In Slovenian history, the Criminal Code (KZ-1) had not been scientifically
commented on in depth within
the ambit of a large-scale research project. To describe the situation as
unsatisfactory with regard to legal culture would be an understatement. In 2015, such research
was finally undertaken in Slovenia, culminating in March 2019 with the publication of the first scientific commen-
tary on the special part of the Criminal Code. Authored by 47
contributors and assisted by 33 professionals, this commentary was released in
three vol- umes. The project
was led by editors-in-chief being
Katja Filipčič and Damjan
Korošec, both from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law. More than 3,000 pages
were written on 291 Criminal
Code articles. Since
the first edition, four amendments have been
adopted, with interventions in sexual and com- mercial criminal law being among
the most theoretically and practically de- manding. By March 2023, with contributions from additional experts,
all three volumes of the revised
commentary were published, extending to 4,238 pages.
Key words: criminal code, amendment, Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slo-
venia, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, research, criminal law.