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<p>The article explores the drafting and adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia in terms of protection of the rights of autochthonous national communities at the time of Slovenia's independence, with an emphasis on the Hungarian national community. Once the Constitution was adopted, the umbrella organisation of the Hungarian community noted that the competences of autochthonous national communities in terms of representation at the state level as well as in the fields of the economy, human resources policy, and use of their symbols expanded and financing became more stable, whereas the constitutional status of autochthonous national communities deteriorated as they were no longer listed as entities contributing to the identity of the state. Moreover, the legislature failed to adopt the planned constitutional law or a general law integrating the most relevant constitutional provisions and encouraging a more consistent implementation and monitoring thereof.</p>
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The article explores the drafting and adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia in terms of protection of the rights of autochthonous national communities at the time of Slovenia's independence, with an emphasis on the Hungarian national community. Once the Constitution was adopted, the umbrella organisation of the Hungarian community noted that the competences of autochthonous national communities in terms of representation at the state level as well as in the fields of the economy, human resources policy, and use of their symbols expanded and financing became more stable, whereas the constitutional status of autochthonous national communities deteriorated as they were no longer listed as entities contributing to the identity of the state. Moreover, the legislature failed to adopt the planned constitutional law or a general law integrating the most relevant constitutional provisions and encouraging a more consistent implementation and monitoring thereof.

Protection of Autochthonous National Communities in the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia

Treatises and Documents, Journal of Ethnic Studies / Razprave in Gradivo, Revija za narodnostna vprašanja

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The article explores the drafting and adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia in terms of protection of the rights of autochthonous national...

Protection of Autochthonous National Communities in the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia

Published Online: Sep 29, 2023

Page range: 25 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig87.dec21.25-45

Keywords
autochthonous national communities, Prekmurje Hungarians, Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, legal protection, Constitutional Commission

© 2021 László Göncz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Protection of Autochthonous National Communities in the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia

Published Online: Sep 29, 2023

Page range: 25 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36144/rig87.dec21.25-45

Keywordsautochthonous national communities, Prekmurje Hungarians, Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, legal protection, Constitutional Commission

© 2021 László Göncz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
autochthonous national communities, Prekmurje Hungarians, Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, legal protection, Constitutional Commission