Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina (abbreviated to MPR) is one of ten ministries within the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina that is responsible for the country's judiciary body. The headquarters of the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in a building resulting from the partnership between Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Square of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo.

Following the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina began to operate from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) at the level of the newly established Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the signing of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, the Ministry of Justice of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Justice of the RS started functioning for the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

By 2008, the Ministry of Justice of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Justice of Republika Srpska were responsible for the jurisdiction of the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006 and the formation of a new government in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Justice Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina began functioning for the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Ministry of Justice has the authority to administer these judicial institutions at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina:[1]

  • Court Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Attorney's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina

List of ministers
Minister Party Term start Term end
Slobodan Kovač SDS February 5, 2003 February 9, 2007
Bariša Čolak HDZ BiH February 9, 2007 March 31, 2015
Josip Grubeša HDZ BiH March 31, 2015 Incumbent
Source: Rulers.org

See also

References
  1. "Nadležnosti". www.mpr.gov.ba. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
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