New book: Vom Kommunismus zur Demokratie

Lovro Šturm, Jernej Letnar Černič, Tomaž Zalaznik, Vom Kommunismus zur Demokratie; Inštitut Nove revije, zavod za humanistiko; Inštitut Karantanija, Ljubljana, 2020.

Description (in German):

“Die kommunistischen totalitären Regime, die sich im Laufe des 20. Jahrhunderts in Europa etabliert haben und zerfallen sind, hinterließen Millionen von Opfern. Was noch aussteht, ist eine gründliche historisch-kritische Auseinandersetzung mit diesen Regimen und den verübten Verbrechen, denen eine massive Nichteinhaltung von Menschenrechten und Grundfreiheiten vorausgegangen ist. Der Kommunismus als Ideologie ist immer noch präsent. Er perpetuiert sich in den linksradikalen politischen Parteien in ganz Europa. Sein Charakteristikum ist eine erhebliche revolutionäre Aggressivität, die als eine von Arten der Machtübernahme jegliche demokratische Form der politischen Tätigkeit ignoriert. Diese Konstellation zeigt sich sowohl in den Beziehungen innerhalb der EU als auch im Verhältnis der EU zu den in der Welt nach wie vor existierenden totalitären Regimen, die auf dieser Ideologie fußen und daran festhalten.

Die Beiträge im Werk Vom Kommunismus zur Demokratie sind Fallbeispiele, die am Paradigma Sloweniens Folgendes erörtern:

Wie die Kommunistische Partei Jugoslawiens / Sloweniens entstanden ist und wie sie sich Ende der 1980er Jahre als eine scheinbar sozialdemokratische Partei präsentiert hat.
Wie der Gerichtsprozess gegen einen revolutionären, hohen politischen Funktionär der Kommunistischen Partei Jugoslawiens und Sloweniens, erst 2005 wegen der nach dem II. Weltkrieg verübten Massenmorden angestrengt, zu keiner Verurteilung des Täters geführt hatte.
Wie einer 30 Jahre andauernden Gegenüberstellung von demokratischen Prinzipien in der Republik Slowenien einerseits und von Resten des totalitären Regimes in der Politik des Landes mit dessen Systemen und Subsystemen andererseits beizukommen wäre.”

New article on Judicial Ideology of the Slovenian Constitutional Court

My research article on »Authoritarian Dimension of Judicial Ideology of the Slovenian Constitutional Court« has now been published in Croatian and Comparative Public Administration, Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020), 733-760. Here is the abstract:

After the democratization and independence of Slovenia, the Constitutional Court has generated the paradigm reform in the Slovenian constitutional system by protecting individual rights against the heritage of the former system. The constitutional judges are not blank slates, but individuals embedded in their private and professional environments. In the past three decades, the Court has delivered several seminal decisions concerning the protection of the rule of law, human rights, and constitutional democracy. What motivates constitutional judges to protect individual rights in some cases and show preference for the preservation of authority and stability of the existing legal system in others? The article is based on the empirical research measuring the presence of judicial ideology at the Constitutional Court of Slovenia in three mandates (1993–1997, 2002–2006, 2011–2016). The methodological and theoretical model aims to measure economic, social, and authoritarian dimensions of judicial ideology (three-fold judicial ideology model). The research group has analysed the decisions and separate opinions of the Constitutional Court from selected periods based on hypotheses provided by the model. This article intends to present and analyse the research results concerning the authoritarian dimension of judicial ideology. More specifically, it examines the level of authoritarianism of the Slovenian Constitutional Court in its judicial decision-making during the three mentioned mandates. Through the obtained empirical results, the paper seeks to strengthen fair, impartial, and independent functioning of the Slovenian Constitutional Court and its respective judges.

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SPECIAL ISSUE OF DIGNITAS

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR SPECIAL ISSUE OF

DIGNITAS – SLOVENIAN JOURNAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Epidemic

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Editorial Board of the Journal Dignitas – Journal for Human Rights – is inviting authors to submit papers for a special issue dedicated to the theme Epidemic. The special issue, the idea for which stems from the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, wishes to address the topic of epidemic from different aspects – human rights, law, economics, economic, public health, psychology and other topics

 All interested contributors are highly encouraged to submit their manuscripts/papers in a form of essays, discussions or scientific papers to the e-mail dignitas@fds.si or publishing@nova-uni.si.

The deadline for submission of papers is 30 October 2020.

All contributions will be peer-reviewed and published in the printed magazine Dignitas in the second part of 2020. The e-version of articles will later also be available in full text (with assigned DOI® numbers).

About the Journal Dignitas

Dignitas is an interdisciplinary Slovenian journal specialized in publication of peer-viewed scientific and professional articles in the field of humanities and social sciences in Slovenian or English language. Basic editorial orientations are directed broadly to human rights law, the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, related sociological, philosophical and historical studies, legal comments, key documents, studies, opinions and conclusions of the European Commission for Democracy (Venice Commission, Council of Europe); or to other information on important events in the field of human rights protection in Slovenia and the international environment.

For submissions or inquiries for any additional information, please contact us at dignitas@fds.si or publishing@nova-uni.si.

POZIV K ODDAJI PRISPEVKOV ZA POSEBNO ŠTEVILKE REVIJE DIGNITAS

POZIV K ODDAJI PRISPEVKOV ZA POSEBNO ŠTEVILKO

REVIJE DIGNITAS – SLOVENSKE REVIJE ZA ČLOVEKOVE PRAVICE

EPIDEMIJA

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Uredništvo Dignitasa – slovenske revije za človekove pravice – vabi avtorje k oddaji prispevkov za posebno interdisciplinarno številko revije Dignitas na temo Epidemije. Posebna številka je namenjena obravnavi epidemije koronavirusa z različnih vidikov, denimo: človekovih pravic, javnega zdravja, prava, ekonomije, humanistike, psihologije in drugih vidikov.

Vabimo vas, da prispevke v obliki eseja, razprave ali znanstvenega članka, pošljete na e-naslov uredništva: dignitas@fds.si ali naslov založbe publishing@nova-uni.si.

Rok za oddajo prispevkov je 30. oktober 2020.

Vsi prispevki bodo recenzirani in objavljeni v tiskani reviji Dignitas, izdani v decembra 2020, kasneje pa dosegljivi v polnem besedilu na spletu.

O reviji Dignitas

Dignitas je interdisciplinarna slovenska revija, ki objavlja recenzirane znanstvene in strokovne prispevke v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku s področja humanistike in družboslovja. Njene temeljne usmeritve se vežejo širše na pravo človekovih pravic, na sodbe Evropskega sodišča za človekove pravice, povezane sociološke, filozofske in zgodovinske študije, pravne komentarje, ključne dokumente, študije, mnenja in sklepe Evropske komisije za demokracijo (Beneške komisije) oz. na druge informacije o pomembnejših dogodkih s področja varovanja človekovih pravic v Sloveniji in mednarodnem okolju.

Dodatna vprašanja v zvezi z revijo ali pozivom lahko naslovite na navedena e-poštna naslova.

Corporate Accountability under Socio-Economic Rights

My book on “Corporate Accountability under Socio-Economic Rights” has now been published also in paperback. Book is available for purchase at Routledge web: https://www.routledge.com/Corporate-Accountability-under-Socio-Economic-Rights/Cernic/p/book/9780367586829.

Nova številka slovenske revije za človekove pravice – Dignitas, št. 85-86

Izšla je nova številka znanstvene revije Dignitas – edine slovenske revije za človekove pravice (št. 85-86, april 2020)! Zahvaljujem se vsem avtorjem za odlične prispevke! / The new issue of Dignitas – Slovenian Journal of Human Rights has been published!

Matej Avbelj, Jernej Letnar Černič, The Impact of European Institutions on the Rule of Law and Democracy: Slovenia and Beyond. Oxford, Hart (Bloomsbury), 2020

Matej Avbelj, Jernej Letnar Černič, The Impact of European Institutions on the Rule of Law and Democracy: Slovenia and Beyond. Oxford, Hart (Bloomsbury), 2020.

9781509915057

Since 2010 the European Union has been plagued by crises of democracy and the rule of law, which have been spreading from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), catching many by surprise. This book argues that the professed success of the 2004 big bang enlargement mirrored the Potemkin villages erected in the new Member States on their accession to Europe. Slovenia is a prime example. Since its independence and throughout the accession process, Slovenia has been portrayed as the poster child of the ‘New Europe’. This book claims that the widely shared narrative of the Slovenian EU dream is a myth. In many ways, Slovenia has fared even worse than its contemporary, constitutionally-backsliding, CEE counterparts. The book’s discussion of the depth and breadth of the democratic crises in Slovenia should contribute to a critical intellectual awakening and better comprehension of the real causes of the present crises across the other CEE Member States, which threaten the viability of the EU and Council of Europe projects. It is only on the basis of this improved understanding that the crises can be appropriately addressed at national, transnational and supranational levels.

Declarations of State of Emergency in the EU Member States: An Overview

This list includes declarations of a state of emergency in the EU Member States concerning the coronavirus pandemic (cut-off date : 17 April 2020, prepared by Prof Jernej Letnar Černič). 17 Member States of the EU (out of 27) have so far declared state of emergency due to the coronavirus. Three of them (Estonia, Latvia, and Romania) have notified the European Court of Human Rights that they have provisionally derogated from their obligations under the Europe Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms invoking its Article 15. Estonia, Lativa and Romania have also informed the Secretary-General of the United Nations that they have provisionally derogated from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights under its Article 4 (3).  10 states that have not so far declared a state of emergency have nonetheless adopted several preventive measures, which in many instances amount to the de facto state of emergency. This list is based on official sources wherever possible. It will be updated as the situation develops.  If you notice any errors or if you have any comments, please let me know.

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Republic of Austria: State of Emergency in place since 16 March 2020 and will last until 13 April 2020. https://www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at/bundeskanzleramt/nachrichten-der-bundesregierung/2020/bundeskanzler-kurz-massnahmen-zur-eindaemmung-des-coronavirus-werden-bis-13-april-verlaengert.html

Kingdom of Belgium: State of Emergency in place since 13 March 2020 and will last until 19 April 2002, http://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/

Republic of Bulgaria: State of Emergency in place since 18 March 2020 and will last until 13 April, https://www.parliament.bg/en/news/ID/5056, https://www.parliament.bg/en/news/ID/5059; https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/news/belgium-enters-lockdown-over-coronavirus-crisis-until-5-april/

Republic of Croatia: State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://www.koronavirus.hr/.

Republic of Cyprus: State of Emergency in place since 16 March 2020 and will last until 30 April 2020, https://www.pio.gov.cy/coronavirus/en/index.html,

Czech Republic: State of Emergency in place since 13 March 2020 and will last until 12 April 2020, https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/state-of-emergency.aspx,

Kingdom of Denmark: State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://www.regeringen.dk/danish-governement-homepage/,

Republic of Estonia:  State of Emergency in place since 12 March 2020 and will last until 1 May 2020, derogated from Article 15 of the ECHR on 20 March 2020, https://rm.coe.int/09000016809cfa87,

Republic of Finland: State of Emergency in place since 18 March 2020 and will last until 13 May 2020, https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/article/-/asset_publisher/10616/hallitus-totesi-suomen-olevan-poikkeusoloissa-koronavirustilanteen-vuoksi, https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/article/-/asset_publisher/10616/hallitus-jatkaa-poikkeusoloihin-liittyvia-toimia-13-toukokuuta-saakka.

Republic of France: State of Emergency in place since 24 March 2020 and will last until 23 May 2020, https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000041746313&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id

Republic of Germany: State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de.

Republic of Greece: State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://government.gov.gr/enimerosi-politikon-sintakton-apo-ton-kivernitiko-ekprosopo-stelio-petsa/.

Republic of Hungary: State of Emergency in place since 11  March 2020 – onwards, https://www.kormany.hu/en/prime-minister-s-office/news/government-to-introduce-state-of-national-crisis, https://www.kormany.hu/en/the-prime-minister/news/restrictions-on-movement-to-be-imposed-in-hungary.

Republic of Ireland: State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus.

Republic of Italy: State of Emergency in place since 31 January 2020 and will last until 30 July 2020. https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2020/02/01/20A00737/sg.

Republic of Latvia:  State of Emergency in place since 13 March 2020 and will last until 14 April 2020, derogated from Article 15 of the ECHR on 16 March 2020, https://rm.coe.int/09000016809ce9f2.

Republic of Lithuania: State of Emergency in place since 26 March 2020 and will last until 27 March (extension tbc), https://lietuva.lt/en/lithuanias-response-to-covid-19/, http://lrv.lt/en/relevant-information/coronavirus-in-lithuania/relevant-information-1/important-information-to-foreign-nationals-in-lithuania.

Republic of Luxembourg: State of Emergency in place since 18 March 2020 and will last until 18 June 2020, http://www.legilux.lu/eli/etat/leg/rgd/2020/03/18/a165/jo.

Republic of Malta, State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/health-promotion/Pages/Novel-coronavirus.aspx.

Kingdom of the Netherlands: State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/tackling-new-coronavirus-in-the-netherlands.

Republic of Poland: State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://www.gov.pl/web/coronavirus.

Republic of Portugal: State of Emergency in place since 19 March 2020 and will last until 2 April 2020; https://dre.pt/web/guest/pesquisa/-/search/130399862/details/normal?l=1, https://dre.pt/web/guest/home/-/dre/130473161/details/maximized.

Republic of Romania: State of Emergency in place since 16 March 2020 and will last until 15 April 2020, derogated from Article 15 of the ECHR on 20 March 2020, https://rm.coe.int/09000016809cee30

Republic of Slovakia: State of Emergency in place since 12 March 2020 until undefined date, https://www.mzv.sk/web/en/covid-19, https://newsnow.tasr.sk/policy/government-declares-state-of-emergency/, https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22356193/emergency-situation-applies-from-thursday-morning.html?ref=tab.

Republic of Slovenia: State of emergency has so far not been declared, https://www.gov.si/en/topics/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/.

Kingdom of Spain: State of Emergency in place since 14 March 2020 and will last until 26 April, https://elpais.com/espana/2020-03-14/consulta-el-real-decreto-por-el-que-se-declara-el-estado-de-alarma-en-espana.html.

Kingdom of Sweden: no state of emergency has so far been declared, https://www.krisinformation.se/en/hazards-and-risks/disasters-and-incidents/2020/official-information-on-the-new-coronavirus

Komentar Ustave Republike Slovenije (2019)

Založba Nove univerze je v lanskem letu pod uredništvom Mateja Avblja in s sodelovanjem številnih slovenskih pravnih strokovnjakov izdala nov komentar Ustave Republike Slovenije. Starejši komentar je dostopen na naslednji elektronski povezavi.

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