Formal boundaries of Slovenian law

Abstract

Purpose: The article is primarily intended for foreign exchange students (e.g. students participating in the Erasmus+ programme) at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security of the University of Maribor studying how Slovenia regulates the field of criminal justice and security. The article deals with the formal boundaries of Slovenian law mostly from the viewpoint of the legal order in force in the country. Readers will learn how the Slovenian legal order functions, which general acts are adopted by the state and which by local bodies, the rules governing their application, and the relationships between them, as well as the way EU law is applied in Slovenia. Design/Methods/Approach: The article is a review article based on a descriptive analytical method and linguistic interpretation of the relevant regulations. The author also applies a historical method – primarily by presenting the Roman law perspective on legal concepts – as well as teleological and legal philosophical methods in defining legal concepts. Findings: The article examines fundamental legal institutions. The author establishes the attitude of writers in the fields of the theory of law and critical jurisprudence regarding the definitions of key legal concepts and phenomena. The article concludes with Kant’s remark that lawyers are still seeking a definition of their concept of law (Perenič, 2007). Research Limitations / Implications: The article is short. The legal definitions are occasionally simplified which, however, is not to the reader’s disadvantage. In some instances, the author attempts to simplify complicated legal concepts with the objective of making the study of other subjects in the field of criminal justice and security easier for the reader and to provide a clear foundation for a basic understanding of the categorical apparatus in law. Practical Implications: The article has practical value for foreign, English-speaking students who, generally, are not students of law, but need a basic understanding of the fundamental legal concepts useful in most social science research. The definitions of the concepts are appropriate and contemporary and thereby contribute to better understanding of the field. Originality/Value: The article is a review article and therefore its originality is limited. The author namely does not establish any new scientific findings, but summarises and defines already known concepts. The article’s original value is that the author presents fundamental legal concepts and definitions in a readable and easy-to-digest manner that the reader can easily remember. The definitions of the legal concepts addressed in the article are precise and useful and will serve the reader in further study or research.

Keywords

law;legal order;morality;classification of law;sources of law;legal norm;statute;lex specialis;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2018
Typology:	1.02 - Review Article
Organization:	UM FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice
UDC:	34(497.4)(045)
COBISS:	3658730
ISSN:	1580-0253
Parent publication:	Varstvoslovje
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Downloads:	36
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Formalne meje slovenskega prava
Secondary abstract:	Namen prispevka: Prispevek je v prvi vrsti namenjen študiju na Fakulteti za varnostne vede Univerze v Mariboru, in sicer tujim študentom (npr. tistim iz programa Erasmus+), ki prihajajo na izmenjavo in študirajo slovensko pravno ureditev na področju varstvoslovja. V prispevku so predstavljene formalne meje slovenskega prava predvsem z vidika veljavnega slovenskega pravnega reda. Bralec se lahko seznani, kako slovenski pravni red deluje, katere splošne akte sprejemajo državni in lokalni organi, kakšna so pravila uporabe in razmerij med njimi ter kako deluje pravo EU v Sloveniji. Metode: Članek je pregledni znanstveni članek, ki temelji na deskriptivni in analitični metodi ter jezikovni razlagi relevantnih predpisov. Od pravnih metod avtor uporabi še historično metodo – predvsem s prikazom rimskopravnega pogleda na pravne pojme – pa tudi teleološko in pravno-filozofsko metodo pri opredeljevanju definicij pravnih pojmov. Ugotovitve: V prispevku so na pregledni način prikazani temeljni pravni instituti. Avtor sproti ugotavlja, kakšen je odnos piscev s področja teorije prava pa tudi s področja kritičnega prava na definiranje ključnih pravnih pojmov in pojavov. Članek zaključi s Kantovo mislijo, da »pravniki še zmeraj iščejo svoje bistvo prava« (Perenič, 2007, str. 69). Omejitve/uporabnost raziskave Pogled na pravne definicije je zaradi krajšega prispevka poenostavljen, kar pa za bralca ne pomeni ničesar slabega. Avtor skuša bralcu približati pravno zapleten pojem včasih tudi na poljudni način zaradi lažjega študija drugih predmetov s področja varstvoslovja ter zaradi potrebe po osnovnem razumevanju pravnega kategorialnega aparata. Praktična uporabnost: Prispevek je praktično uporaben za tuje, angleško govoreče študente, ki praviloma ne študirajo prava. Kljub temu lahko spoznajo temeljne pravne pojme, ki so uporabni v večini družboslovnih raziskav. Opredelitve pojmov so korektne in sodobne, zato prispevajo k večanju znanja na tem področju. Izvirnost/pomembnost prispevka: Prispevek je pregledni znanstveni članek, zato je njegova izvirnost omejena. Avtor namreč ne postavlja znanstvenih spoznanj na novo, pač pa povzema in opredeljuje tisto, kar je že znano. Izvirna vrednost prispevka je v tem, da avtor postavlja temeljne pravne pojme in definicije v berljiv in lahko razumljiv kontekst, ki si jih bo bralec zapomnil. Definicije pravnih pojmov, prikazanih v članku, so točne ter uporabne in bodo marsikateremu bralcu prišle prav pri nadaljnjem študiju ali raziskovanju.
Secondary keywords:	pravo;pravni red;morala;sistemizacija prava;viri prava;pravna norma;zakoni;lex specialis;
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 448-461
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ20
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ4
Chronology:	2018
ID:	11559912