The European Court for Human Rights recently turned to the Office of the High Representative, asking for a statement on the issue of the case, which before this institution was labeled as the Democratic Front against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the letter addressed to High Representative Christian Schmidt, dated June 29 of this year, it is stated that the invitation is sent based on the letter of the agent of the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in accordance with Article 36 of the Convention and Rule 44 of the Rules of Court, to intervene as a third party in the court process in the case mentioned above and submit a written submission to the court.
In accordance with rule 4, the letter states, the president of the court indicated July 20 as the deadline for submission of the brief, which must not exceed ten pages.
“Furthermore, given the nature of the third-party intervention, these submissions should not include any comment on the facts or merits of the case, but should address only the basic principles applicable to the determination of the case. And finally, I remind you that the submission must be made in one of the official languages of the court, English or French,” states the letter to the high representative, signed by Andrea Tamietti, registrar of the court in Strasbourg.
The letter also emphasizes that the said “submission will be forwarded to the parties, who will have the opportunity to make a written comment.”
