Przegląd Europejski 2025/1 European Studies Quarterly

This issue includes articles written in Polish and English on human rights in Europe (doctrine and practice), with a particular focus on the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, written from the perspective of 30 years after the war.

The authors of the articles subjected to particular analysis the legal instruments used to prevent war crimes, bring the guilty to justice, and combat practices of genocide denial, which allowed perpetrators to escape punishment. Attention was also devoted to state care for child soldiers, especially after the end of the war. An important element in the functioning of the state after the Balkan War was the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which included foreign judges. One of the articles examined their competences and constitutional position, as well as their impact on the sovereignty of the state.

A separate section of the journal was devoted to the problems of anti-discrimination policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the origins of contemporary European identity, and the balance between the apolitical nature of judges and the right to freedom of speech.