TFL Vsebine / Revija Pravnik

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Avtorica ponudi nekaj poudarkov o tem, kaj temelji ustavnega reda, med njimi človekove pravice, človeško dostojanstvo in temeljna ustavna načela, zahtevajo od vsakega posameznika in od nosilcev posameznih vej oblasti. Ljudje se zavedajo človekovih pravic, ki jim pripadajo, vendar jih morajo uresničevati odgovorno, tako da vedno spoštujejo človekove pravice in dostojanstvo vsakogar drugega. Nosilci oblasti se morajo poleg tega vselej zavedati pomena in poslanstva svoje funkcije v sistemu državne oblasti. Ustavno določene pristojnosti, ki jih morajo izvrševati skladno z ustavnim redom, so njihove ustavne dolžnosti. Načelo ločitve oblasti prepoveduje, da bi različne veje oblasti opuščale dejavnosti iz svojega ustavnega delokroga. Če državni organi, vključno z zakonodajalcem, ne spoštujejo odločb sodišč in ustavnega sodišča, zanikajo same temelje ustavnega reda. Zato se morata zakonodajalec in vlada odzvati na vsako posamezno odločbo ustavnega sodišča o ugotovljeni protiustavnosti zakona v roku, ki ga določi ustavno sodišče, da bi se pravočasno odpravila ugotovljena protiustavnost in zavarovale človekove pravice naslovnikov zakonskih določb.

The author emphasises the foundational elements of the constitutional order, among them human rights, human dignity, and fundamental constitutional principles. These elements impose obligations on every person and the bearers of different branches of the state power. People are aware of the human rights they are entitled to, but they have to exercise them responsibly and with respect for human rights and human dignity of every other person. The bearers of the state power must remain acutely aware, besides to above, of the significance and mission of their office in the system of state power. The constitutionally determined competences that they have to exercise in conformity with the constitutional order are their constitutional duties. The principle of the separation of powers forbids any branches of power from omitting its own constitutional functions. When state institutions, including the legislator, disregard decisions of the courts and the Constitutional Court, they undermine the very foundations of the constitutional order. Therefore, the legislator and the government have to respond to every single decision of the Constitutional Court which establishes unconstitutionality of a statute provisions within the period determined by the Constitutional Court that the unconstitutionality be remedied on time and the human rights of the addressees of legal provisions be protected.

Some Thoughts on Respecting the Constitution and Acting in Conformity with it in our Everyday Life