Religious symbols in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s courtrooms. Between domestic law and ECHR system

Tania Pagotto; Harun Išerić

Religious symbols in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s courtrooms. Between domestic law and ECHR system

Authors

Tania Pagotto, Assistant Professor tenure track in Law and Religion, School of Law University of Milano-Bicocca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-5500
Harun Išerić, Senior Teaching and Research Assistant in Administrative Law and Administration, Faculty of Law University of Sarajevo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-3684

Keywords:

Freedom of religion, Right to manifest religion, Religious symbols, Judiciary, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The essay deals with the wearing of religious symbols within the judiciary of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It outlines the protection of religious freedom and the church-state model underpinning the Bosnian legal order, before tracing the origins of the debate on religious symbols in judicial settings and beyond. The analysis then situates the Bosnian context within the broader framework of European Court of Human Rights case-law. It finally explores possible approaches to balancing individual freedom of religion with the principle of judicial neutrality in Bosnian courtrooms.

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Published

2026-03-09

How to Cite

Pagotto, T., & Išerić, H. (2026). Religious symbols in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s courtrooms. Between domestic law and ECHR system. Stato, Chiese E Pluralismo Confessionale. Retrieved from https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/statoechiese/article/view/31029