Bosnia and Herzegovina pushes court reforms amid procedural delays

Lawyer Džemal Smajić submitted an amendment proposing that Goražde become the seat of the Appellate Division of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, arguing that the city’s wartime suffering deserves a place of justice and criticizing a rival proposal to locate the division in Palanka.

In the Municipal Court of Sarajevo, a boundary‑settlement case has been postponed again because lawyer Fuad Kačapor cited overlapping court dates. The delay extends a non‑civil proceeding that has already lasted over 15 months, prompting questions about whether judges or attorneys control the scheduling of hearings and how such postponements affect the parties involved.