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Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 April 2026
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Court presidents in Bosnia and Herzegovina focus on reducing case backlogs and improving efficiency

Efforts to reduce case backlogs and strengthen court efficiency were a key focus of the 20th Court Presidents Conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing together judicial stakeholders and international partners.

Organised by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 April 2026 in Teslić, the conference  paid special attention to the presence of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) and its work in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A dedicated panel discussed data-based approaches to improving the effectiveness and transparency of the judicial system, including through the judicial performance dashboards developed by the CEPEJ for all courts in BiH, and potential application of the CEPEJ cyberjustice tools in the context of BiH.

Participants also reviewed the latest indicators for BiH from the 2025 “Dashboard Western Balkans” report, with specific focus on budgetary issues, and the calculation of case disposition time in various types of proceedings.

The CEPEJ is implementing the action “HFIII: HF 4 - Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)”, which is part of the joint programme entitled "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye III", co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Work in this thematic area focuses on prisons and police (including human rights in policing, healthcare in prisons and safeguards against torture and ill-treatment), human rights standards in the judiciary (focusing on enhancing the application of case-law of the European Court of Human Rights), migration issues, the efficiency of justice systems (with a focus on analysing judicial statistics to optimise court administrations) and/or legal co-operation (which concentrates on increasing the individual independence of judges and prosecutors and the accountability of the judicial system).

Actions under theme I: Strengthening justice

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.