CONSTITUTION OF SLOVENIA 23.12.1991
PREAMBLE
Whereas it is in keeping with the
Basic Constitutional Charter on Independence and Sovereignty of
the Republic of Slovenia, and
Acknowledging that we Slovenians created our own national
identity and attained our nationhood based on the protection of
human rights and freedoms, on the fundamental and permanent
right of the Slovenian people to self-determination and as a
result of our historical and centuries-long struggle for the
liberation of our people.
Be it hereby enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of
Slovenia
PART 2. HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
Article 15 Exercise of
and Limitations on Rights
1. The direct exercise of human rights and
fundamental freedoms shall be guaranteed by this Constitution.
2. The manner in which human rights and fundamental freedoms
shall be exercised may be regulated, but only by statute,
wheneversuch regulations is authorized by this Constitution or
whenever such regulation is necessary by reason of the
particular nature of the individual rights or freedoms.
3. Human rights and fundamental freedoms shall only be limited
by the rights of others and in such cases as are determined by
this Constitution.
4. Human rights and fundamental freedoms shall be guaranteed
judicial protection. Moreover, this protection shall extend to
the right to obtain redress for the abuse of such rights and
freedoms.
5. It shall not be permissible to restrict any human right or
fundamental freedom exercisable by accts which would otherwise
be legal in Slovenia, on the basis that this Constitution does
not recognize that right or freedom or only recognizes it to a
limited extent.
Article 21 Protection of
Human Personality and Dignity
1. Respect for the humanity of the
individual and for the dignity of the person shall be guaranteed
in all criminal and other proceedings, upon the arrest or
detention of any person, whenever any person is detained or
arrested and in the carrying out of any penalty.
2. The use of violence of any sort on any person, whose liberty
has been restricted in any way, shall be forbidden, as shall be
the use of all forms of force in obtaining confessions and
admissions.
Article 34 Personal
Dignity and Personal Safety
The dignity and security of the individual
shall be guaranteed.
Article 35 Privacy and
Personal Rights
The physical and mental integrity of each
person shall be guaranteed, as shall be his right to privacy and
his other personal rights.
Article 37 Privacy of
Post and Other Means of Communication
1. The privacy of the post and of other
means of communication shall be guaranteed.
2. In accordance with statute, a court may authorize action
infringing on the privacy of the post or of other means of
communication, or on the inviolability of individual privacy,
where such actions are deemed necessary for the institution or
continuance of criminal proceedings or for reasons of national
security.
Article 38 Personal Data
1. The protection of personal data relating
to an individual shall be guaranteed.
2. Any use of personal data shall be forbidden where that use
conflicts with the original purpose for which it was collected.
3. The collection, processing and the end-use of such data, as
well as the supervision and protection of the confidentiality of
such data, shall be regulated by statute.
4. Each person has the right to be informed of the personal data
relating to him which has been collected and has the right to
legal remedy in the event of any misuse of same.