In July 1998, the Federation adopted a new criminal...

In July 1998, the Federation adopted a new criminal code abolishing the death penalty. Because this code has not yet been published in the official journal of the Federation, it has still not entered into force. However, as the eminent lawyers state in their report on Bosnia and Herzegovina "it is safe to say that the death penalty is not applied in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (As/Bur/BiH (1999) 1 rev.).