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• Constitutional backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe in lieu of back to Europe
• The genesis of Slovenian constitutional democracy
• Historical reasons for failures of the rule of law and constitutional democracy in Slovenia
• The (non) reforms of Slovenia's economy
• The current crises of human rights protection, the rule of law and democracy in Slovenia
• The judiciary and the rule of law in Slovenia
• The vicious circle of Slovenian democracy
• Freedom of press under stress in Slovenia
• Welfare state and solidarity in Slovenia
• The influence of the Council of Europe on the rule of law in Slovenia
• The impact of the European Union on constitutional democracy in Slovenia
• The case for a resilient constitutional democracy

Since 2010 the European Union has been plagued by crises of democracy and the rule of law, which have been spreading from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), catching many by surprise. This book argues that the professed success of the 2004 big bang enlargement mirrored the Potemkin villages erected in the new Member States on their accession to Europe. Slovenia is a prime example. Since its independence and throughout the accession process, Slovenia has been portrayed as the poster child of the 'New Europe'. This book claims that the widely shared narrative of the Slovenian EU dream is a myth. In many ways, Slovenia has fared even worse than its contemporary, constitutionally-backsliding, CEE counterparts. The book's discussion of the depth and breadth of the democratic crises in Slovenia should contribute to a critical intellectual awakening and better comprehension of the real causes of the present crises across the other CEE Member States, which threaten the viability of the EU and Council of Europe projects. It is only on the basis of this improved understanding that the crises can be appropriately addressed at national, transnational and supranational levels.
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• Foreword by the Editors
• 1 General Introduction
• 2 Status of Religious Communities 2.1 General Constitutional and Legal Guarantees 2.2 The Religious Freedom Act 2.3 Summary of Contents of the RFA and of Article 20 of the LSRCRSA 2.4 Decision of the Constitutional Court of the RS, U-I-92/07-23 (2010) 2.5 The original text of the RFA and of Article 20 of the LSRCRSA 2.6 Registered Religious Communities 2.7 National Council of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the Dialogue on Religious Freedom
• 3 Relations Between the State and Islam 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Legal Basis for the Islamic Community
• 4 State Support for Islamic Religious Communities 4.1 The Islamic Community in the Republic of Slovenia (IC)
• 5 Mosques and Prayer Houses (Masjids)
• 6 Cemeteries and Religious Burials 6.1 The Military Cemetery in Log pod Mangartom
• 7 Education and Schools
• 8 Muslim Chaplains in Public Institutions
• 9 Employment and Social Rights
• 10 Islamic Ritual Slaughter and Food-Related Regulations
• 11 Islamic Dress
• 12 Criminal Law
• Bibliography Index.
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This volume of Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe covers Slovenia and consists of an annotated collection of legal documents affecting the status of Islam and Muslims. The legal texts are published in the original Slovenian language while the annotations and supporting material are in English. By legal documents are meant the texts of legislation, including relevant secondary legislation, as well as significant court decisions. Each legal text is preceded by an introduction describing the historical, political and legal circumstances of its adoption, plus a short paragraph summarising its content. The focus of the collection is on the religious dimensions of being Muslim in Europe, i.e. on individuals' access to practise their religious obligations and on the ability to organise and manifest their religious life.
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• Introduction: International justice and transitional democracy
• Setting the context : Serbia's protracted transition
• Regime change and the politics of cooperation with the ITCY in post-Milošević Serbia
• International justice, state responsibility, and truth-telling
• Domestic war crimes trials
• Conclusion: An ambivalent legacy
• Appendix: Results of parliamentary elections in Serbia 2000-2008.

Exploring the impact of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY) on regime change in Serbia, this book examines the relationship between international criminal justice and democratisation. It analyses in detail the repercussions of the ICTY on domestic political dynamics and provides an explanatory account of Serbia's transition to democracy.Lack of cooperation and compliance with the ICTY was one of the biggest obstacles to Serbia's integration into Euro-Atlantic political structures following the overthrow of Milo'evi?. By scrutinising the attitudes of the Serbian authorities towards the ICTY and the prosecution of war crimes, Ostoji? explores the complex processes set in motion by the international community's policies of conditionality and by the prosecution of the former Serbian leadership in The Hague. Drawing on a rich collection of empirical data, he demonstrates that the success of international judicial intervention is premised upon democratic consolidation and that transitional justice policies are only ever likely to take root when they do not undermine the stability and legitimacy of political institutions on the ground.
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