Authors

Christian Steiner, Ph.D. (Frankfurt/Main), Attorney at Law (member of the Bar Associations of Berlin, Germany, and Sevilla, Spain). Currently directing the Rule of Law Program for Latin America of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Mexico City Office). He attended law school at the Universities of Göttingen, Granada (Spain) and Freiburg im Breisgau, and passed both State Exams and his internship period in Baden-Württemberg while investigating at the Max-Planck- Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in the Department for Latin America. Seconded by the German Foreign Office and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation, he then worked as an advisor to the BiH Constitutional Court and the Office of the High Representative. Subsequently, in the framework of a project funded by the European Commission, he served as a counsellor to the BiH High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council and the Entities’ Judicial Training Centres. In his capacity as Attorney at Law, Christian Steiner focuses on advising in cross-border matters.

Nedim Ademović, Ph.D., was born in 1972 in Sarajevo. He is currently the Head of the Office of the President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Director of the BiH Branch Office of the European Academy in Bolzano, Italy. He studied law at the Faculty of Law of the Universities of Sarajevo (1991-1994) and Graz, Austria (1994-2000). He also earned his Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Graz, Austria (2004) in the fields of constitutional and international law. He passed his judicial state examination (2004) and bar examination (2006). Since 2000 he has occupied a number of positions in the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Between 2005 and 2007 he held the office of the Registrar of the Commission for Human Rights within the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has also been engaged as an expert in constitutional and international law in many local and international projects and educational programmes. He is the co-author and editor of “the Digest of Decisions on Admissibility and Merits of the Commission for Human Rights within the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, Sarajevo, 2006; he is the author of a book titled “Right to Freedom and Security – Article 5 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms through the relevant case-law in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Strasbourg” (2005), the author of the article “Sejdić and Finci – quo vadis?”, European Academy in Bolzano (Italy), Sarajevo, 2010, and the author of a large number of other professional and academic articles and analyses.

Constance Grewe, Prof. Dr., born in 1946 in Stuttgart (Germany). She is a professor of public law at the Université de Strasbourg (France), Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She researches in the fields of comparative constitutional law, fundamental and human rights, and judicial review. Her principal publications are as follows: C.GREWE/ H.RUIZ FABRI: Droits constitutionnels européens [European Constitutional Rights], P.U.F., Droit fundamental, Paris 1995; C.GREWE/ O.JOUANJAN/ E. MAULIN/ P. WACHSMANN (Hg.), La notion de « justice constitutionnelle » [Notion of “constitutional justice”], Dalloz 2005; C.GREWE/ C.GUSY (ed.), Menschenrechte in der Bewährung. Die Rezeption der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention in Frankreich und Deutschland im Vergleich [Human rights through evidence. Comparison between the recognition of the European Convention for the Protection of Human rights and Fundamental Freedoms in France and Germany], Nomos, Baden-Baden 2005. Verfassungsvergleichung und –angleichung in Europa, insbesondere auf dem Gebiet des Grundrechtsschutzes [Constitutional comparison and constitutional approximation to Europe, in particular in the area of human rights protection], in: J. SCHWARZE (ed.), Rechtseinheit und Rechtsvielfalt in Europa, Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales Privatrecht – Institut für Öffentliches Recht – Europa-Institut Freiburg e.V. 2007, 133-150; The Relationship between the EU and Member States in Constitutional Case Law: A Comparison between Western and Eastern Europe, in: C. Barnard (ed.), The Cambridge Yearbook of European Studies 2007-2008, Volume 10, Hart Publishing, Oxford 2008, 189-198.

Joseph Marko, Prof. Dr., born in 1955, studied law and political science, as well as the English language. Among other things, he is engaged as a full-time professor at the Institute of Austrian, European and Comparative Public Law and Political Science of the Faculty of Law, University of Graz, Austria (1997-). He is the Director of the Law School Centre for South-East European Studies and the Scientific Director of the interdisciplinary Master Programme “European Integrations and Regionalism” of the University of Graz (Austria) organised in cooperation with the European Academy in Bolzano (Italy) and the European Institute for Public Administration (Luxemburg). During his rich professional career he has served, among other things, as an international judge and the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997- 2002). He was a member of the Advisory Committee under the Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities (1998-2002), as well as Co-Director of the Research Department on “Regional Autonomies and National Minorities” of the European Academy Bolzano (1998-), as well as a Legal and Political Advisor to the High Representative Dr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling (2007). Since 2009 he has been a member of the Council on Foreign Affairs of the President of the Republic of Macedonia. He is the co-author of 6 books, with the most recent being titled: “Islamisches Recht. Eine Einführung” [Islamic right. Introduction], to be published in 2010. He is a co-editor of 20 books, with the most recent being titled: “European Integration and its Effects on Minority Protection in South East Europe”, together with Emma Lantschner and Antonija Petričušić [Nomos Verlag (pub.), 2008].

Jeremy McBride, Professor, Barrister, Monckton Chambers (2006-), London. Visiting Professor, Central European University (1997-); professeur invité, Institut International des Droits de l’Homme (2001-); Deputy Chair of the Scientific Committee of the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (2008-); Coordinator of the Expert Council on NGO Law of the Council of Europe’s Conference on INGOs (2008-); expert on human rights law for the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and UNDP; Editor, Butterworths Human Rights Cases and Consultant Editor, Commonwealth Human Rights Law Digest; co-founder and Chair of INTERIGHTS (the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights). Formerly Reader in International Human Rights Law, University of Birmingham (1978- 2006); Visiting Professor, University of Santa Clara, California (1977-98); Visiting Professor, University of Stockholm (1990-6); and Senior International (UNDP) Consultant to the National Human Rights Office of Latvia (1996-98).

Mechtild Lauth, LL.M., born in 1967 in Cologne, currently serves as Legal Officer in the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) in The Hague (The Netherlands). Previously she held the position of Legal Advisor to the Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague and Senior Researcher and Project Coordinator of the German Institute for Human Rights in Berlin. Between 2001 and 2007 she worked with the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and later with the Registry for War Crimes and Organised Crime of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the Head of the Legal Section. She has published on a number of human rights topics as well as on war crimes prosecutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Philippe Leroux-Martin, LL.M., MPA, born in 1973 in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). (LL.B) Université de Montreal, (LL.M) London School of Economics and Political Science, (MPA) Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government (2009-2010). Head of the Legal Unit, International Civilian Office, Priština, Kosovo (2008-2009); Head of the Public Law Unit, Legal Department, Office of the High Representative for BiH, Sarajevo (2003-2008).

Ric Bainter, LL.B., is a legal counsel to the Office of the High Representative for BiH. He has worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina since January 2000 in a variety of capacities including Legal Counsel to the Provisional Election Commission and Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Counsel to the Defence Reform Commission. He is an attorney licensed to practice law in the United States since 1988. He has also lectured in international law at the University of California, San Diego.

Edouard d’Aoust, licencie en droit, born in 1964 in Brussels (Belgium). Head of the Department for Legal Affairs, Office of the High Representative and European Union Special Representative for BiH since 2003. Has extensive experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he has worked since the end of the war. In particular, he worked as a member of the Cabinet of the former High Representative, Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch. Before 2001 he held the position as Chief Legal Counsel to the Provisional Election Commission of the OSCE.

Peter Nicholl was born in 1944 in Hamilton, New Zealand. He obtained a BCA degree in economics from Victoria University, Wellington in 1971 and BCA (Honour) degree with first class honours in economics from Victoria University in 1974. Reserve Bank of New Zealand (1972-1994); Chief Economist, Deputy Governor and Deputy Chief Executive of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (1995-1997); Executive Director on the Board of the World Bank in Washington D.C; Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997-2004); Financial Forum of BiH award as Person of the Year (2000), Golden BAM award by financial magazine “Banks in BH”, award of British financial magazine “Finance Central Europe – Governor of the Year for 2003” (2003); Chairman of the Governing Board of the Indirect Taxation Authority in BiH (2006-2008), US Treasury Advisor (2006-).

Mark Campbell, born in 1969 in Manchester (England), BA (Hons) Economics and History, Chartered Institute of Taxation (CTA), Post Graduate Diploma in Law (Pg Dip L), Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Pg Dip LPC). Mark worked for five years (2001-2006) at the Office of the High Representative (OHR) as the Senior Economic Advisor to the Principal Deputy High Representative and played a pivotal role in all key political, economic, legal and constitutional aspects of the introduction of Value Added Tax in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior to working at the OHR, Mark was a senior manager with the consulting firms KPMG and Price Waterhouse and was based in Zagreb, Croatia, Almaty, Kazakhstan and Baku, Azerbaijan. Mark currently is engaged in legal and advisory work in England after recently successfully completing post graduate legal studies and making a return to England after 11 years of expatriate life.

Ulrich Karpen, Prof. Dr., born in 1938. Employed as a Professor of Public Law and Political Science with the Faculty of Law of the University of Hamburg (Germany). Discharged a number of distinct legal and political functions, with the following being prominent: membership in the State Parliament in Hamburg (1991-2001), Chairman of the Legal Commission and the Vice-President of the Committee for University Education and Science, and membership in (President of) the German Association for Legislation (1987-1991). He has extensive experience in transition countries and developing countries (Georgia, Albania, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia). In Bosnia and Herzegovina he worked, amongst others, in the Internal Advisory Group of the OSCE (1999-2000), as an advisor with the Brčko Assembly (2003-2004), as a lecturer at the Sarajevo Summer School (2008), and a member of the OSCE Mission in Sarajevo (2009). He is an author of a great many scientific and professional publications, such as: National Legislation in the European Framework, Baden-Baden, 1998; Elektronische Wahlen? Einige verfassungsrechtliche Fragen [Electronic elections? Some constitutional issues], European Association of Legislation (EAL), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesetzgebung (DGG), Volume 10, Baden-Baden (Nomos), 2005; Training of the Interim Assembly of the Brčko District, in: Legal reform in the Brčko District of BIH, Eur. Publ. Law Centre, Volume III, London, 2005.