COMMENT ON THE DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Abstract

This article presents the arguments and the comments upon a draft of the amendment of the Constitution of the Islamic Community of BiH. The arguments, however, suggest the following changes: draft of the amendment is to be approved by the Assembly and proposed by the legal-constitutional commission, the decision to change the constitution is valid only if two thirds of the total number of the members of the Assembly votes in favour of it. The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only organized community of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosniaks in Diaspora and all those Muslims who affiliate themselves with it. The other point that was insisted upon is a request that certain amendments should be formulated explicitly like: The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only organized community of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reisu- l-ulama of the Islamic community in BiH is a representative of the religious unity of: Islamic communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and Bosniak Diaspora. The objections to the amendments V, XII, XVI, XVIII, XIX ,XXI, XXXVI, are referring to: the number of households that should constitute one jamaat, reconsideration of the effectiveness of the dual membership of muftis, i.e. in the Riyasat as well as in the council of muftis, objection to the suggestion to abolish the institution of the deputy of Reisu- l-ulama etc.