TFL Vsebine / Revija Javna uprava

Prispevek je nekrolog zaslužnemu profesorju Univerze v Ljubljani dr. Ivanu Kristanu, ki je več generacijam slovenskih pravnikov s svojim znanjem in izkušnjami pomagal rasti v življenjskem ter poklicnem pogledu, ob tem pa je s svojim strokovnim in znanstvenim delom ter s svojo javno dejavnostjo pomembno pripomogel k razvoju slovenske pravne znanosti in slovenske družbe nasploh. Med drugim je bil v letih 1981–1985 dekan Pravne fakultete, med letoma 1985 in 1987 pa 34. rektor Univerze Edvarda Kardelja v Ljubljani. Naslednja štiri leta (1987–1991) je bil sodnik Ustavnega sodišča SFR Jugoslavije v Beogradu, kjer je v turbulentnih letih 1990 in 1991 pri odločanju in z ločenimi mnenji nasprotoval nekaterim ustavnopravno spornim predlogom in odločitvam. Tako je nasprotoval tudi predlogu, ki naj bi preprečil sprejem slovenskih ustavnih amandmajev, ki so utemeljevali prvine slovenske suverenosti. Takrat je bilo jugoslovansko ustavno sodišče edini zvezni državni organ, ki teh amandmajev ni že v naprej obsodil, pri čemer je imel odločilno vlogo prav dr. Kristan, ki je zahteval spoštovanje ureditve, po kateri ustavno sodišče ni pristojno za predhodno ustavno presojo. Med letoma 1992 in 1997 je bil dr. Kristan prvi predsednik Državnega sveta Republike Slovenije.

The contribution is an obituary for Professor Emeritus Ivan Kristan, PhD, of the University of Ljubljana. His extensive knowledge and experience profoundly influenced several generations of Slovenian jurists, shaping both their personal and professional development. His dedicated work in professional, scientific, and public spheres markedly advanced Slovenian legal science and the society at large. Among his many roles, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Law from 1981 to 1985, and as the 34th Rector of the Edvard Kardelj University in Ljubljana between 1985 and 1987. His distinguished career also took him to the Constitutional Court of the SFR Yugoslavia in Belgrade from 1987 to 1991. During these turbulent years, particularly in 1990 and 1991, he challenged several constitutionally controversial proposals and decisions through his dissents. Notably, Professor Kristan objected to a proposal aimed at obstructing the adoption of the Slovenian constitutional amendments, which substantiated the elements of Slovenian sovereignty. At that time, the Yugoslav Constitutional Court, largely due to Professor Kristan’s insistence, remained the sole federal state body that did not condemn these amendments in advance. He insisted on adherence to the rules that defined the Constitutional Court’s lack of competence for preliminary constitutional review. From 1992 to 1997, he also served as the first president of the State Council of the Republic of Slovenia.

Professor Emeritus Ivan Kristan, PhD (1930–2023)