After Tito’s death in 1980, Yugoslavia faced an economic crisis and growing internal tensions, exacerbated by the suppression of Kosovo’s autonomy in 1989. In 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992, triggering the Bosnian War.
Between 1997 and 2002, the Bosnian Constitutional Court made critical decisions, such as the U 5/98 case. This case addressed the compatibility of the Dayton Constitution with the constitutions of the Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.