Bonn Powers

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Bonn Powers are extensive executive authorities granted to the international High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina to impose laws and remove officials in order to enforce the civilian aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement.

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Bonn Powers canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive authority ⓘ
extraordinary powers ⓘ
post-conflict governance mechanism ⓘ
aimsTo enforce civilian aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement ⓘ
ensure compliance with Dayton Peace Agreement obligations ⓘ
maintain peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
appliesTo Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
appliesWithinFrameworkOf Office of the High Representative ⓘ
associatedWith international supervision of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
post-Dayton constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
basedOn Dayton Peace Agreement ⓘ
linked to: Dayton Agreement
characterizedBy broad discretion of the High Representative ⓘ
lack of direct domestic judicial review ⓘ
controversialFor extent of international intervention in domestic affairs ⓘ
impact on democratic legitimacy ⓘ
criticizedBy some Bosnian political actors ⓘ
some international legal scholars ⓘ
debatedIn debates on international state-building ⓘ
discussions on sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
enables imposition of laws ⓘ
interpretation of Dayton Peace Agreement provisions ⓘ
removal of appointed officials ⓘ
removal of elected officials ⓘ
exercisedBy international High Representative ⓘ
firstFormallyEndorsedAt Peace Implementation Council meeting in Bonn ⓘ
geographicalScope territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
grantedBy Peace Implementation Council ⓘ
grantedTo High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
hasConsequence direct intervention in domestic legislative process ⓘ
dismissal of non-compliant officials ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver entity-level institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
state-level institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
hasLegalNature internationally mandated authority ⓘ
legalContext Annex 10 of the Dayton Peace Agreement ⓘ
linkedTo international community’s role in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
transition towards full domestic ownership of governance ⓘ
namedAfter Bonn ⓘ
operatesUnder mandate of the United Nations Security Council (indirectly via Dayton framework) ⓘ
relatedTo Peace Implementation Council Steering Board ⓘ
scopeIncludes civilian implementation of the peace agreement ⓘ
supportedBy advocates of strong international oversight in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
temporalContext post-1995 post-conflict period in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
usedFor implementation of peace settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
overcoming political deadlock ⓘ
strengthening state-level institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ

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