Is Constitutional Reform in Bosnia a Good Idea?
The 1995 Dayton Peace Accords included a constitution that established a complex system of internal governance that does not appear to allow the functionality required of a prospective European Union member. Some observers believe the current constitution can be made to work; others that important constitutional changes are required. Several proposals for constitutional reform have failed over the last few years.
Is constitutional reform in Bosnia needed, and if so how urgently? Will the EU accession process provide the necessary incentives to make it happen? What more is needed? A panel of experts will address these questions.
Speakers
- Robert Hayden
Professor of Anthropology, Law and Public & International Affairs
University Center for International Studies Research Professor
Director, Center for Russian & East European Studies, University of Pittsburgh - Bruce Hitchner
Director, Archaeology Program, Chairman, Dayton Peace Accords Project, Tufts University - James O'Brien
Principal, Albright Stonebridge Group - Laurel Miller, Commentator
Senior Policy Analyst, RAND - Daniel Serwer, Moderator
Vice President, Centers of Peacebuilding Innovation and Chair, Balkans Working Group, U.S. Institute of Peace
Start Date:
December 9, 2009 - 10:00amEnd Date:
December 9, 2009 - 12:00pmLocation
United States Institute of Peace
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
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