F O U R Adoption : 19 October 2012 Public Publication : 30 May 2013 Greco Eval IV Rep (2012) 1E T H E FOURTH EVALUATION ROUND V A Corruption prevention in respect of members of L parliament, judges and prosecutors U A T I O EVALUATION REPORT N SLOVENIA R O U Adopted by GRECO at its 57th Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg, 15-19 October 2012) N D 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 5 I. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................... 7 II. CONTEXT .................................................................................................................................................. 9 III. CORRUPTION PREVENTION IN RESPECT OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ................................................ 11 OVERVIEW OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 11 TRANSPARENCY OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS ............................................................................................................. 12 REMUNERATION AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS ................................................................................................................. 14 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF CONDUCT .............................................................................................................. 15 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST .......................................................................................................................................... 16 PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................... 17 Gifts ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Incompatibilities and accessory activities ...................................................................................................................... 17 Financial interests .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Contracts with State authorities .................................................................................................................................... 18 Post-employment restrictions ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Third party contacts ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 Misuse of confidential information ................................................................................................................................ 20 Misuse of public resources ............................................................................................................................................. 20 DECLARATION OF ASSETS, INCOME, LIABILITIES AND INTERESTS ....................................................................................... 20 SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 22 Conflicts of interest ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 Gifts ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Declarations of assets, income, liability and interests ................................................................................................... 22 Sanctions and immunity................................................................................................................................................. 23 ADVICE, TRAINING AND AWARENESS ......................................................................................................................... 25 IV. CORRUPTION PREVENTION IN RESPECT OF JUDGES ............................................................................... 26 OVERVIEW OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM .......................................................................................................................... 26 RECRUITMENT, CAREER AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ................................................................................................... 27 Professional judges ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 Lay judges ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Conditions of service ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 CASE MANAGEMENT AND PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................................... 30 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF CONDUCT .............................................................................................................. 31 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST .......................................................................................................................................... 32 PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................... 33 Incompatibilities and accessory activities ...................................................................................................................... 33 Recusal and routine withdrawal .................................................................................................................................... 34 Gifts ............................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Post-employment restrictions ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Third party contacts, confidential information .............................................................................................................. 35 DECLARATION OF ASSETS, INCOME, LIABILITIES AND INTERESTS ....................................................................................... 35 SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 35 Statistics ......................................................................................................................................................................... 38 ADVICE, TRAINING AND AWARENESS ......................................................................................................................... 39 V. CORRUPTION PREVENTION IN RESPECT OF PROSECUTORS .................................................................... 41 OVERVIEW OF THE PROSECUTION SERVICE .................................................................................................................. 41 RECRUITMENT, CAREER AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ................................................................................................... 42 CASE MANAGEMENT AND PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................................... 43 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF CONDUCT .............................................................................................................. 45 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST .......................................................................................................................................... 46 PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................... 46 Incompatibilities and accessory activities ...................................................................................................................... 46 Recusal and routine withdrawal .................................................................................................................................... 47 Gifts ............................................................................................................................................................................... 47 3 Post-employment restrictions ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Third party contacts, confidential information .............................................................................................................. 48 DECLARATION OF ASSETS, INCOME, LIABILITIES AND INTERESTS ....................................................................................... 48 SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT ............................................................................................................................