Last Change:
05/09/2025
Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1995 with Amendments to 2009
Year: 1995
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
Description
This is the 1995 Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Amendments through 2009. It establishes the responsibilities of the Institutions of the country.
Selected provisions
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Constitution of 1995 - Generic
The Federation will ensure the application of the highest level of internationally recognized rights and freedoms provided in the documents listed in the Annex to the Constitution. In particular:
(1) All persons within the territory of the Federation shall enjoy the rights:
(a) To life;
(b) To liberty, with arrest and detention authorized only by law;
(c) To equality before the law;
(d) To freedom from discrimination based on race, color, sex, language, religion or creed, political or
other opinions, and national or social origin;
(e) To fair criminal proceedings;
(f) To freedom from torture and cruel or inhuman treatment or punishment;
(g) To privacy;
(h) To freedom of movement;
(i) To asylum;
(j) To protection of the family and of children;
(k) To property;
(l) To fundamental freedoms: free speech and press; freedom of thought, conscience, and belief;
freedom of religion, including private and public worship; freedom of assembly; freedom of
association, including to form and belong to and labor unions and the freedom not to associate; and
freedom to work;
(m) To education;
(n) To social protection;
(o) To health;
(p) To nutrition;
(q) To shelter; and
(r) To protection of minorities and vulnerable groups