New president of the Association of the Slovenian Jurists Societies is a pro- fessor at the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law Miha Juhart, PhD. Vice-

-president remains the same as before, Franci Gerbec, as well as its Secretary General, Boštjan Koritnik. The new Treasurer instead of the late Vida Šibenik is Branka Neffat. The former President Lojze Ude, PhD, who lead the Associa- tion for 16 years, was declared Honourable President.

Keywords: Association of the Slovenian Jurists Societies, president, vice-president, secretary general, treasurer.

In 2020, the publishing house Uradni list Republike Slovenije together with the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana published a commentary on the General Administrative Procedure Act (Zakon o splošnem upravnem postopku – ZUP), edited by Professor Polonca Kovač, PhD, and Erik Kerševan, PhD. The commentary, which was published in two volumes, was a great success among users, as top Slovenian experts participated in it, and with the adoption of the Act on Debureaucratisation (Zakon o debirokratizaciji – ZDeb), which also interfered with the field covered by ZUP a reason arose to upgrade the Com- mentary. In September 2022, both the publisher and the authors added a third volume to the set, in which the authors discuss the changes enacted by the legislature from the first edition to the end of June 2022, taking into account important case law adopted during that time. The third book of the commen- tary was presented to the public at a round table in mid-September.

Key words: ZUP, general administrative procedure, Polonca Kovač, Erik Kerševan, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, debureaucratisation.

The article presents a doctoral thesis examining the impact and significance of Article 9 of the Aarhus Convention, despite its brevity, on the foundational principles of Slovenian constitutional jurisprudence. The author portrays the request for a special public role as a legal enhancement of the checks-and- balances system among different authorities, addressing dwindling civil so- ciety confidence that it alone (without the public) can ensure that "the state authority will be a good or sufficient guardian of the (healthy living) environ- ment and which emerges as a legal response to the ‘feeling’ of a democratic deficit”. This doctoral thesis marks the first comprehensive study of judicial protection against environmentally impactful decision-making in the spatial interventions, which – according to other decisions of the enforcement law – is characterised by a number of specifics.

Key words: Aarhus Convention, judicial protection, spatial intervention, civil society, environmental law, public.

In the 2022 Moot Court competitions, the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana achieved an exceptional ranking on the Nica.team performance scale: 1st in Slovenia, 13th in Europe, and an impressive 30th globally. This result marks a notable improvement from 2021 when our esteemed faculty secured the 43rd position worldwide, itself a testament to our excellence in these student- led competitions. Moot Court competitions serve as simulations of court and arbitration proceedings, with students stepping into the roles of dispute parties’ delegates. The competitions, typically conducted in English or French, require students to address timely legal and social issues across a broad spectrum of law fields. These include European Union law, international commercial law, hu- man rights law, criminal law, asylum law, and space law, among others.

Key words: University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law, Nice.team, moot court, competition, students, simulation.

In the spring of 2024, the European Parliament gears up for its tenth direct election since 1979, marking another crucial milestone in transnational de- mocracy following the Conference on the Future of Europe. Historically, EP elections have been marred by national fragmentation and perceived as "second-class” due to low voter turnout in many Member States, including Slovenia. Nonetheless, these elections are still a central act for ensuring the democratic legitimacy of the EU and shaping its political trajectory. This arti- cle is a report from the event, the topic of which were the current challenges of European parliamentary democracy, especially one year before the European elections, such as the renewal of EU electoral rules, the promotion of electoral participation, and the proposition for an independent EU ethics authority.

Key words: European Parliament, elections, future, European Union, democracy, ethics.

Two years ago, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia completely changed its position on loans denominated in Swiss francs—a total reversal of the case law that the court had unanimously upheld five years earlier. Although no significant changes have occurred in the intervening case law, doubts have meanwhile arisen regarding the impartiality of some judges. It emerged that one of them is a judge whose appearance of impartiality can legitimately be challenged. At first sight, it may seem odd that such a revelation can so se riously undermine public expectations of the judiciary and the authority of its decision-making, yet trust is an exceedingly fragile commodity. Above all, this episode compels us to re-examine the arguments for the previously de scribed—and, to the author, still incomprehensible—reversal of case law. The author is convinced that the case law as formulated by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia carries a price: not only in the form of uncertainty and the erosion in confidence in contract law or the principle of the rule of law— principally threatened by retroactive legal regulation—but also in the form of demonstrably higher credit costs for future borrowers.

Key words: bank, credit, Swiss franc, CHF, legal certainty, retroactivity, Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia.

The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Sports of the University of Ljubljana, together with the company Litteralis, the Sports Law Society, the Olympic Committee of Slovenia, the Student Council of the Faculty of Law and the student association Pravna panda, organised a conference entitled From Law and Economy to Olympic Medals on 24 April 2025 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana. The speakers were jurist and Olympian Miro Cerar Sr. and President of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia and former President of the Board of Directors of Gorenje Franjo Bobinac. They discussed the interrelationship between the economy and sport with moderator Kristijan Briški. They emphasized the key role of volunteering in sport, its significance for tourism and the wider economy, and the positive effects of promoting both the economy and the country through participation and success in international sporting competitions, as well as through hosting such events. All agreed that Slovenia excels on both fronts, that sport unites people and serves as a universal language, and that it teaches self-discipline and while strengthening physical and mental health. An Olympic gold medal from the 1964 Tokyo Games—won by Miro Cerar Sr. on the pommel horse and one of his two gold and three total Olympic medals—was also on display for attendees.

Key words: sport, economy, law, Miro Cerar Sr., Franjo Bobinac, Olympic Games, sports law, tourism

In November 2020, the European Commission presented its European Medicines Strategy, whose objectives include: (1) ensuring timely and equitable access for all EU patients to safe, effective and affordable medicines; (2) increasing security of supply and ensuring that medicines are available to patients wherever they live in the EU; while (3) ensuring an attractive, innovationfriendly and competitive environment for research, development and production of medicines. Medicine shortages are becoming a significant public health risk across Europe and beyond. Tackling these shortages demands measures to be taken at all levels to improve the supply of medicines. Among other actors, wholesalers constitute crucial, though overlooked, link. They—especially the ones with the so-called full-line of operations—can also be part of the solution in reducing the risk of disruptions in the supply of medicines due to their way of doing business. However, it is true that with the changed market structure and other factors, the issue of the continued economic motivation of wholesalers to work in the public interest is becoming increasingly important, which participation in the process of supplying medicines undoubtedly is. Given that wholesaler margins in Slovenia are among the lowest in Europe, the author believes that changes in this area are urgently needed. The existing method of determining the wholesale margin may also call into question the expediency of carrying out the activity of supplying medicines in Slovenia. The author sheds light on the role of wholesalers in the supply of medicines, as well as changes in this market over the last fifteen years and the method of determining the socalled wholesale margin, in Slovenia and selected European countr

Key words: European medicines strategy, medicine shortages, public health, wholesalers, margin, medicines market.