025

Contributors

author

Koba Laura

• Jagiellonian University

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