It is a great honour to be President of the Modrica Basic Court at such an exciting time of progress. Though the renovation did not take long from start to finish, the changes are immense. My fellow judges and staff at the Modrica Court are delighted with the vast improvements. Where once we worked in dilapidated, dysfunctional, and cramped offices and courtrooms, we now have state of the art facilities including 3 refurbished courtrooms, a purpose built registry, a staff kitchen, and proper facilities for the court police. These physical improvements will have a significant positive effect on the overall working environment and will of course make the court experience more comfortable and efficient for the citizens.

The extension of two extra floors has transformed the run down building from an over-crowded courthouse into a spacious and efficiently operating working judicial building. Moreover, the raised stature re-establishes the court as a proud and prominent key building in the town, a building fit for the administration of justice.

All at the Modrica Basic Court are sincerely grateful to all those who made possible this great transformation. First and foremost I would like to extend my gratitude to the Norwegian Embassy and the Republika Srpska Ministry of Justice for providing the funding for this project. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all those personally involved such as Mr Sven Marius Urke of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council for his foresight in what considerable improvement would be possible with financial support from international donor. Also, I am very grateful to Mr Boris Zubac of the HJPC who did such a fine and thorough job in coordinating the project.

Zdenko Vranjic
President of the Basic Court in Modrica