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{{Short description|National constitution}}
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The '''Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia''' ({{langx|sl|Ustava Republike Slovenije}}) is the [[constitution|fundamental law]] of the [[Slovenia|Republic of Slovenia]].

==Writing and amendments==
Preparation of the document began in August 1987 in the [[Slovene Writers' Association]] which published an [[Writers' Constitution|informal draft]], and after the [[Democratic Opposition of Slovenia|DEMOS]] coalition won the majority in the [[Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia]] in April 1990, continued in the Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slovenskenovice.si/novice/slovenija/omrezje-ki-je-pletlo-ustavo |title=Omrežje, ki je pletlo ustavo |language=Slovenian |last=Žerdin |first=Ali |trans-title=The Network that Weaved the Constitution |newspaper=Slovenske novice [Slovene News] |date=16 September 2012 |access-date=25 August 2024 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034750/http://www.slovenskenovice.si/novice/slovenija/omrezje-ki-je-pletlo-ustavo |url-status=live }}</ref> The large part of the work was completed at [[Podvin Castle]] near [[Radovljica]] in August 1990 under the leadership of the lawyer [[Peter Jambrek]].<ref name="RTV2012-12-03">{{cite news |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/slovenska-ustava-je-stara-21-let/298665 |title=Slovenska ustava je stara 21 let |language=Slovenian |trans-title=The Slovene Constitution Has 21 Years |date=23 December 2012 |work=MMC RTV Slovenija |publisher=RTV Slovenija |issn=1581-372X |access-date=25 August 2024 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230712/http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/slovenska-ustava-je-stara-21-let/298665 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Constitution was adopted by the [[National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia]] on 23 December 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delo.si/novice/politika/dvajset-let-slovenske-ustave-nasprotovanja-so-ogrozila-osamosvojitev.html |title=Dvajset let slovenske ustave: nasprotovanja so ogrozila osamosvojitev |language=Slovenian |trans-title=Twenty Years of the Slovenian Constitution: The Oppositions Have Endangered the Independence |date=13 December 2011 |publisher=Delo.si |author=Matjaž Albreht |access-date=25 August 2024 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112451/http://www.delo.si/novice/politika/dvajset-let-slovenske-ustave-nasprotovanja-so-ogrozila-osamosvojitev.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since its proclamation, the Constitution has been amended seven times, with four major [[Rescind or amend something previously adopted|amendment]]s:<ref name="RTV2012-12-03" />
* In July 1997, the ''Spanish compromise'' legalised selling of [[real estate]] to foreigners as part of the convergence with the [[European Union]].
* In July 2000, the [[proportional representation|proportional voting system]] was entered directly in constitution to avoid legal gap that threatened to happen after the National Assembly didn't approve the law about this issue according to somewhat unclear [[referendum]] results: three voting systems were proposed to people but none of them won the absolute majority of voters. In a disputed decision, the [[Constitutional Court of Slovenia]] ruled that if any law is to be passed, it is to be the law according to the option that got relative majority. In the political events that followed the time was running out and changing the constitution seemed like a good escape from [[status quo]].
* In March 2003, the constitutional amendment was passed that enabled for the transmission of certain legal powers to international organisations. This would allow Slovenia to enter the European Union and [[NATO]] if it be the will of the people.<ref>[http://www.electionguide.org/results.php?ID=329 Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214125107/https://www.electionguide.org/results.php?ID=329 |date=14 February 2021 }} IFES</ref> A referendum on such was held on 23 March 2003.
* In June 2006, three articles of the constitution were amended to clarify the definition of Public Authority, to clarify transfer of state functions to municipal authorities, and to clarify how [[region]]s are established and authorized to carry out state functions. {{As of|April 2020}}, these have not yet been established.

==Contents==
The document is divided into ten chapters:

# General Provisions
# Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
# Economic and Social Relations
# Organisation of the State (under this provision, two of the seats in the National Assembly are reserved, one each to members of the country's Italian and Hungarian national communities)
# Self-Government
# Public Finance
# Constitutionality and Legality
# The Constitutional Court
# Procedure for Amending the Constitution
# Transitional and Final Provisions

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{cite web |title=PisRS - Pravno informacijski sistem |url=https://pisrs.si/pregledPredpisa?id=USTA1 |website=pisrs.si}}
* [http://www.us-rs.si/en/about-the-court/legal-basis/constitution/ Constitution of Slovenia] - [[English language|English]] translation
* [http://www.us-rs.si/index.php?sv_path=3583,3519 Ustava Republike Slovenije] - in [[Slovene language|Slovene]]
* [http://www.us-rs.si/en/about-the-court/legal-basis/constitution/constitutional-acts-amending-the-constitution-of-t/ Constitutional Acts Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia] - [[English language|English]]
* [https://www.postavisezase.org/ustava-republike-slovenije/ As a Cartoon] - in [[Slovene language|Slovene]]

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