The Croatian issue and the evolution of the political system in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the stabilization period (1995–2004)

The article is devoted to the evolution of state-legal position Bosnian Croats in context political transformation Bosnia and Herzegovina, caused by gradual revision Dayton Accords. From author’s point view, originally system postwar BiH was a compromise option between Vance–Owen Owen–Stoltenberg peace plans, which did not fully satisfy any main national communities BiH. Croats, as smallest constituent people, get their own entity, although at beginning ethno-civil confrontation raised question equality federalization country. Special attention has been paid institution international oversight, limited sovereignty — Office High Representative. author details amending election law well process constitutional reformation, initiated Representative Wolfgang Petritsch, demonstrates that centralization policy pursued external, supranational organizations order integrate into euro-atlantic structures disadvantage Croat interests. As result reforms FBiH, formally Entity Muslims, de facto put under control Muslims.