POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUPERVISION IN THE REPUBLIC OFSLOVENIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46763/Schlagwörter:
the Police, accountability, supervision, external supervision, internal supervision, police powers, human rights and funadametal freedomsAbstract
This paper addresses the system of police accountability and
supervision, proceeding from the premise that, in the absence of
effective mechanisms of supervision, the rule of law, the protection of
human rights, and the safeguarding of fundamental freedoms are
deprived of their substantive meaning. In the Republic of Slovenia,
oversight mechanisms serve to ensure the legality, accountability, and
professional integrity of police operations, as well as the consistent
protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Within the context of legal and administrative theory, oversight is a
multifaceted concept appearing in various doctrinal frameworks and
carrying different meanings. For the purposes of this paper, it is defined
as a systematic process of reviewing the legality, propriety, and correctness of the execution of police tasks and the exercise of police
powers. Oversight constitutes an essential element of the state’s
responsibility to guarantee legality and to protect individuals against
unlawful interference by coercive state authorities, thereby upholding
the rule of law, with particular emphasis on police accountability.
The paper examines the various forms of oversight, with a primary
focus on external oversight of police activities in the Republic of
Slovenia. This form of oversight is exercised by multiple actors,
including the National Assembly, the Government, the judiciary and the
prosecution service, as well as by non-governmental organizations, the
media, the general public, and international institutions. Furthermore,
the paper analyses oversight conducted by the Ministry of the Interior
and internal oversight mechanisms carried out within the Police itself,
taking into account both its vertical chain of command and horizontal
organizational structure.
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