Described as an impartial arbitrator, he is said to have won broad respect among the BiH's three main ethnic communities -- the Bosnian Muslims, Croats and Serbs.
Takođe se smatra da je Švarc-Šiling, koga opisuju kao nepristrasnog arbitra, stekao veliki ugled među tri glavne etničke grupe u BiH -- bosanskim Muslimanima, Hrvatima i Srbima.