Open Society Institute
Forced Migration Projects
PROPERTY LAW IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
March 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction
II. Executive Summary
III. Law on Basis of Ownership Relations
A. Description of the Law
A.1. General
A.2. Definition of Real Property
A.3. Acquisition of Ownership Rights
B. Other Regulations
C. Analysis
C.1. Reciprocity
C.2. Definition of Real Property
C.3. Acquisition of Ownership Rights
IV. Decree on Temporary Abandoned Real Property
A. Description of the Decree
A.1. Types of Property Covered
A.2. Procedure
A.3. Rights of the Beneficiary
A.4. Rights of the Owner
B. Analysis
B.1. Types of Property Covered
B.2. Rights of the Owner
V. Law on Abandoned Apartments
A. Background
B. Description of the Law
B.1. Categories of Apartments Covered
B.2. Procedure
B.3. Temporary Beneficiaries
B.4. Criteria for Assignment
B.5. Rights of the Tenant
C. Analysis
C.1. Categories of Apartments Covered
C.2. Procedure
C.3. Assignment of Apartments to Beneficiaries
C.4. Rights of the Tenant
VI. Transformation of Socially Owned Property
VII. Recommendations
VIII. Conclusion
