Written by Nedim Hogic /Cross-posted from EJIL: Talk where it was posted on 10 December 2025 This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Known as the Dayton Constitution, after the city in Ohio where the final rounds of peace negotiations involving representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Serbia, and Croatia took place, the Constitution was annexed to the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA) negotiated in that city and signed in Paris on December 14, 1995. The Constitution is often described as a straitjacket due to its preference for collective over individual rights, as reflected in numerous veto procedures…