Following the
independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, the Ministry of Justice of the
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina began to operate from the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) at the level of the newly established Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the end of the
Bosnian War, and the signing of the
Dayton Agreement, the Ministry of Justice of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Justice of the
Republika Srpska started functioning for the
judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina. By 2008, the entity Ministries of Justice were responsible for the jurisdiction of the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the
2006 Bosnian general election and the formation of a new government in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina began functioning for the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ==Responsibilities==