Brčko Arbitration Tribunal

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The Brčko Arbitration Tribunal was an international body established under the Dayton Peace Agreement to resolve the territorial dispute over the Brčko area in Bosnia and Herzegovina and determine its final status.

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Brčko District arbitration award 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ad hoc arbitral tribunal
international arbitration tribunal
appliesTo Brčko area NERFINISHED
Brčko municipality NERFINISHED
arbitrationParties Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (later Bosnia and Herzegovina) NERFINISHED
Republika Srpska NERFINISHED
composition three arbitrators
conflictContext Bosnian War NERFINISHED
country Bosnia and Herzegovina
decision Final Award on Brčko
determinedStatusAs condominium of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska
self-governing Brčko District under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina
disputeBetween Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Republika Srpska NERFINISHED
dissolvedAfter completion of its mandate regarding the status of Brčko
establishedBy Dayton Peace Agreement NERFINISHED
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
field international arbitration
international law
post-conflict territorial settlement
finalAwardDate 5 March 1999
firstPresidingArbitrator Roberts Owen NERFINISHED
includes one arbitrator appointed by Republika Srpska
one arbitrator appointed by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
one presiding arbitrator appointed by the President of the International Court of Justice
languageOfProceedings Bosnian
Croatian
English
Serbian
legalBasis Annex 2 of the Dayton Peace Agreement NERFINISHED
Article V of Annex 2 of the Dayton Peace Agreement NERFINISHED
locatedInJurisdiction Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
mandate to ensure equitable access to the Sava River and key transport routes
to ensure freedom of movement through the Brčko corridor
notableArbitrator Roberts Owen NERFINISHED
oversightInteraction High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
presidingArbitratorAppointedBy President of the International Court of Justice
purpose to arbitrate between the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska regarding Brčko
to determine the final status of the Brčko area
to resolve the territorial dispute over the Brčko area
relatedAgreement Annex 4 of the Dayton Peace Agreement (Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina) NERFINISHED
relatedTo Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
resultedIn creation of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina
significance key mechanism for implementing the Dayton Peace Agreement in the Brčko area
prevented renewed conflict over the strategically important Brčko corridor
status defunct
timePeriod post-Bosnian War

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Brčko District createdBy Brčko Arbitration Tribunal
Brčko partOfPostWarArrangement Brčko Arbitration Tribunal
this entity surface form: Brčko District arbitration award