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Ustavno sodišce The powers of the Constitutional Court are explicitly determined by the Constitution. The Court decides on the conformity of laws and regulations with the Constitution, on jurisdictional disputes between courts and other state authorities and between government authorities and on the conformity of laws and other regulations with ratified treaties and with the general principles of international law. The Constitutional Court is composed of nine Constitutional Court judges elected on the proposal of the President of the Republic by the National Assembly. The President of the court is elected by secret ballot by the judges of the Constitutional Court from among their own number for a term of three years. Court judges are elected for a term of nine years and may not be re-elected.
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia Supreme Courts (Highest Instance)
Vrhovno sodišce The Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state and functions primarily as a court of cassation. It is a court of appellate jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases, in commercial lawsuits, in cases of administrative review and in labour and social security disputes. The grounds of appeal to the Supreme Court are limited to issues of substantive law and to the most severe breaches of procedure. The Supreme Court consists of seven departments: a criminal, a civil, a commercial, a labour and social, an administrative, a registry department and a department for International Cooperation. The number of Judges of the Supreme Court is decided upon by the Judicial Council. There are to be 37 Judges (not including the President of the Court). Judges are elected by the National Assemblee.
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia
Višje sodišce The 4 higher courts are courts of appellate jurisdiction. In addition to determination of appeals against decisions of the county and district courts in their territories, they also determine disputes of jurisdiction between county and district courts.
Višja sodišca (High Courts)
Okrožno sodišce There are 11 regional courts wich function as appellate courts for the county courts and as first instance courts in cases which exceed the jurisdiction of county courts;
Regional Courts (Okrožna sodišca)
The 44 local courts are courts of the first instance with jurisdiction over less serious criminal cases, over civil cases concerning claims for damages or property rights up to a certain value and over all civil cases concerning disturbance of possession, easement of real burdens, hire, lease or tenancy relations;
County Courts (Okrajna sodišca) Administrative Courts (First Instance)
Upravno Sodišce The Administrative Court decides on the legality of official acts and the functioning of administrative bodies. Appeals for this court go to the Supreme Court.
Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia
Court of Audit of the Republic of Slovenia
Delovno sodišce
Visje Delovno sodišce Ljubljana
Delovno sodišce The labour courts rule in particular on labour disputes, on the concluding, existence and termination of employment, on the obligations and rights deriving from such employment, on disputes between workers and employers and on disputes over work contracts.
Delovno sodišce Celje
Case law of the Constitutional Court
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Document Created at August 20, 1996
Last Update januari 31 2010