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E +?    Distr. W     GENERAL p     _CCPR_/C/SR.1343       25July1994  s      Original:ENGLISH S   @GG)HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE 6  @+Fiftyfirstsession r @ "SUMMARYRECORDOFTHE1343rdMEETING R @ !Heldatthe_Palais_ԀdesNations,Geneva,  @' ' !onWednesday,20July1994,at10a.m. U @+Chairman:Mr.ANDO 5 @0CONTENTS 8 E.++b >uQ!??EConsiderationofreportssubmittedbyStatespartiesunderarticle40ofthe  Covenant(continued)   b InitialreportofSlovenia m! $$!4?'%sdE+%s? b Thisrecordissubjecttocorrection. w&%#$  b Correctionsshouldbesubmittedinoneoftheworkinglanguages.They ($& shouldbesetforthinamemorandumandalsoincorporatedinacopyofthe (z%' record.Theyshouldbesentwithinoneweekofthedateofthisdocumentto )A&( theOfficialRecordsEditingSection,roomE.4108,_Palais_ԀdesNations,Geneva. Z*')  b AnycorrectionstotherecordsofthepublicmeetingsoftheCommitteeat +(+ thissessionwillbeconsolidatedinasinglecorrigendum,tobeissued ,]), shortlyaftertheendofthesession. v-$*- ..+=.*GE.9417785(E)  .+. R}____B.++b >uQ!++7B@ Themeetingwascalledtoorderat10.10a.m.  CONSIDERATIONOFREPORTSSUBMITTEDBYSTATESPARTIESUNDERARTICLE40OFTHE b COVENANT(agendaitem4)(continued) )U InitialreportofSlovenia(_CCPR_/C/74/Add.1;_HRI_/CORE/1/Add.35)  1. b AttheinvitationoftheChairman,Mrs._elih_,Mr._Mahnic_,Mr._Debelak_ E q andMrs._mit_Ԁ(Slovenia)tookplacesattheCommitteetable.  8 2. b TheCHAIRMANwelcomedthedelegationofSlovenia,explainedtheprocedure    tobefollowed,andinvitedtheheadofthedelegationtopresentandupdate a   theinitialreport(_CCPR_/C/74/Add.1). (T  3. b Mrs._ELIH_(Slovenia)firstcorrectedthereportinafewparticulars.   4. b Thestatementinparagraph4thatthelegislationoftheformer Dp  YugoslaviahadforthemostpartbeeninlinewiththeCovenantwasbasically  7  correct.However,theprovisionsofthatandotherinternationalinstruments   ratifiedbytheformerYugoslavia,notablyinregardtocertainpolitical  rights,hadnotbeenfullytakenoverintodomesticlegislation.Consequently ` aprocessofharmonizationwasunderway,wherebythelegislationofSlovenia 'S would,initsessentialaspects,bealignedwiththeinternationalinstruments  inquestion.  5. b Paragraph14shouldbecorrectedtoindicatethatthedeathpenaltyhad Co beenabolisheddejurebyanamendmenttotheConstitutioninSeptember1989.  6 Defactoabolitionhadcomeintoeffectin1957.  6. b Thenumberoftemporaryrefugeesmentionedinparagraph36shouldbe _ updatedinthelightofaregistrationprocedurecarriedoutinOctober1993, &R fromwhichithademergedthattherehadbeensome30,200temporaryrefugees  inSloveniaatthattime;therewereprobablyanadditionalfewthousand   unregisteredrefugeesinthecountry. {! 7. b Paragraph39shouldbeunderstoodasreferringtothethirdofthethree  5# categoriesofoffencesidentifiedforthepurposesofSlovenelaw,namely  $ so-called"pettyoffences";theotherswerecriminalactsandeconomic !% transgressionsandoffencesasdescribedinparagraph44.Magistratesfor ^"& pettyoffencescarriedouttheirjudicialfunctionsinaccordancewitha %#Q' speciallawof1983. #( 8. b TheEnglishtranslationoftheoriginaltextofparagraph52was z% * misleading.Thefinalsentenceshouldread:"Criminallawwhichenabled A&m!+ prosecutionofpersonsforcriminaloffencesofso-called'enemypropaganda' '4", waschangedin1990(thatis,inthetimeoftheformerYugoslavia)". '"- 9. b Equallymisleadingwastheintroductorysentenceofparagraph70,where ])$/ "threeformsofsocialsecurityforchildren"shouldread"threeformsof $*P%0 societalcareforchildren".Theprovisionsdescribedinthatparagraph *&1 coveredbothsocialsecurityissuesinthestrictsenseofthetermandmore +&2 generalmeasuresofsocialcare. y,'3  @-l(4 10. b Shethenoutlinedthemajorlegislativedevelopmentsintheareaofhuman  rightsinSloveniaduringtheverybusyperiodof13monthssincethedrafting  oftheinitialreport,astheyrelatedtothevariousarticlesofthe b Covenant. )U 11. b Inrelationtoarticles2and3oftheCovenant,Sloveniahadratifiedor  accededtotheInternationalConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsof ~  RacialDiscrimination,theConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsof E q DiscriminationagainstWomen,theConventiononthePoliticalRightsofWomen  8 andtheConventionontheNationalityofMarriedWomen.Ithadalsorecently    ratifiedtheEuropeanConventiononHumanRights.    12. b Inrelationtoarticle3,theprinciplesofnon-discriminationand (T  equalitybetweenmenandwomenhadbeentakenintoaccountinthelegislation   ofSloveniawhereverappropriate,ininstancestoonumeroustomention.   13. b Concerningarticle6,SloveniahadratifiedtheConventiononthe Dp  PreventionandPunishmentoftheCrimeofGenocideandtheSecondOptional  7  ProtocoltotheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights.Major   itemsoflegislationhadpassedthroughParliament.Shehadalreadymentioned  thedefactoanddejureabolitionofthedeathpenalty. ` 14. b Concerningarticle7,SloveniahadratifiedtheConventionagainst  TortureandOtherCruel,InhumanorDegradingTreatmentorPunishment;amajor  lawontheimplementationofpenalsanctionswasbeingpreparedforsubmission | toParliament.Someverybasicprinciplesontheimplementationofpenal Co sanctionswerealsoincludedinthedraftCriminalCode.  6 15. b Therehadbeennofurtherdevelopmentsinrelationtoarticle8.  16. b Inconnectionwitharticle9,andparagraphs22to26ofthereport,she &R saidthatthenewLawonCriminalProcedurewashavingitsthirdreadingin  ParliamentandwasexpectedtobeenactedbySeptember1994.Thatlawgave   thepolicetherighttodetainapersonifanyofthereasonsforarrest {! specifiedthereinexisted;thesuspectmust,however,bebro_ught_Ԁbeforea Bn" courtwithoutdelay.Detentionforamaximumperiodof48hourswasprovided  5# forinthecaseofpersonscaughtinflagrantedelicto,providedthatthe  $ conditionsforarrestorderedbytheprosecutingmagistratewerefulfilled. !% Thepersonmustbenotifiedofhisorherrightsofdefenceandtherightto ^"& counselatthatstage;thepolicewererequired,attheprisoner'srequest,to %#Q' notifytheimmediatefamily.Allotherformsofdeprivationoflibertyhadto #( beorderedbyajudicialauthority. $) 17. b Turningtothespecificissueofthelibertyofmovementandtherights A&m!+ ofaliens,shesaidthatSloveniahadratifiedtheConventionrelatingtothe '4", StatusofStatelessPersonsandtheConventionrelatingtotheStatusof '"- Refugees.InrecentmonthstheLawonCitizenshiphadbeenmodifiedinregard (#. toconditionsforthenaturalizationofimmigrantstoSloveniaandtheir ])$/ spousesandtheacquisitionofcitizenshipbyachild,aswellasinregardto $*P%0 thepreventionofdualcitizenship,thewithdrawalofcitizenship,the *&1  grantingofcitizenshiptoacategoryofpersonsfulfillingconditionssetout +&2 &   inthelaw,andtheacquisitionofcitizenshipbyminorswhowerethe  offspringofso-calledmixedmarriages.Anewlawonthestatusoftemporary  refugeeswasbeingprepared. b '.18. b Therighttoafairtrial(art.14)andquestionsofcriminalprocedure  (art.15)hadbeenafocusofattentionduringthepast13months,andbefore  that,andwerethesubjectofnewlegislation,whichincludedlawsonthe ~  ConstitutionalCourt,ontheordinarycourts,ontheperformanceofjudicial E q functions,onnotariespublic,ontheBar,onlabourandsocialcourtsas  8 specializedcourtsandontheOmbudsman.Sheaddedthattwomajornewand    relevantpiecesoflegislation,namelythedraftCriminalCodeandthedraft    LawofCriminalProcedure,aswellasadraftLawonStateProsecution,were a   alsointhepipeline.Workingdraftsoflawsonadministrativecourtsandon (T  pettyoffenceshadalsobeenprepared.Therighttoprivacy(art.17)wasin   partcoveredbyaLawontheProtectionofPersonalData;anewlawwould   reinforcesuchprotection. }  19. b Therehadbeennofurtherdevelopmentsinrelationtoarticle18.  7  20. b Freedomofexpression(art.19)wascoveredbytwonewlaws,onthemass  mediaandonradioandtelevision. ` 21. b Warpropaganda,racismandxenophobia(coveredbyart.20)were  classifiedascriminaloffencesunderthedraftCriminalCode.Therewereno  statutorylimitationsoftimeontheprosecutionofsuchoffences. | 22. b Peacefulassembly(art.21)wascoveredbyanewLawonPublicGatherings  6 thatwasbeingprocessed.Inconnectionwiththefreedomofassociation  (art.22),SloveniahadratifiedtwoconventionsoftheInternationalLabour  Organisationonthestatusoftradeunions.Sheaddedthatexerciseofthe _ righttostrikeinthepublicserviceswassubjecttotheprovisionofminimum &R service.Draftlawsonassociationsandonfoundationsweregoingthrough  Parliament.   23. b Therehadbeenagreatdealofdebateonthesubjectoftheprotectionof Bn" thefamilyandtherightsofchildren(arts.23and24),butsofartherehad  5# beennochangesoflegislation.Thesamewastrueinrespectofarticles25,  $ 26and27,concerningwhichtherehadbeennofurtherdevelopmentsduringthe !% past13months. ^"& 24. b SheconcludedherbriefoverviewofSlovenia'scurrentlegislationby #( acknowledgingthat,especiallyinthedomainofhumanrights,itwasequally $) importanttodemonstratethelawinaction.Herdelegationwoulddoitsbest z% * torespondtoquestionsbymembersoftheCommittee. A&m!+ 25. b TheCHAIRMANthankedtheheadofthedelegationofSloveniaforherclear '"- andhelpfulpresentationandunderlinedherfinalremarkontheimportanceof (#. implementation;members'questionswouldnodoubtaddressthataspect. ])$/ 26. b Mr._HERNDL_welcomedthedelegationofSloveniaandcommendedtheinitial *&1 reportasagoodifrathershortdocumentprincipallyconcernedwiththe +&2 legislationcurrentlyinforce. y,'3  @-l(4 _27. b Hefoundtheprovisionsonhumanrightsandbasiclibertiessetoutin  sectionIIoftheConstitutionofSloveniatobeinacertainwayexemplary,  draftedastheyobviouslyhadbeenwithinternationalobligationsandhuman b rightsstandardsinmind.Inthatconnection,hesingledoutarticle17on )U theinviolabilityofhumanlife,addingthattheConstitutionwasalsovery  progressiveinthematterofhumanrights,containingforexample,aprovision  ontherighttoahealthyenvironment.Hisoverallimpressionwasofa ~  laudableattempttoformulateandenshrinehumanrightsatthehighest E q possiblelevel.  8 28. b HenotedwithfurtherapprovalSlovenia'sratificationoftheOptional    ProtocoltotheCovenant(albeitwithtworeservationsthatwerebasicallyin a   linewithactionbyothercountriesandwiththepracticeoftheCommittee). (T  29. b Thatbeingsaid,heraisedtheperennialissueoftheplaceofthe   CovenantinthelawoftheStateparty,andofthepossibilityaffordedto }  individualstoresorttoandinvoketheCovenantindomesticlegal Dp  proceedings.Notingthestatementinparagraph9ofthereportthat  7  legislationwhichwasvalidinSloveniafacilitatedthepossibilityof   complaintforanyonewhoclaimedtohavesufferedviolationofrights  recognizedintheCovenant,irrespectiveofwhoviolatedthoserights,he ` askedformorespecificdetails.Wasthereageneralprovisionwherebyinany 'S legalproceedings,forinstanceincivilproceedingsbeforeacourt,the  Covenantcouldbeinvoked?Ifso,wouldtheCovenanthavetobetakeninto  accountbythejudge?IrrespectiveofthemeansemployedbytheStateparty, | itwasimportanttobeassuredthattheCovenantcouldbeinvokedandthatit Co hadaforceatleastequivalentifnotsuperiortothatofnational  6 legislation.  30. b Concerningfreedomofassociationandfreedomtobelongtopolitical _ parties,henotedfromparagraph57ofthereportthatthecurrentlaw &R containednorestrictionsregardingtherighttotheestablishmentand  membershipofatradeunionformembersofthearmedforcesandthepolice.   Atthesametime,hehadlearnedfromarticle42oftheConstitutionthat {! professionalmembersofthedefenceforcesandthepolicemightnotbemembers Bn" ofpoliticalparties.Couldtheambiguityberesolved,andcouldthe  5# delegationcommentonthecompatibilityofthatsignificantconstitutional  $ restrictionwitharticles22and25oftheCovenant? !% 31. b Article77oftheConstitutionacknowledgedtherighttostrike,but %#Q' specifiedthatif"thepublicgood"sorequired,thatrightcouldbelimited #( bylaw,bearinginmindthe"typeandnature"oftheactivity.Heaskedthe $) delegationtoclarifythemeaningofthoseterms. z% * 32. b Turningtothequestionofminorities,healsosoughtclarificationof '4", theconceptof"national"or"autochthonous"communities,asreferredtoin '"- theConstitutionofSloveniaandthereport.Accordingtoparagraph6ofthe (#. coredocument(HRI/CORE/1/Add.35),two"originalnationalminorities" ])$/ (HungarianandItalian)livedinSlovenia,aswellas"membersofother $*P%0 nations"thatwerespecified.Heaskedwhethertheenumerationwas *&1 exhaustive,orwhetherotherminorities,suchasGerman-speakers,who +&2 constitutedlivingremnantsoftheregion'spasthistory,mightnotbefound y,'3 inSloveneterritory.Inthatconnection,henotedthegenerousprovisionin @-l(4 article138oftheConstitutionfortheexerciseoflocalself-governmentin  communesandotherlocalcommunities,andasked,withreferencetoarticle64,  whethertheprovisionthattheautochthonousItalianandHungariannational b communitiesmightfound"theirownself-governingcommunitiesforthe )U realizationoftheirrights"wasforallintentsandpurposesthesame.He  alsorequestedanexplanationoftheprovisioninarticle65that"The  positionandspecialrightsofRomanycommunitieswholiveinSloveniashall ~  begovernedbylaw". E q 33. b Mrs.EVATTsaidthatSloveniawastobehighlycommendedonintroducing    somanynewlawsintherelativelyshortperiodoftimesinceitsratification    oftheCovenantandtheOptionalProtocols.Shealsowelcomedthefactthat a   theCovenanttookprecedenceoverdomesticlawandcouldbeapplieddirectly, (T  asborneoutbyarticles8and15oftheSloveneConstitution.Echoing   Mr.Herndl'sremarksregardingexemplaryprovisionsontheprotectionofhuman   rightsintheConstitution,shesingledoutarticle48wherebyasylumcouldbe }  grantedtopersonswhowerepersecutedfortheirsupportofhumanrights. Dp  Sloveniawasfurthertobecommendedonhavingprovidedshelterformany  7  refugees.   34. b However,theCommittee'smainconcernwashowsuchlegislationwouldbe ` implementedandtowhatextentitenabledcitizenstoenjoytheirrights.She 'S wouldthereforewelcomefurtherinformationonthenewlawfortheinstitution  ofanOmbudsmanandhowhisroleintheprotectionofhumanrightswas  envisaged.Astothestatusofwomen,thereportprovidedlittleinformation | onhowequalopportunitiesinemploymentwereensured,andotherissuessuch Co asviolence.Werethereanyspecificprogrammestopromoteequalityand  6 women'sissues?Article53oftheConstitutionwhichprovidedforequal  rightsinmarriagealsoreferredto"non-matrimonialcohabitation".Hadany  specificlegislationwithregardtothelatterbeenenacted?Accordingto _ article55oftheConstitution,theStateguaranteedparentsthefreedomto &R choosewhethertohavechildrenandcreatedthenecessaryconditionstopermit  suchchoice.Didthatmeanthatcitizenshadfreeaccesstocontraceptionand   abortionservices? {! 35. b Withregardtostatelesspersonsandrefugees,sheinquiredwhetherthe  5# newlegislationmentionedlaiddowntheconditionsfortheirasylum.  $ Moreover,weredecisionsregardingasylumanddeportationorderssubjectto !% appeal,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofarticle13oftheCovenant? ^"& Paragraph36ofthereportreferredtocertainrestrictionsimposedonthe %#Q' freedomofmovementandchoiceofresidenceofrefugeesinSlovenia.Would #( suchrestrictionsbeliftedfollowingtheintroductionofthenewlegislation? $) 36. b Paragraph76ofthereportimpliedthattherighttovotemightbe A&m!+ extendedtopersonswhodidnothaveSlovenecitizenship.Wouldthatbe '4", coveredbythenewelectorallegislationand,moreimportantly,woulditbe '"- applicabletominoritiesinSlovenia?Thecoredocumentmentionedthefact (#. thatmembersoftheHungarianandItalianminoritieswereentitledtoelecta ])$/ representativefromtheirowncommunitytotheNationalAssembly.Didthat $*P%0 meanthattheywouldvotetwiceingeneralelections,orweretheyonly *&1 entitledtovotefortheirowncandidate?SheendorsedMr.Herndl'scomments +&2 regardingminorities,stressingthatthemembersofallminoritygroupsshould y,'3 enjoyequal_rights. @-l(4 Ї37. b Astoarticle15oftheCovenant,sheinquiredwhethertherewasany  specificlegislationrelatingtoconscientiousobjectionand,ifso,inwhat  circumstancesitwasallowed.Lastly,sheaskedwhetheranydifficultieshad b beenencounteredinapplyingtheprovisionsofarticle41oftheConstitution )U relatingtothereligiouseducationofchildren.  38. b Mr.BANwelcomedtheadditionalinformationprovidedbytheheadofthe ~  delegationonnewlegislationenactedandinternationalhumanrights E q obligationsundertakenbySlovenia,includingtheratificationoftheCovenant  8 andthetwoOptionalProtocols,sincethesubmissionofitsinitialreport.    TheCommitteewasparticularlyinterestedinhowsuchlawswereinvokedand    whetheranyremedieswereavailabletopersonswhoclaimedviolationsoftheir a   basichumanrights.FurtherclarificationofthestatusoftheCovenant (T  vis-vistheConstitutionwouldbenecessary.Heinquiredwhatlegalmeans   existedtochallengeinternallegislationwhenbasichumanrightswere   violatedduetoafailuretocomplywiththeprovisionsoftheCovenantorto }  applydomesticlawsproperly.Wasitpossibletoinvoketheprovisionsofthe Dp  CovenantbeforeacourtoflawortheadministrativeauthoritiesinSlovenia?  7  Moreover,heaskedwhatstepshadbeentakentodisseminatetheCovenantand   ensureitsprecedenceoverdomesticlaw.  39. b Drawingattentiontoparagraph24ofthecoredocument 'S (_HRI_/CORE/1/Add.35),hesoughtfurtherclarificationregardingthereference  inthelastsentencetothepossibilityoflodging"aconstitutional  complaint"followingtheexhaustionofallregulardomesticremedies.He | welcomedthenewsoftheratificationbySloveniaoftheEuropeanConvention Co onHumanRights.However,inthedelegation'sintroductoryremarksmention  6 hadbeenmadeoftheneedtoharmonizeinternallegislationwithinacertain  deadline.WasthatinconnectionwiththeEuropeanConventionoranother  humanrightsinstrument?Itwasalsoworthwhilenotingthatnocasesof _ ill-treatmentinSloveniahadbeenmentionedinAmnestyInternational'sannual &R reportonthesubjectandthatSloveniahadrecentlyratifiedtheConvention  againstTorture.Lastly,hesoughtfurtherinformationontheconditions   requiredforSlovenecitizenshipand,inthatconnection,wonderedhowthe {! independenceofSloveniahadaffectedtherightsofpersonswhowerenot Bn" ethnic_Slovenes_.  5# 40. b Mr._AGUILAR_Ԁ_URBINA_welcomedthefactthatexpertsonhumanrightsand !% legalmatterswerewellrepresentedontheSlovenedelegation,aswellasthe ^"& franknesswithwhichtheyhadopenedtheirdialoguewiththeCommittee.The %#Q' reportwascertainlyfartoobriefand,giventhescarcityofinformation #( availableonSloveniafromothersources,includingofficialUnitedNations $) publications,manyadditionalclarificationswouldberequired.Thereport z% * indicatedthattherewasnodiscriminationagainstwomeninSlovenia,buthe A&m!+ wouldwelcomefurtherdetailsontheirstatusingeneral.Inparticular,he '4", inquiredwhetherdecisionsrelatingtodomicileweretakenbymenonlyorby '"- thecouplejointly.Informationshouldalsobeprovidedonparental (#. authority,thecustodyofchildrenandhowtheirnationalitywasestablished. ])$/ Furtherdetailsonthenewlawoncitizenshipwouldbewelcome,particularly $*P%0 inrespectofSlovenechildrenbornabroad.Wasthenationalityofboth *&1  parentstakenintoaccount?Inthedelegation'sintroductoryremarks,mention +&2 _&   hadbeenmadeofmixedmarriagesbetweenpersonsbelongingtothevarious  ethnicgroupsoftheformerYugoslavia.Whatwasthesituationregarding  marriagesbetweenSlovenecitizensandpersonsfromotherStates? b 's41. b IndependentsourcesincludingtheUnitedStatesStateDepartmenthad  reportedthatthebasicprinciplesenshrinedintheCovenanthadbeenobserved  duringtheelectionsheldinSloveniainDecember1992.Nonethelesshe ~  wouldwelcomemoredetailedinformationinthatconnection. E q 42. b HeexpressedconcernaboutthesituationofminoritiesinSlovenia.    Whilearticle64oftheConstitutionofSloveniacontaineddetailedprovisions    ontherightsoftheItalianandHungarianethnicminorities,thescopeof a   legislationrelatingtotheRomanycommunityrequiredfurtherclarification. (T  Furthermore,whatwasthestatusofsmallerminoritygroupssuchasethnic   GermansandCroats?   43. b LittleinformationhadbeenprovidedonSlovenia'sjudicialsystem.How Dp  didthecourtsoperate,andhowwerejudgesappointedtothehighercourts?  7  Referringtoparagraph42ofthereport,hesoughtclarificationregardingthe   LawonCriminalProcedure,itsstatusvisvistheCovenantandthe"special  circumstancestorenewcriminalproceedings"apparentlyprovidedforunder ` thatlaw.Accordingtoparagraph48ofthereport,thesameLawonCriminal 'S Proceduresetforththeconditionsunderwhichtheinviolabilityofthe  person'sdwellingandcorrespondencecouldbesuspended.However,the  qualification"asaruleonly"impliedthattherewereexceptions.Whatwere | thoseexceptionsandtowhomdidtheyapply? Co 44. b Inthedelegation'sintroductoryremarksmentionhadbeenmadeof  forthcomingamendmentstotheLawonPublicGatherings,referredtoin  paragraph55ofthereport.Whatexactlywouldthoseamendmentsentail? _ 45. b Lastly,hestressedtheimportanceoftheroleofanOmbudsmaninthe  protectionofhumanrights.Thelaunchingofsuchaninstitutionwould   undoubtedlyrepresentoneofthemajorachievementsbySloveniasinceits {! independence. Bn" 46. b Mr.ELSHAFEIsaidthattheinitialreportsubmittedbySloveniaoughtto  $ havecontainedmoreinformationonthestatusofinternallegislation !% vis--vistheCovenant.Focusingonspecificissuesrequiringclarification, ^"& hereferredtoparagraph5ofthereportandaskedwhatwasmeantby"certain %#Q' deficienciesandproblemsinthefunctioningoftheStatebasedontheruleof #( law".Healsosoughtclarificationwithregardtothereferenceinthelast $) sentenceofthesameparagraphto"difficultiesintheenjoymentofindividual z% * rights". A&m!+ Ѐ '4", 47. b ReferringtotheaggressionbytheYugoslavarmyinJune1991(para.12), '"- heaskedwhetherastateofemergencyhadbeendeclaredand,ifso,which (#. provisionsoftheCovenanthadbeenderogatedfrom. ])$/ 48. b Heexpressedconcernregardingtheabsenceofanytime-limitondetention *&1 followingthesubmissionofanindictment.Heaskedwhetherthatprovision +&2 wouldremaininforceunderthenewLawonCriminalProcedure.Paragraph31 y,'3 ofthereportindicatedthattheLawonCriminalProcedureprovidedforone @-l(4 exceptionwherebyajuvenileoffendermightbedetainedtogetherwithadults.  Heinquiredhowthatprovisioncouldbereconciledwitharticle10,  paragraph2(b),oftheCovenant.Detailsofafurtherdiscrepancyinthe b currentLawonCriminalProcedureweregiveninparagraph42ofthereport. )U Wouldthatproblemalsoberesolvedbytheproposedamendments?  Ѐ49. b Thecoredocumentprovidedusefulbackgroundinformation.Nonetheless, ~  hewassomewhatpuzzledbythepenultimatesentenceofparagraph21.Ifit E q appliedtothearmedforces,thenpresumablytherewerenomilitarycourts.  8 50. b Lastly,fromtheinformationavailabletotheCommitteeithademerged    thattherewasatypeofselfcensorshipofthemediainSlovenia.Hewould a   welcomefurtherinformationontherelevantlegislationsothattheCommittee (T  couldassesstheextenttowhichfreedomofthepresswasallowedinSlovenia.   51. b Mr.DIMITRIJEVICsaidthatitwasaprivilegetowelcomeadelegation }  headedbyapersonwhohadplayedsuchanactiveroleintheforumtoprotect Dp  humanrightsintheformerYugoslavia,inwhichhehadalsoparticipated.He  7  expresseddisappointmentthatthereportwassobrief.Itdidnotprovide   sufficientdetailontheapplicationoflegislation,compliancewiththe  provisionsoftheCovenantoranydifficultiesencounteredparagraph5being ` acaseinpoint.Ingeneral,Sloveniaseemedtohavemadethetransitionto 'S democracymoresmoothlythanotherformercommunistcountriesineastern  Europe.Nonetheless,ithadbeenunabletoavoidtotallythewaveof  nationalismthathadfollowedtheirindependence.Asaresult,inthe | Constitutiontherewereslighttracesofanoverridingconcernfornationalist Co issues,whichgaverisetocertainproblems.  6 52. b Hewonderedwhattheword"Slovene"meantintheConstitution.Inthat  connection,henotedthestatementinarticle5oftheConstitutionthatthe _ StatelookedaftertheautochthonousSloveneethnicminoritiesinneighbouring &R States,Sloveneemigrantsandmigrantworkers,andpromotedtheircontacts  withtheirhomeland.Article13saidthatforeignersinSloveniahadallthe   rightsguaranteedthroughtheConstitution,exceptthosewhich,accordingto {! theConstitutionorlaw,appliedonlytoSlovenes.Thatgavetheimpression Bn" thatthereweretwokindsofcitizensinSlovenia.Hewonderedhowaperson  5# couldprovethathewasaSloveneforthepurposesoftheconstitutional  $ provision.Thepromotionofethnicinterestsaboveothersseemedtobea !% noticeablefeatureofmanyConstitutionsandlawsofpost-communistcountries. ^"& 53. b Withregardtoarticle2oftheCovenantandtheideaofpromotinghuman #( rights,heaskedhowtheCovenantwasbeingdisseminatedinSloveniaandwould $) welcomeinformationonthenumberandactivitiesofnon-governmental z% * organizationsinthatcountry. A&m!+ 54. b Withrespecttoparagraph22ofthereport,hewouldalsoappreciate '"- informationonthenewLawonCriminalProcedure.Healsowonderedwhether (#. therewasanyintentiontointroducebailinthecasesconcerned. ])$/ 55. b Referringtothestatementinparagraph36ofthereportthatrefugees *&1 couldnot,forreasonsofpublicorder,begrantedthefullrighttofree +&2 movement,hesaidthatsuchrestrictionshouldbereasonable.Itwouldbe y,'3 interestingtoknowtowhatextenttheirfreedomofmovementwaslimited. @-l(4 Ї56. b Onarticle19oftheCovenant,herecalledthatreferencehadbeenmade  toanewlaw,andinquiredwhatwasthesystemregulatingandguaranteeingthe  independenceandimpartialityofStateradioandtelevisionstations. b 57. b Hewassomewhatpuzzledbythesinglingoutofonlytwominoritiesfor  protectionwhen,accordingtotheofficialresultsofthe1991census,thetwo  minoritiesinquestioncomprisedabout12,000personswhereastherewere ~  54,000Croats,47,000Serbsand27,000Muslimsinthecountry.Itwas E q somewhatunusualforthosesmallminoritiestobeprotectedwhilenoaccount  8 wastakenofthelargerminorities.    58. b ItwasapitythatthereportdidnotstressthefactthattheSlovene a   ConstitutionwastheonlyConstitution,withtheexceptionofthatofthe (T  formerYugoslavRepublicofMacedonia,thatreferredtogypsies.The   existenceofthegypsycommunityhadbeenrecognizedbut,unfortunately,the   billformalizingthatrecognitionhadnotyetbeenadopted. }  59. b Mr.POCARsaidthattheGovernmentofSloveniawastobecommendedon  7  accedingtotheCovenant.Inthatconnection,henotedthattheobligations   arisingfromtheCovenanthadbeenassumedbythenewStateasfromthedate  ofindependence. ` 60. b HewasawarethattheConstitutionprovidedforaproceduretodeclarea  lawunconstitutional.Hewonderedwhetheritalsocoveredthecaseofalaw  thatwasinconsistentwithinternationaltreaties.Thatwouldbeextremely | importantfortheprotectionofhumanrights,sincetheConstitutionprovided Co forthecompetenceoftheConstitutionalCourtnotonlytoreviselawswhich  6 wereagainsttheConstitutionbutalsotoconsiderconstitutionalcomplaints  submittedbyindividualsaboutviolationsofhumanrights.Inthatconnection  hesaidthat,underarticle161,theConstitutionalCourtindecidingona _ constitutionalcomplaintcouldalsorepealanunconstitutionallaw.Hewould &R alsowelcomefurtherinformationabutthepracticeadoptedsofarsinceit  couldbeextremelyimportantfortherevisionofoldlegislation.   61. b Hewouldliketoknowmoreabouthowtherightofconscientiousobjection Bn" wasrecognizedinlawandinpractice.  5# 62. b Hewouldalsowelcomeinformationontherestrictionsontherightto !% freedomofexpressionreferredtoinparagraph51sothattheCommitteecould ^"& determinewhethertheywereinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheCovenant. %#Q' 63. b Herequestedclarificationwithregardtothestatementinparagraph65 $) thattheinstitutionofmarriagewasthemostfrequentfoundationforthe z% * family,sinceitwashisunderstandingthattheConstitutionprotectednot A&m!+ onlytheregularfamilybutalsonon-matrimonialcohabitation.Hewouldlike '4", toknowtheextenttowhichthelatterwaslegallyprotected. '"- 64. b Notingthestatementinparagraph83ofthereportthatthelegislation ])$/ governingthemethodbywhichthespecialrightsofethnicminoritieswereto $*P%0 berealizedhadbeenassessedbyforeignobserversasexemplary,heasked *&1 whathadbeendonetochangethelegislationthathadexistedbeforethe +&2 independenceofSlovenia. y,'3  @-l(4 65. b Mr.WENNERGRENnotedthestatementinparagraph4ofthereportthatthe  ConstitutionalLawontheImplementationoftheConstitutionoftheRepublic  ofSloveniadeterminedthatallregulationsmustbeharmonizedbytheend b of1993.Sinceotherlawswerestillunderpreparation,hewouldbegrateful )U iftheSlovenedelegationcouldgivetheCommitteeageneralideaofwhat  remainedtobedonebeforeallregulationswereharmonized.  Ѐ ~  66. b Referringtothestatementinparagraph24ofthecoredocument E q (HRI/CORE/1/Add.35)thatanindividualwhoclaimedthatarighthadbeen  8 violatedmightrequest,againstfinalactsbybodiesofStateadministration,    judicialprotection(administrativedispute)underconditionsandinamanner    determinedbytheLawonAdministrativeDisputes,hesaidthathewould a   welcomeinformationontheconditionsandmannerinquestion.Notingthat (T  variousmodelshadbeenchosenindifferentcountries,hesaiditwouldbe   interestingtoknowwhichmodelSloveniahadpreferred.   Ѐ67. b ReferencehadbeenmadetotheCouncilofHumanRightsandFundamental Dp  FreedomsandtheHumanRightsOmbudsman.Hewouldliketoknowhowthe  7  activitiesofthosetwoinstitutionswerecoordinated.Hewouldalsoliketo   knowwhattheCouncilhadbeenabletodoandhowmanycomplaintsithad  received. ` 68. b Referringtothequestionofconscientiousobjection,henotedthatit  wasnotrestrictedtomilitaryserviceandcouldinvolveotherareas.He  wouldwelcomeinformationonthelegislationadoptedbySloveniainthat | field.Notingthatarticle37oftheConstitutiondealtwiththeprivacyof Co lettersandothercommunications,hesaidthathewouldwelcomeinformationon  6 legislationadoptedtoregulatetheuseofconcealedmicrophones.  69. b Referringtoarticle56oftheConstitutionwhichdealtwiththerights _ ofchildren,heinquiredwhatwasthesituationconcerningtheirfreedomof &R expressionandwhethertheywouldbeallowedtohaveajournaloftheirown.  70. b Mr.LALLAHsaidthatverylittleinformationhadbeengiveninthereport {! ontheorganizationofthecourts.Sincehumanrightsformedaveryimportant Bn" partoftheConstitutionofSlovenia,hewonderedwhethertherewasany  5# possibilityforanycitizenwhoserightshadbeenviolatedtohavethematter  $ dealtwithbyacourt,whetheritwastheConstitutionalCourtorsomeother !% court.Hewouldalsoliketoknowwhetheritwaspossibletoreferamatter ^"& concerninghumanrightstotheConstitutionalCourtsothatitcould %#Q' adjudicateonconstitutionalityintermsofhumanrightslaw.Hefurther #( inquiredwhethertherewasanymethodoftestingSlovenia'slegislation $) againstinternationalhumanrightslaw. z% * 71. b Referringtoparagraph30ofthecoredocument,hesaidthatitwas '4", essentialnottobeEurocentricandthattherewereanumberofprovisionsin '"- theCovenantwhichwerenottobefoundintheEuropeanConventiononHuman (#. Rights.TherewereanumberofgeneralcommentsmadebytheCommittee,as ])$/ wellasdecisionsundertheOptionalProtocol,whichitmightbeusefulfor $*P%0 thedelegationtoconsider. *&1   +&2 &   72. b Withregardtothemannerinwhichtheproblemofminoritieswasdealt  withinthereport,hehadtheimpressionthatthedelegationwasnotfamiliar  withtheCommittee'sgeneralcommentonthesubject.SinceSloveniaseemedto b 'distinguishbetweenonekindofminorityandanotherinawaythatwasnot )U consideredunderarticle27,itwasnecessarytoexaminetheimplications.In  thatconnection,heaskedwhythereshouldbereservedseatsforsome  minoritiesandnotforothers.Thatseemedtantamounttodiscriminatory ~  treatmentundertheCovenant. E q 73. b Underarticle9oftheCovenant,wheneverpeoplewerearrestedandkept    incustodytheywereentitledtolegalrepresentation.Waslegalaidprovided    topoorpersonsinthatsituation?Healsoaskedhowmanywomentherewerein a   Parliamentandinthepublicservice. (T  74. b Mr.BRUNICELLI,referringtoparagraph17ofthecoredocument,   notedthatonedelegatewaselectedbytheHungarianandItalian }  minoritiesrespectively.Afternotingthatthereweresome8,000Hungarians Dp  and3,000ItaliansinSlovenia,hepointedoutthatthelargestminority  7  groupswereCroats,Serbsandmembersofothernationsoftheformer   Yugoslavia.HewouldliketoknowwhethermembersoftheHungarianand  ItalianminoritieswererecognizedasSlovenecitizens.Inthelightofthe ` recentpoliticaleventswhichhadledtoSlovenia'sindependence,theissueof 'S thepoliticalrepresentationofminoritieswasboundtobeaverysensitive  one.Forexample,paragraph6ofthecoredocument(HRI/CORE/1/Add.35)stated  thatsome87percentofthepopulationwereSlovenes;itfollowedthat | some13percentmustbemembersofminorities.Nevertheless,itappeared Co fromparagraph17ofthereportthatHungariansandItaliansbetweenthemheld  6 only2seatsinparliamentoutofatotalof90.Hewouldliketoknowhow  theparticipationofminoritiesinpoliticallifeunderthetermsof  article25oftheCovenantwasguaranteed. _ 75. b Mr.SADIsaidthatsincethereportwasaninitialreport,theCommittee  shouldperhapsbetolerantaboutthefactthatitwassomewhatshortanddid   notcontainenoughfactualinformation.Nevertheless,agoodstarthadbeen {! madetothedialogue,andtheoralstatementsmadehadhelpedtosupplement Bn" thereport'sshortcomings.Hehopedthatfuturereportswouldbemore  5# factuallyoriented.  $ 76. b HeappreciatedthecandourshownbytheSlovenedelegationinadmitting ^"& thatsincetheharmonizationprocesswasnotyetcomplete,humanrights %#Q' violationsmightoccasionallyoccur.Sloveniawasaverynewcountry,and #( shouldthereforebeallowedaperiodofgracetocatchupwithitslegal $) obligationsundertheCovenant. z% * 77. b Havingsaidthat,however,thesinglingoutofHungarianandItalian '4", ethniccommunitiesbothinarticle5andinarticle64oftheConstitution '"- seemedtohimtobeproblematic.Hewassureitwasnottheintentionto (#. implythattherightsofthosetwocommunitiesweregivenpriority,but ])$/ somehowthelanguageusedgavethatimpression.WastheMuslimcommunity $*P%0 treatedasareligiousminorityorasanethnicminority? *&1   +&2 &     78. b Hewaspleasedtonotefromarticle8oftheConstitutionthat"ratified  andpublishedinternationalcontracts"(whichheassumedmeantconventions)  wereused"directly".DidthatmeanthattheCovenantcouldnowbeinvoked b '>directlyinthecourts?Concerningarticle7oftheCovenant,henotedthat )U article18oftheConstitutionprovidedthatnoonecouldbesubmittedto  tortureortoinhumanordegradingpunishmentortreatment.Wastorturea  criminaloffenceundertheCriminalCode?Whatlawsgovernedtheuseof ~  evidencethatactsoftorturehadbeencommitted? E q 79. b Onthesubjectoffreedomofthepress,hewouldlikemoreinformationon    whetherprivateradioandtelevisionnetworksexistedalongsidethoseofthe    State.Concerningfreedomofconscienceandreligion,atwhatagewere a   childrenabletochangetheirreligion?Henotedthatarticle46ofthe (T  Constitutionstatedthatconscientiousobjectionwasallowed,providedthatit   didnotlimittherightsandfreedomsofothers.Hewasnotclearhowthe   rightsandfreedomsofotherscouldbeinvolvedinthematter,andwould }  welcomeanexplanation. Dp  80. b HecommendedtheGovernmentofSloveniaonitscontinuingeffortsto   harmonizeitslawswiththeprovisionsoftheCovenant,andlookedforwardto  hearingitsrepliestotheCommittee'squestionsandcommentsinduecourse. ` 81. b Mr.FRANCIS,afterwelcomingtheSlovenedelegation,saidthatthereport  wasaveryencouragingone.  82. b Onthegenderissue,henotedfromthestatisticsgiveninparagraph8of Co thecoredocumentthatfemalesseemedtoaccountforahigherpercentagethan  6 malesatalllevelsofeducationuptouniversitylevel.Atthatlevel,  however,thepercentageofwomenineducationwasonly3.2percent,whereas  formenitwas5.2percent.Bearinginmindthatofthetotalpopulation _ some47percentweremaleandsome52percentfemale,thosefigureswould &R seemtosuggestthatthefurtherwomenprogresseduptheeducationalladder  themoretheybecameanendangeredspecies.Therecouldbeanumberof   reasonsforthatphenomenon:henotedfromparagraph13ofthecoredocument {! thatover44percentofhouseholdsinSloveniawereheadedbywomen,which Bn" wouldmeanthattheyboreaheavyburdenofresponsibility.Didthat  5# situationadverselyaffectwomen'seducationinSlovenia,andwasitproposed  $ totakeanyactioninthatregard? !% 83. b Hehimselfwasfromacountrywhich,althoughapartytotheCovenant, %#Q' hadapoliceforceandprisonsystemwhichwereprobablyamongtheworst #( offendersagainsttheCovenantintermsofhumanrightsviolations.Forthat $) reason,hewouldbeinterestedtoknowwhetheranorganizedprisonsystemand z% * policeforceexistedinSlovenia,andwhethertheywereunderunifiedcontrol. A&m!+ Whatstepsweretakentoensurethatthebehaviourofpoliceandprison '4", officerswassuchastoguaranteerespectforhumanrights? '"- 84. b Finally,withreferencetoparagraph44ofthereport,couldthe ])$/ delegationprovidesomeinformationonthedifferencebetween"economic $*P%0 transgressions"and"economicoffences"? *&1   +&2 85. b Mr.PRADOVALLEJOsaidhewaspleasedtowelcomesuchadistinguished  delegationtotheCommittee.Theexcellentoralintroductiontothereport  auguredwellforfuturedialogue. b  86. b AlthoughitwasclearfromthereportthatSloveniahadlegislationin  placetoguaranteehumanrights,nothingwassaidabouthowthatlegislation  wasgivenpracticaleffect.Hewouldappreciatemoreinformationonthat ~  point.WastheCovenantpublishedinminoritylanguagesaswellasin E q Slovene,sothatallcitizenscouldbeawareoftheirrights?  8 87. b HewasgladtolearnthatinSloveniatheCovenanttookprecedenceover    internallegislation.However,itwouldseemthattherewasasyetno a   officialsuchasanombudsmantomonitorimplementationofhumanrights.He (T  notedfromparagraph24ofthecoredocumentthatanindividualwhoserights   hadbeenviolatedwasentitledtoavailhimselfof"extraordinarylegal   means".Whatwasmeantbythatterm?Hedidnotseewhyanindividualshould }  beexpectedtoexhaustallregularmeansviathecourtsbeforelodginga Dp  complaintthathisrightshadbeenviolated.Thelackofanombudsmanwith  7  powerstointerveneimmediatelytoremedyviolationswaslikelytogiverise   toproblems.  88. b Thereportsaidnothingaboutrecoursetohabeascorpus,aprocedure 'S whichwasveryimportantincasesofhumanrightsviolations.Paragraph25of  thereportstatedthataccordingtothecurrentlyvalidlawtheauthorities  couldprescribedetentionofuptothreedays,butaddedthatthatlawwasno | longerappliedbecauseitwasatvariancewitharticle20oftheConstitution. Co IfalawwasatvariancewiththeConstitution,howcoulditbecurrently  6 valid?Paragraph22ofthereportstatedthatdetentionduringinvestigation  waslimitedtosixmonths,whichseemedtohimanundulylongperiod:inhis  country,preventivedetentionwaslimitedto48hours.Howcouldsucha _ procedurebereconciledwiththeprincipleofpresumptionofinnocence? &R 89. b Accordingtoparagraph31,ajuvenileoffendercouldbedetainedinthe   sameplaceasanadultprovidedthattheadultdidnot"exertanegative {! influenceonhim".Howcouldthatpossiblybeguaranteed?Hepointedout Bn" thatarticle10,paragraph2(b),oftheCovenantrequiredthataccused  5# juvenilesshouldbeseparatedfromadults.Hewouldappreciateclarification  $ onthepoint. !% 90. b Paragraph35statedthatforeignerscouldenjoyallrights"withthe %#Q' exceptionofthoserightswhichonlycitizensofSloveniamayenjoypursuant #( totheConstitutionandthelaw".Whatweretherightsconcerned?Similarly, $) paragraph51mentionedrestrictionsonfreedomofexpressionwhichwere z% * "prescribedinthelaws".Hewouldliketoknowpreciselywhichrestrictions A&m!+ weremeant. '4", 91. b Lastly,hetoowouldliketoknowmoreaboutthe"economic (#. transgressions"and"economicoffences"referredtoinparagraph44.What ])$/ werethepenaltiesforsuchoffences,andwhatremedieswereavailabletoan $*P%0 individualchargedwiththemifhebelievedhisrightstohavebeenviolated? *&1 _  +&2 &     92. b Mr._MAVROMMATIS_saidhewasgladtolearnthatthehumanrightssituation  inSlovenia,despiteitsrecenttransition,wasextremelyhealthy.Slovenia  hadprobablymademoreprogressinthepoliticaland_socio_-economicfields b 'thatanyothercountrywhichhadrecentlyadoptedamulti-partysystem. )U Percapitaincome,inparticular,wasastonishinglyhigh.  93. b However,thereportitselfdidnotdojusticetotheattainmentsofthe ~  Slovenepeople,andithadcertainlynotbeenpreparedinaccordancewiththe E q Committee'sguidelines.Itwasmerelytheskeletonofareport,andgavetoo  8 littleinformation.Hewassurethatsomeofthosedefectswouldberemedied    bytherepliesgiven,buthopedthatthenextreportwouldfollowthe    Committee'sguidelines. a   94. b Referringtoparagraph31ofthecoredocument,heaskedhowitwasthat   theEuropeanConvention,butnottheCovenant,hadbeentranslatedinto   Slovene.Thatseemedtohimsurprising,sincetheCovenanthadbeenbinding }  inSloveniaforsomedecades,anditsscopewentwellbeyondthatofthe Dp  EuropeanConvention.  7  95. b Mr._NDIAYE_congratulatedSloveniaonhavingsubmitteditsreportinsuch  goodtime,despitethefactthatithadsorecentlycomeintobeingasaState ` anddespitethedifficultiesithadundergone.Hewasalsogladtonotethat 'S ithadtakenthetroubletosubmitaninitialreport,whereasasasuccessor  StatetotheformerYugoslavia,itmighthavesubmittedonlyasecondorthird  periodicreport. | 96. b Paragraph21ofthecoredocumentreferredto"specializedcourts":he  6 tookitthosewerenotthesameas"specialcourts",andwouldwelcomefurther  details.Paragraph29ofthesamedocumentreferredtoaHumanRights  Ombudsman,butstatedthatthelawgoverningthatposthadnotyetentered _ intoforce.Itwouldseemthattheombudsmancouldonlyinterveneafterthe &R exhaustionofordinaryremedies.Normally,thereversewasthecase,andthe  ombudsmanwouldbecalledonbeforecourtproceedingswereinitiated.Hedid   notseewhythatprocedurehadbeenchosen. {! 97. b Lastly,itwasstatedinthesameparagraphthataCouncilofHuman  5# RightsandFundamentalFreedomshadbeenelectedbyParliament.Whatwasthe  $ membershipofthatCouncil?Didithavedecision-makingpowers,orwasits !% functionsimplytocarryoutinvestigationsandtomakerecommendations? ^"& 98. b TheCHAIRMANsaidthat,althoughsome70questionshadbeenputtothe #( delegationofSlovenia,mostrelatedtoafewmajorissues,namelytheplace $) oftheCovenantinthedomesticlegalsystem,andwhetheritcouldbeinvoked z% * directlybeforethecourts;thestatusofwomen;therightsofminorities, A&m!+ particularlyinregardtoparticipationinpoliticallife;andthedurationof '4", preventivedetention.Hesuggestedthatthedelegationmightarrangeits '"- repliesonthebasisofthosecategories.Ifinformationinresponsetosome (#. questionswasnotreadilyavailable,itcouldbesentinwrittenformata ])$/ laterstage. $*P%0 @'Themeetingroseat1p.m. y,'3 Ѐ