The fight against femicide in Bosnia and Herzegovina – international standards and jurisprudence of BH courts
25 March 2022
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The AIRE Center, the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Supreme Court of the Republika Srpska and the Court of Appeal of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, March 25, 2022, will hold the conference ” The fight against femicide in Bosnia and Herzegovina – international standards and jurisprudence of BH courts”. The conference will present the Analysis of Court Practices in the Prosecution of Femicide and Femicide Attempts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, prepared by the AIRE Center in cooperation with the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Srpska and the Court of Appeal of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The analysis offers an overview of the criminal law regulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also a deeper insight into the occurrence of femicide and the actions of the institutions of the system in its prevention and prosecution.
Info
Date and time:
March 25, 2022; 09:30 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
Venue:
Sarajevo
Pre-registration:
Invitations only
Online:
Online participation is not available
Press information:
Press statements are scheduled for 09:00 a.m.
Agenda
25 March 2022
09:30 – 10:00
Introductory Speeches
Vesna Stanković-Ćosović, President of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vesna Antonić, President of the Supreme Court of Republika Srpska
Damjan Kaurinović, President of the Brčko District Appeals Court
Biljana Braithwaite, Director of the AIRE Centre Western Balkans Programme
Matt Field, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
10:00 – 10:20
Keynote Speech
Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights
10:20 – 10:50
Presentation of the Analysis of Case-Law on Femicide and Attempted Femicide in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr Kosana Beker, Femplatz Programme Director and Analysis Editor
Prof Dr Nevena Petrušić, Niš Law School Professor and Analysis co-author
10:50 – 11:15
Break
11:15 – 12:30
Panel Discussion
Introductory presentation by Judge Síofra O’Leary, Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights
Vesna Antonić, President of the Supreme Court of Republika Srpska
Božidarka Dodik, judge of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Srđan Nedić, Head of the Criminal Division of the Appeals Court of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sevima Sali-Terzić, Senior Legal Adviser of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prof Dr Nevena Petrušić, Niš Law School Professor and Analysis co-author
Moderator: Dr Kosana Beker
12:30 – 12:45
Training Programmes of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centres
Arben Murtezić, Director of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tomislav Čavić, Director of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Centre of Republika Srpska
12:45 – 12:55
Closing remarks
12:55 – 14:00
Lunch
Speakers
Matt Field, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vesna Stanković-Ćosović, President of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vesna Antonić, President of the Supreme Court of Republika Srpska
Damjan Kaurinović, President of the Brčko District Appeals Court
Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights
Dr Kosana Beker, Femplatz Programme Director and Analysis Editor
Prof Dr Nevena Petrušić, Niš Law School Professor and Analysis co-author
Božidarka Dodik, judge of the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Srđan Nedić, Head of the Criminal Division of the Appeals Court of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sevima Sali-Terzić, Senior Legal Adviser of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Arben Murtezić, Director of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tomislav Čavić, Director of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Centre of Republika Srpska