INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA As a result, Ombudspersons decided to draft a special report on experiences in implementation of legislation governing the free access to information in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to find facts related to this issue. During the preparation of this Special Report, Ombudspersons of Bosnia and Herzegovina have reviewed the international human rights instruments guaranteeing the right to free access to information, positive legislation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, procedures implemented by the Ombudsman in this regard, and conducted a comprehensive survey of the conduct of public authorities at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Herzegovina, entities, cantons, municipalities, and towns. Recommendations were issued to the competent public authorities to ensure the following: unconditional implementation of international standards regarding the right of access to information and provisions of positive legislation on freedom of access to information; proactive publication of information of public importance and maximal transparency in work; professional training and continuous training of information officers; development of information access guides and index of information registers; appointment of information officers, in terms of the provisions of the Law on Free Access to Information in Bosnia and Herzegovina; regular submission of statistical data within the meaning of the provisions of the Law on Free Access to Information in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Implementation of these recommendation should result in unconditional adherence to the international standards in the area of free access to information, and the establishment of an effective legislative and institutional system for the exercise and protection of the right to free access to information. 4.2. Property relations The right to property is guaranteed by Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights. 38 In Bosnia and Herzegovina this right is guaranteed by the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina 39, the Constitution of Republika Srpska 40, the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 41 and the Statute of Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina 42. In a case Sporrong and Lönnroth v. Sweden 43 the European Court of Human Rights held that Article 1 comprises three distinct rules: the first rule is general and enunciates the principle of the peaceful enjoyment of property; the second rule covers deprivation of possessions and subjects it to certain conditions; the third rule, recognizes that the Contracting States are entitled, amongst other things, to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest The second and third are concerned with particular instances of interference with the right to peaceful enjoyment 38 „Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law.” 39 Article II 3. k) 40 Article 54 41 Chapter II Article 2 paragraph 1. k) 42 Article 13 paragraph 5 43 Sporrong and Lönnroth v. Sweden (23 September 1982) Series A No. 52 24