On 15 December 2025, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina held its 165th online plenary session.
The Constitutional Court adopted a considerable number of decisions rejecting appeals based on various grounds of inadmissibility stipulated under Article 18 of the Rules of the Constitutional Court. The most common reasons for dismissal were related to lodging an appeal outside the time limit, non-compliance with the requirements of exhaustion of legal remedies available under the law, and ratione materiae incompatibility with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Additionally, the Constitutional Court rendered a high proportion of decisions rejecting appeals as inadmissible due to being manifestly (prima facie) ill-founded. It implies that there was nothing in the appeal or contested decision indicating that the allegations raised constitutional issues, i.e. nothing indicates that there is a "justified request", within the meaning of Article 18(4) of the Rules of the Constitutional Court, which should be examined on the merits. Therefore, those allegations were dismissed as being manifestly (prima facie) ill-founded.
The Constitutional Court emphasizes that the consistent application of procedural rules is a significant component of its constitutional mandate. The rules on admissibility serve the purpose of maintaining legal certainty and efficiency, and ensure that the Constitutional Court can render timely decisions in cases when constitutional issues require its intervention.
All decisions adopted at this plenary session will be published on the website of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and communicated to the appellants no later than one month following their adoption.
