Sources

As Brčko is an area under the exclusive sovereignty of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina and as it is held in “condominium” by both Entities, in order to exercise the public authority in all three branches, it is necessary to take into account the following legal sources:³⁵⁹⁷

■ Dayton Peace Agreement;

■ Arbitration Award, which is based on the Dayton Peace Agreement;

■ BiH Constitution;

■ Constitutions of both Entities; and

■ Statute of the Brčko District of BiH, which is based on the Final Award.

The last three aforementioned sources will be addressed below.