The Minister of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska, Siniša Karan, stated that his participation in the International Legal Forum in Saint Petersburg was once again an opportunity to highlight that international law—based on equality—was dismantled through the example of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly through its selective application and abuse, especially regarding the sovereignty of states and peoples.
Karan, who is also a professor of constitutional law, emphasized that the forum was informed about the current situation in BiH.
According to him, the forum was informed that international institutions, former high representatives, and now the unelected foreigner Christian Schmidt—along with certain domestic institutions—have attempted to eliminate the holders of sovereignty, namely the three constituent peoples and two entities, which must act as such in both domestic and international relations.
The main goal of eliminating the holders of sovereignty, he added, is the unitarization of BiH.
“The non-recognition of these sovereign holders, expressed through the federal structure of BiH, and their equal participation in exercising state power—both within BiH and in international relations—is a key aspect of the greatest post-Dayton constitutional and political crisis in BiH. Unfortunately, those who declaratively fight for the rule of law are precisely the ones who do not respect it and abuse it,” said Karan, who is participating for the third day at this international gathering, attended by around 5,000 experts in the fields of law and security, upon the invitation of Russian Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuychenko.
According to Karan, the solution to this crisis lies in an internal dialogue among the holders of sovereignty, in respecting the constitutional order established by the Dayton Peace Agreement, without interference, especially not imposed externally.
He emphasized that it was particularly noted that BiH is facing a major international contractual crisis because the Dayton Agreement—as an international treaty—has been dismantled in many of its annexes, particularly Annex 10.
“All this gains additional weight considering the principle of pacta sunt servanda—which means that agreements must be implemented, not altered. The constitutional crisis arose because powers were transferred from the entities beyond constitutional procedures, thus violating one of the key federal principles. The political crisis arose because, on one side, there is Republika Srpska’s effort to preserve its federal constitutional position and the position of Republika Srpska, and on the other, the political ambition of the Bosniaks to, through informal and anti-Dayton methods, transform BiH into a unitary, civic, and predominantly Bosniak state,” Karan told SRNA.
He stated that forum participants concluded that the disregard and non-recognition of the sovereignty of the Russian people in Ukraine led to the current crisis, and that a federal structure for Ukraine was one of the best possible solutions that could have prevented the tragic conflict.
Source: RTRS
