Constitutional Court of Slovenia

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia
Ustavno sodišče Republike Slovenije
Established	1991
Jurisdiction	Republic of Slovenia
Location	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Composition method	Election by National Assembly of Slovenia
Authorized by	Constitution of Slovenia
Judge term length	9 years (no mandatory retirement)
Number of positions	9
Website	https://www.us-rs.si
President
Currently	Dr. Matej Accetto
Since	19 December 2021
Vice President
Currently	Dr. Rok Čeferin
Since	19 December 2021

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The Constitutional Court of Slovenia (in Slovene: Ustavno sodišče Republike Slovenije, US RS) is a special court established by the Slovenian Constitution. Since its inception, the Court has been located in the city of Ljubljana. It is the highest court in the country for reviewing the constitutionality and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, otherwise the highest court in the country is the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia. The constitutional court is not part of any branch of government (not even the judiciary) and is an independent state body.^[1]

The main responsibilities of the Constitutional Court include:

• reviewing the constitutionality and legality of laws and other regulations,
• deciding on constitutional complaints (violations of human rights) against the decisions of other state bodies,
• and certain other responsibilities related to elections and jurisdiction.^[2]

The seat of the Court is in Ljubljana in a Plečnik's Palace, designed by a famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik.^[3]