Slovenia’s Supreme Court rejects the European Court of Human Rights
On Wednesday 24th of October the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia made a striking, indeed unprecedented, announcement. On its website it published an unsigned press release explaining the...
View ArticleJudges Depending on Judges
As commentators on this blog and elsewhere have rightly noted, since the beginning of 2018 the CJEU has finally been putting flesh on the bones of the EU principle of judicial independence. Most...
View ArticleCan Elections be Held under Unconstitutional Electoral Law?
On Wednesday 29 of January the Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia formally acknowledged the resignation of Prime minister, Marjan Šarec. The youngest head of government in Slovenian history, who...
View Article(Rule of) Law in the Time of Covid-19: Warnings from Slovenia
Painful as they may be, it is beyond question that radical limitations of a wide range of human rights are necessary to limit the spread of Covid-19, keep healthcare systems afloat, and help saving...
View ArticleDer Strafprozess vom Opfer her gedacht
Als Frau W. 18 Jahre alt war, wurde sie von sieben Männern vergewaltigt. Als sechs der Täter deswegen zu Gefängnisstrafen verurteilt wurden, war Frau W. Anfang 30. Sie musste so lange auf die...
View ArticleWill Slovenia join Hungary and Romania as examples of constitutional...
Slovenia is heading for a snap election on July 13, 2014, the second in less than three years. However, this time around there is a very high risk that the election is going to take place contrary to...
View ArticleSlovenia: a de facto failed constitutional democracy
The political and legal crisis in Slovenia has escalated further. The opposition leader, the former Prime Minister Janez Janša, was taken to prison on June 20 amid public protests and harsh critique...
View ArticleThe Timing of Dialogue: Slovenian Constitutional Court and the Data Retention...
On 3rd July 2014, the Slovenian Constitutional Court struck down Articles 162 – 169 of the Act on Electronic Communications (ZEKom-1) which regulate data retention and were adopted in order to...
View ArticlePitfalls of the National Selection Processes of Judges to the ECtHR
The position of a judge at the European Court of Human Rights is one of the most sought-after functions in the European judicial space. The persuasiveness, quality and legitimacy of judicial decisions...
View ArticleSlovenia constitutionally reloaded, but still failing
Some time ago this blog has lent itself as a platform for an intense debate on a systemic rule of law and democracy defiance in several EU Member States, most notably in Hungary. In that context, I...
View ArticleThe Ljubljana Initiative for Re-Launching the European Integration
It is a sign of unconventional times when earnest people wish you a less exciting year 2017 compared to the one that has just, luckily, passed. Starting a new year, a less exciting one then, is an...
View ArticleThe Inviolability of National Centrals Banks as a Matter of EU Law
It is well established that national central banks (NCBs) in the Eurozone have a dual professional role. They are, on the one hand, actors with national character and tasks within their respective...
View ArticleA Dissident Letter from “Slovenian Dictatorship”
Exactly a year ago darkness has set on Slovenia. The process of constitutional erosion and decay has been let loose. The checks and balances have all collapsed over night as the new government came...
View ArticleSlovenia: Second Wave of Challenges to Constitutionalism
A Year in Review Slovenia had a very different experience in the first and the second wave of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. In the first wave, the number of infections and deaths per capita has been...
View ArticleSlovenia’s Legal Farce with the Nomination of European Delegated Prosecutors
On 1 June 2021, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) started its operational activities. The biting teeth of the EPPO are the European Delegated Prosecutors (EDPs) who work in their home...
View ArticleSomething Wicked This Way Comes
Writing in the aftermath of 9/11 terrorist attacks, Steven R. Salbu noted: “Since EU and U.S. political interests are largely aligned in the war against terrorism, it is possible that the EU will move...
View ArticleSomething Wicked This Way Comes
Nach den Terroranschlägen vom 11. September 2001 schrieb Steven R. Salbu: „Da die politischen Interessen der EU und der USA im Kampf gegen den Terrorismus weitgehend übereinstimmen, ist es möglich,...
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