TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

Prispevek obravnava dolžnosti sodnikov rednih sodišč v zvezi z uporabo Ustave pri odločanju o konkretnih primerih. Po 125. členu Ustave so sodniki pri odločanju vezani ne samo na zakon, temveč tudi na Ustavo. Iz tega izhaja, da morajo sodniki poznati prakso Ustavnega sodišča in njegove odločitve uporabljati pri razlagi zakonov. Če sodišče meni, da je zakon ali njegova posamezna določba, ki bi jo moralo uporabiti, v neskladju z Ustavo, pa mora prekiniti postopek in začeti postopek za presojo ustavnosti pred Ustavnim sodiščem. Avtorica meni, da je ta dolžnost sodišča še pridobila pomen zaradi novejšega stališča Ustavnega sodišča, po katerem pobudniku ni mogoče priznati pravnega interesa za vložitev pobude za presojo ustavnosti in zakonitosti, dokler ni tudi v zvezi s temi očitki izčrpal vseh pravnih sredstev v postopku pred rednimi sodišči.

The article deals with the duties of judges in ordinary courts of law concerning the application of the Constitution when deciding in particular cases. Pursuant to Article 125 of the Constitution, judges are bound not only by laws but also by the Constitution. Consequently, judges must be familiar with the case-law of the Constitutional Court and must apply its decisions in interpreting laws. If the court deems a law or a part thereof which it should apply to be unconstitutional, it must stay the proceedings and initiate proceedings before the Constitutional Court. The author believes that this duty of ordinary courts has become even more important because of the recent case-law of the Constitutional Court according to which a petitioner has no legal interest to initiate the procedure for the review of the constitutionality or legality before he has exhausted all means of appeal before ordinary courts also in this regard.

Judges and the Constitution