TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted in 2009 a ResolutioVsakodnevni diskurz na zelo različnih ravneh je precej enoten: da je naš pravni red kaotičen, zapleten, birokratski, neživljenjski, nepravičen. Zaupanje v pravo, v pravno varnost in pravno državo naj bi bili imanentni odnosu do tistega prava, ki ga ljudje doživljamo kot legitimno, torej kot tisto, kar je, zelo poenostavljeno rečeno, sprejemljivo in upravičeno. Nezaupanje v pravo implicira krepko omajano zaupanje v državne institucije, torej v ljudi, ki pravo sooblikujejo, sprejemajo in izvršujejo. Razlika med odzivi na »pravo« in »naše pravo« je pričakovana in sploh ne presenetljiva. Če prava Evropske unije ne dojemamo kot »naše« pravo, s tem posredno ne računamo na vse tiste pravice in dolžnosti, ki iz tega izvirajo. In so vse prej kot nepomembne. Z nezavedanjem tega pomembnega dejstva izgubljamo priložnost za aktivacijo in mobilizacijo na tem polju, širše gledano pa to zanika ali vsaj rahlja že tako ubogo identifikacije s pripadnostjo Evropski uniji. Zgodba o zaupanju v pravo Evropske unije je najbrž podobna zgodbi o zaupanju v nacionalne predpise, pri čemer so nekateri elementi vendarle drugače poudarjeni in izpostavljeni. Pravo je nekaj relacijskega, obstaja v odnosih ljudi med seboj in do stvari. Z množično volilno abstinenco se odrekamo demokraciji, z množično družbeno apatijo se odrekamo vpetosti v družbeno stvarnost. Če želimo drugače kot danes, predvsem ne smemo molčati. Najbrž lahko vsak od nas prispeva kaj k temu, da se povrne spoštovanje in zaupanje v pravo.n on regulatory activities. This document is crucial for the development of Slovenia towards a modern state based on the rule of law. The Resolution first sets out the main objectives to be achieved in the preparation and adoption of rules: strengthening the rule of law, respect for separation of powers and the hierarchy of norms, assurance of the quality of regulations, encouragement of civic participation and implementation of regulatory impact assessment. The objectives were thus set and not any path leads to their achievement. However, most of the paths taken by the actual Slovenian legislative policy are not conducive to the objectives of the Resolution. Insufficient efforts to achieve the objectives are indicated in bodies preparing and proposing new regulations, in legislative and regulatory bodies, as well as in bodies responsible for the enforcement of said regulations.

Everyday discourse at very different levels is fairly uniform: that our legal system is chaotic, too complex, bureaucratic, impractical and unfair. Trust in the law, in legal certainty and in the rule of law should be immanent to the attitude towards that law that people experience as legitimate, i.e. the law which is, very simply put, acceptable and justified. Distrust in the law implies a severely undermined confidence in state institutions, that is, in the people who shape, adopt and enforce the law. The difference between the responses to the "law" and "our law" is expected and not at all surprising. If the law of the European Union is not perceived as "our" law, we thus indirectly do not count on all the rights and obligations resulting therefrom. And they are all but irrelevant. Through unawareness of this important fact, we are losing the opportunity to activate and mobilise in this field. More broadly, however, this denies or at least loosens the already poor identification with affiliation to the European Union. The story of trust in European Union law is probably similar to the story of trust in the national regulations; however, some other elements may be highlighted and exposed. The law is something relational, it exists in relationships between people and in relation to things. With the massive electoral abstinence, we are renouncing democracy; with the massive social apathy we are denying involvement in the social reality. If we want the situation to change, we should not remain silent. Each of us can probably contribute something towards restoring the respect of the law and trust into it.

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