Relinquishment of jurisdiction to the Grand Chamber

The Grand Chamber shall consist of thirteen Judges.

The proceedings before the high court shall be conducted by a panel consisting of three judges.

The Court of Justice shall form chambers consisting of three and five Judges.

Single-judge formation, committees, Chambers and Grand Chamber

` Single-judge formation, committees, Chambers and Grand Chamber`

The Judges shall elect the Presidents of the chambers from among their number.

The Presidents of the chambers of five Judges shall be elected for three years.

(a) The judicial functions of the Court shall be carried out in each division by Chambers.

To consider cases brought before it, the Court shall sit in committees of three judges, in Chambers of seven judges and in a Grand Chamber of seventeen judges.

1 To consider cases brought before it, the Court shall sit in committees of three judges, in Chambers of seven judges and in a Grand Chamber of seventeen judges.

Issuance by the Pre-Trial Chamber of a warrant of arrest or a summons to appear

(1) In the first instance, the Supreme Court shall adjudicate with a panel of three judges.

There shall sit as an ex officio member of the Chamber and the Grand Chamber the judge elected in respect of the High Contracting Party concerned.

(b) (i) The Appeals Chamber shall be composed of all the judges of the Appeals Division;

The General Court shall sit in chambers of three or five Judges.

Decisions of the Grand Chamber shall be valid only if nine Judges are sitting.

(3) The decision on the request to repeat the procedure shall be made by the court with a panel of three judges.

(ii) The functions of the Trial Chamber shall be carried out by three judges of the Trial Division;

(1) Higher courts shall decide on the cases referred to in points 1 and 2 of the preceding article in the form of a panel, which shall consist of one judge as the president of the panel, judge - reporter, and judge - member of the panel.

The judgement of the Appeals Chamber shall be taken by a majority of the judges and shall be delivered in open court.

All the judges of the Trial Chamber shall be present at each stage of the trial and throughout their deliberations.

The Administrative Court shall make decisions with a panel of three judges, unless otherwise stipulated by this Law.

A panel of the district court shall consist of one professional judge who shall be the presiding judge and of two lay judges.

For the consideration of each case brought before it the Court shall consist of a chamber composed of nine judges.

Decisions of the chambers consisting of either three or five Judges shall be valid only if they are taken by three Judges.

In deciding upon appeals against decisions of high courts, the Supreme Court shall sit in a panel consisting of three judges.

The Presidents of the chambers of five Judges shall be elected for three years. They may be re-elected once.

"The Supreme Court shall adjudicate on appeals against resolutions passed by the Administrative Court in a panel of three judges, and on appeals against Administrative Court rulings in a panel of five judges."

If some of the claims are to be decided upon by a panel of judges and the other ones by a single judge, all the claims shall be decided upon by the panel.

(3) The Supreme Court shall adjudicate on appeals against decisions from the first paragraph of this Article with a panel of five judges, and on other legal remedies with a panel of seven judges, unless otherwise stipulated by this Law.

There shall sit as an ex officio member of the Chamber and the Grand Chamber the judge elected in respect of the State Party concerned or, if there is none or if he is unable to sit, a person of its choice who shall sit in the capacity of judge.

2 There shall sit as an ex officio member of the Chamber and the Grand Chamber the judge elected in respect of the State Party concerned or, if there is none or if he is unable to sit, a person of its choice who shall sit in the capacity of judge.

The proceedings in disputes under the jurisdiction of circuit courts shall be conducted by a single judge, save when the statute provides that such proceedings be conducted by a panel of judges.

If a panel has decided upon a dispute which should have been decided by a single judge, such decision of the panel decision cannot be appealed against on the ground of not having been issued by a single judge.

Nevertheless, if the proceedings are suspended after the main hearing has been completed, the judge and/or the presiding judge may render a decision on the basis of the conducted hearing.

Requests for protection of legality shall be decided upon by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia, i.e. by a senate of three judges, within the framework of a non-public session.

In the proceedings conducted by a panel of judges, the powers vested in the single judge shall be conferred on the presiding judge, unless otherwise provided by the present Act.

For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Court” shall include committees, chambers, a panel of the Grand Chamber, the Grand Chamber and the judges.

(1) In disputes between the Administrative Court and the Supreme Court over their jurisdiction, the decision shall be made by the Supreme Court with a panel of five judges.

The Presidents of the chambers of five Judges and other Judges appointed in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure shall also form part of the Grand Chamber.

The judge of a requested court and/or the presiding judge shall decide on disqualification if the production of expert evidence has been entrusted to him.

In the event of one of the Judges of a chamber being prevented from attending, a Judge of another chamber may be called upon to sit in accordance with conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure.

(2) The archives of misdemeanour judges shall be assumed by local courts, and the archives of the Misdemeanours Panel of the Republic of Slovenia shall be assumed by higher courts.

Witnesses and experts shall sign their testimonies in the record when only heard by a requested judge or by the presiding judge.

(b) In all other cases, a single judge of the Pre-Trial Chamber may exercise the functions provided for in this Statute, unless otherwise provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence or by a majority of the Pre-Trial Chamber.

At the request of the plenary Court, the Committee of Ministers may, by a unanimous decision and for a fixed period, reduce to five the number of judges of the Chambers.

If the view is carried outside the court building, the presiding judge may order the tape recording of the whole course of view or a part thereof.

The motion filed in accordance with the first paragraph of the present Article shall be decided upon by the presiding judge and/or single judge, while in case referred to in the second paragraph, the motion shall be decided upon the single judge of the competent court.

When a case is referred to the Grand Chamber under Article 43, no judge from the Chamber which rendered the judgment shall sit in the Grand Chamber, with the exception of the President of the Chamber and the judge who sat in respect of the State Party concerned.