Bosnia's Controversial Curriculum Faces Court Suspension

Bosnia's constitutional court has suspended a new curriculum in the Serb Republic that portrayed war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic as heroes. The module risked causing ethnic divisions, leading to its suspension. Serb leaders, protesting foreign judges' involvement, have often ignored the court's rulings.

Bosnia's constitutional court has taken significant action by suspending a controversial part of the primary school curriculum in the Serb Republic. The suspended module had presented war criminals from the 1992-95 conflict as heroic figures.

Introduced by the Serb Republic's education ministry, the module aimed to teach final-year students about the Bosnian war from a Serb-centric viewpoint. This portrayal included figures like Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, despite their convictions for war crimes and genocide.

The court's decision followed a parliamentary call to address concerns that the curriculum could deepen ethnic divides. However, enforcement may be challenging as Serb leaders continue to defy the court, challenging the involvement of foreign judges in Bosnia's judicial system.

(With inputs from agencies.)