Dusan Cotic: Friend, mentor, scholar, and the man of action

This paper describes the contribution of professor Dušan Cotič to the reconciliation process in Bosnia and Hercegovina. He participated in the project which intended to re-establish inter-ethnic dialogue and to harmonize laws and regulations in this country. The results were quite impressive for those turbulent post-conflict times. Among other things a new manual for correctional officers and law reform proposals were made, seminars were organized and also for the first time since the beginning of the hostilities judges from both entities were brought together