CONST. JUDGES FROM BH VISIT CRO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

ZAGREB, Sept 26 (Hina) - A delegation of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Constitutional Court, headed by president Kasim Begic, on Tuesday visited the Croatian Constitutional Court, exchanged experiences and held talks on future cooperation between the two Constitutional Courts. Pointing out that the Bosnia-Herzegovina Constitutional Court was founded only in 1997, Begic said talks with Croatian colleagues were very useful for further constitutional legal practice in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Bosnia-Herzegovina Constitutional Court is interesting according to its composition because it includes nine judges, of whom three are from the European Court for Human Rights, four are elected by the Assembly of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and two by the Assembly of Republika Srpska. Decisions are passed by the majority of votes and the mandate of judges is five years. Begic stressed judges did not represent entities or nations in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Besides Begic, the Bosnia-Herzegovina delegation also included vice presidents of the court Zvonko Miljko and Joseph Marko and judges Snezana Savic and Mirko Zovko. The delegation is to be received by Croatian President Stipe Mesic. (hina) it