The Orders of the High Representative - Commentary on BiH Constitution

When issuing orders with a view to dismantle the ICTY indictees’ support network, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina acted pursuant to his “international mandate” and not by way of substitution for any domestic authority.²⁵⁴⁷The orders are addressed to the competent authorities in accordance with Article II.8 of the Constitution, such as the Border Police or the Entity police forces²⁵⁴⁸and the Central Bank of BiH and the Entities’ banking agencies.²⁵⁴⁹

Footnotes

For example, Order of 9 January 2008 seizing travel documents of persons who obstruct of threaten to obstruct the peace implementation process, preamble, first paragraph, <www.ohr.int/decisions/war-crimes-decs/default.asp?content_ id=41111>, Order of 10 July 2007, <www.ohr.int/decisions/war-crimes-decs/ default.asp?content_id=41138>, preamble, first paragraph, Order of 7 March 2003 blocking all bank accounts of, held by, and/or in the name of Momcilo Mandic, preamble, first para,graph <www.ohr.int/print/?content_id=29419>.
Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the order of 10 July 2007 and paragraphs 4 and 5 of the order of 9 January 2008.
Order of 7 March 2003.