The Constitutional Court assumes the role of guardian of constitutionality; it is the highest body of the judiciary for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, which form the core of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia. This
On Thursday, 12 November 2009, the President and the members of the delegation of the Austrian Constitutional Court met the judges of the Slovene Constitutional Court in a daylong official discussion. In the introduction, the judges compared the powers of
In detailed and extensive discussions the two sides exchanged views on the position of the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia regarding protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Several important common
On Monday, 12 October 2009, the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Mr Jean-Paul Costa, participated in the opening of the international round table on the application of criminal procedural rights of the European Convention on Human Rights in
The President of the Republic of Slovenia had a rich and extended discussion with the judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, during which they exchanged views on the regulation of the position of the Constitutional Court
Ever since the independence of Slovenia and Croatia, the judges of both constitutional courts have been meeting regularly, considering issues of constitutional justice. This time the judges met at the Plitvice Lakes where, in a lively discussion, they exchanged their
The members of the delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Portugal and the Judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia exchanged experiences regarding constitutional review in their respective countries. They devoted special attention to
The Honorable Justice O’Connor presented in detail the system of discretion in the selection of cases to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States of America (i. e. a Certiorari System). In a rich and lively discussion,
The President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr Jože Tratnik, presented the Annual Report on the Work of the Constitutional Court for the year 2008 at a press conference. The President of the Constitutional Court mentioned
The conference participants discussed the influence of constitutional justice on society and on developing a global human rights jurisprudence, and adopted a Final Declaration in this respect. The 1st World Conference on Constitutional Justice, at which representatives of the constitutional
