The Dayton Peace Agreement (DMS) differs from typical international treaties in terms of the method of conclusion, guarantees, content and many other features. Part of the DMS is the new Constitution of BiH, which determines the organization of state power and state regulation. DMS stopped the war in BiH and preserved the historical borders of BiH as well as its territorial integrity and international subjectivity. In 1995, it was a stunning and surprising success that stopped a terrible tragedy on European soil. DMS, however, is more associated today with dysfunctionality than peace, as it allowed life without war, but never completely at peace. Partly because the agreement was more of a truce than an instrument of lasting peace and stability. It originates from the actual situation created by aggression and genocide, and on this basis "legalizes" the creation of exclusive national territories. Since then, ethno-nationalists have manipulated the provisions of the DMS to consolidate their power at the expense of the country's viability.
Since most Dayton institutions were created on the basis of segregation, they do not meet internationally recognized standards of human rights and freedoms, because they discriminate and separate people. Thus, the "Dayton BiH" cannot act autonomously without the help of the international community, which didn't directly interfere with the internal affairs of the country in the last two decades, thereby strengthening nationalist divisions. The changes that the new High Representative is bringing to the institutions of BiH provoke different reactions from both the international community and internal political actors in BiH. In the assignment, I analyze how the international community can contribute to "repairing" of the DMS from the international law point of view.
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