In 2020, the Slovenian legislator amended the Referendum and Popular Ini-
tiative Act to provide for a special procedure related to a call for a
legislative referendum in the case of laws on urgent measures to ensure state
defence, security, or the elimination of the consequences of natural disasters.
Because the legislator main goal was to expedite the law implementation process
it inadequately regulated the powers of the National Council, particularly the
right to file a suspensive veto. The author
discusses some of the constitutional dilemmas related to the
institute of the suspensive veto which arose after the adoption of Article 21.a
of the Referendum and Popular Initiative Act. Based on the analogy with the limitation of the legislative referendum and the com-
parative analysis the author offers possible solutions for the arrangement of the institute of the suspensive veto in the case of such legislation. These solutions would
address not only the need to ensure faster promulgation of legislation but also
the need to constitutionally regulate the limitation of the suspensive veto of
the National Council.
Key words: National Council,
National Assembly, suspensive veto, legislative
process, retroactive, abuse of rights.