| Law on Citizenship | |
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| Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Enacted by | High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Enacted | 16 December 1997 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The nationality law of Bosnia and Herzegovina governs the acquisition, transmission and loss of citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Regulated under the framework of the Law on Citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is based primarily on the principle of jus sanguinis.
The concept of a Bosnian citizenship first arose following the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after World War II. Each constituent republic within Yugoslavia maintained its own subnational citizenship schemes, subordinate to federal citizenship.[1][2]
Following the country's independence, the first stand-alone citizenship came into effect in October 1992,[3] with the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina administering citizenship during the Bosnian War. Implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords saw the High Representative quash legislative deadlock by promulgating the current 1997 Law on Citizenship.[4][5]
- ^ "EXPERT COMMENTARY Post-Yugoslav Nationalities" (PDF).
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Citizenship Law of the Socialist Republic of Serbia". Refworld.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Bosnia and Herzegovina Nationality Law". Refworld.
- ^ "Decision imposing the Law on Citizenship of BiH". 16 December 1997.
- ^ "Citizenship Reform: General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina | Peace Accords Matrix". peaceaccords.nd.edu.