The 1992 ruling that declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal
In a bold move to preserve national unity during the Bosnian War, the country's highest court struck down the legality of a self-proclaimed breakaway republic in 1992.
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina made a historic stand for sovereignty on September 14, 1992, by declaring the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia illegal. This breakaway entity had been established by Bosnian Croat leaders earlier that year, threatening to further fracture the region during an already brutal conflict.
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