Slovenia
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 23, 1991, amended several times, last on July 25, 2000
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral Parliament, National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor) and National Council (Drzavni Svet)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the Judicial Council); Constitutional Court (judges elected for nine years by the National Assembly and appointed by the President)
RELIGIONS
57.8% Catholics, 2.4% Muslims, 2.3% Orthodox, other minorities
From the country
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
In November, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Slovenia's representative welcomed any progress towards the restrictive use of capital punishment with a view to its final abolition
- APRIL 28, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (1991) at Art