Slovenia · Overview
The legal system of Slovenia
A civil-law system rooted in the Austro-German tradition and the 1991 Constitution, with an influential Constitutional Court. An EU and eurozone member since 2004 and 2007 respectively.
Legal tradition
Slovenia belongs to the civil law tradition. A civil-law system rooted in the Austro-German tradition and the 1991 Constitution, with an influential Constitutional Court. An EU and eurozone member since 2004 and 2007 respectively.
How power is divided
A parliamentary republic with a directly elected but largely ceremonial President, a Government answerable to the National Assembly and an independent judiciary.
Where law comes from
- Constitution
- The 1991 constitution.
- EU law
- Directly applicable and, in its field, paramount.
- Laws of the National Assembly
- Primary legislation.
- Codes
- The Code of Obligations, Penal Code and procedural codes.
The legal profession
Odvetniki belong to the Slovenian Bar Association; notarji (notaries) authenticate deeds, company acts and succession.
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