NCJ Number
195947
Journal
Revija za Kriminalistiko in Kriminologijo Volume: 53 Issue: 1 Dated: January-March 2002 Pages: 3-11
Date Published
2002
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This article discusses the development of criminal policy and penal legislation in Slovenia.
Abstract
The priorities of the governing political power in Slovenia do not include criminal policy. The external force of the European Union has taken over the principal strategic goals and planning ways of achieving them. In spite of the negative attitude of the Slovenian Government to any new legislative or institutional measures against corruption, the Office of the Prevention of Corruption was established. This was due to the pressure induced by European factors, such as the GRECO report. The Office has begun to prepare new legislation and a national strategy. The attempts made so far to create a national strategy against crime have failed. It is impossible to provide relatively modest financial means for its preparation. The partial legislative reforms that took place within the harmonization process with the European Union are discussed. Some basic developmental dilemmas of various segments of Slovenian penal legislation are provided. It is concluded that Slovenia might shortly become a passive object of a criminal policy imposed by Brussels. This will happen if it does not succeed in maintaining and developing its own creativity in this area. 17 references