Slovenia - 2012
Does statelessness serve as a ground for discrimination in access to public goods and services and/or deprivation of economic and social rights?
- Code:
- RED5
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes. The general clause "any other personal ground" does also include statelessness. |
| Qualitative Info |
Statelessness as a form of (non-)nationality is covered by the general clause "any other personal ground", which is included in Article 14 of the Constitution, in Article 2 of the Act Implementing the Principle of Equal Treatment and in Article 131 of the Penal Code.
Sources: Ustava Republike Slovenije [The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia], Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 33/1991, 42/1997, 66/2000, 24/2003, 69/2004. Zakon o uresničevanju načela enakega obravnavanja – Uradno prečiščeno besedilo [Act Implementing the Principle of Equal Treatment – Official Consolidated Version], Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 93/2007.
Kazenski zakonik [Penal Code], Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia No. 55/2008. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Asylum seekers |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Nationalism |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement, Employment - labour market, Housing, Health and social protection, Education, Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Daily life |
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