The National Assembly of the Republika Srpska adopted the Draft Constitution of the Republika Srpska and the Law on the Protection of the Constitutional Order of Srpska this evening.
Fifty deputies voted in favor of the Draft Constitution, while eight were against, reports Srna. At the proposal of the President of the National Assembly of Srpska, Nenad Stevandić, a resolution was also adopted accepting the request for arbitration to resolve disputes. It was decided that the Draft Constitution of Srpska would be put up for public discussion for 30 days.
The new Draft Constitution states that Republika Srpska has the right to self-determination and may associate with complex state unions of a federal or confederal nature with neighboring or other states or groups of states.
The new constitution proposes the introduction of the Army of the Republika Srpska, the abolition of the Republika Srpska Council of Peoples, and the position of vice president. It also stipulates that Banja Luka will be the capital of Republika Srpska, while East Sarajevo, with its administrative center in Pale, will receive the status of the seat of government.
The Draft Constitution defines that the Constitutional Court of Republika Srpska will decide on the application of laws and acts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) institutions within the territory of Srpska. The fundamental provisions define Republika Srpska as a sovereign, unified, and indivisible constitutional and legal entity, confirmed by the will of the people and the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiH, as an international treaty, as well as by the Constitution of BiH.
It is stated that Republika Srpska is defined as the state of the Serbian people and all peoples and citizens living within it. Among other things, it stipulates that the National Assembly and the Government of Srpska can suspend the implementation of any act, measure, or activity of institutions at the BiH level that does not have a basis in the BiH Constitution.
Laws that are not within the exclusive jurisdiction of BiH or do not arise from inter-entity agreements will not have legal effect in Srpska, reports Srna.
It is prescribed that laws adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH will be applied in Srpska only after they are confirmed by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.
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Regarding the territory of Republika Srpska, Article 7 states that it is unified, indivisible, and inalienable in accordance with the Agreement on the Inter-Entity Boundary Line, while the territory of the Brčko District is under joint ownership of Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and cannot be altered without their mutual consent.
The Law on the Protection of the Constitutional Order of Republika Srpska, proposed by the President of RS, aims to effectively safeguard the constitutional order and includes provisions for establishing a special prosecutor’s office and a special court for Srpska. Regarding this law, an amendment proposed by the SNSD parliamentary group was adopted, stipulating the establishment of the Service for the Protection of the Constitutional Order of Republika Srpska, headquartered in Banja Luka.
According to the amendment, the Service for the Protection of the Constitutional Order of Srpska is responsible for tasks related to: gathering information and preventing activities aimed at undermining or overthrowing the constitutional order and security of Srpska, researching, collecting, processing, and analyzing data and intelligence relevant to the security of Srpska, informing relevant republic authorities and institutions about such information, as well as other duties specified by law.
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