INTRODUCING STRICTER PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR VICTIMS AND HARSHER PENALTIES FOR PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN LIGHT OF THE NEW LAW ON PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at its session held on March 4, 2025, unanimously adopted the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence and Violence Against Women, thereby introducing stricter protective measures for victims and harsher penalties for perpetrators of violence within the territory of...
By Meliha Frndić Imamović, Almir Pustahija
THE INSTITUTE OF DIVORCE WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CONSENTUAL DIVORCE AS MEANS OF ENDING A MARIAGE IN FAMILY LAW LEGISLATION OF THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Divorce is one of the means of ending a marriage which is performed by a decision of the court during the life of the marital partners. Today divorce is a frequent occurrence in society and is known by almost all cultures around the world. The influence of the Catholic Church is the reason why the possibility of divorce has been introduced in...
By Meliha Frndić Imamović
EXTRAMARITAL UNION IN B&H FAMILY LAW WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE INHERITANCE POSITION OF THE SURVIVING EXTRAMARITAL UNION PARTNER
The institute of the extramarital union in family law of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be examined in detail in the paper, with special emphasis to the position of the extramarital union partner as inheritor in the inheritance proceedings. The extramarital union is a union of a man and a woman of which neither is married, that has lasted for at...
By Meliha Frndić Imamović