National Research Projects

The Faculty of Law is at the forefront of legal research in Slovenia, engaging in diverse national projects funded by the Slovenian Research Agency (ARIS). These projects span fundamental, applied, and targeted research, addressing critical legal issues and contributing to the advancement of legal science and practice. Faculty members collaborate with esteemed research institutes and interdisciplinary teams to produce impactful outcomes. Below is an overview of ongoing and completed national research initiatives.

Each project showcases the Faculty's commitment to excellence and relevance in legal research, contributing significantly to societal progress. For more details or collaboration opportunities, please contact the Faculty Research Office.

• Incorporation of the EU Legal Terminology into the Slovenian Legal System
  • Coordinator: Dr. Grega Strban
  • Duration: 1. 1. 2004 – ongoing

• Modernisation of the legal regulation of insurance contract

  • Coordinator: Dr. Miha Juhart
  • Duration: 1. 7. 2018 – 30. 6. 2020

• Reform of Consumer Law in the Republic of Slovenia

  • Coordinator: Dr. Ana Vlahek
  • Institution: Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana
  • Duration: 1. 7. 2014 - 30. 6. 2016

• Dictionary of Legal Terminology – Completion

  • Coordinator: Dr. Marko Snoj
  • Institution: Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Duration: 1. 10. 2014 - 30. 9. 2017

• Development and use of artificial intelligence in light of the negative and positive obligations of the state to guarantee the right to life

  • Coordinator: Dr. Vasilka Sancin
  • Duration: 1. 10. 2021 - 30. 9. 2024

• Legal and Economic Analysis of Regulatory Changes as a Consequence of Ageing of Population

  • Coordinator: Dr. Gregor Dugar
  • Duration: 1. 7. 2019 - 30. 6. 2022

• Psychological Mechanisms in Criminal Justice: Deconstructing Objectivity

  • Coordinator: Dr. Mojca Mihelj Plesničar
  • Institution: Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana
  • Duration: 1. 7. 2019 - 30. 6. 2022

• Law of Debtors and Creditors - a Normative and Empirical Legal Analysis

  • Coordinator: Dr. Jaka Cepec
  • Institution: Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana
  • Duration: 1. 7. 2019 - 30. 6. 2022

• Shifting Boundaries in Criminology and Crime Policy

  • Coordinator: Dr. Renata Salecl
  • Institution: Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana
  • Duration: 1. 5. 2017 - 30. 4. 2020

• Law in the age of big data: Regulating privacy, transparency, secrecy and other competing values in the 21st century

  • Coordinator: Dr. Aleš Završnik
  • Institution: Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana
  • Duration: 1. 7. 2014 - 30. 6. 2017

• Reform of the enrolment process on public faculties in Slovenia

  • Coordinator: Dr. Gregor Dugar
  • Duration: 1. 11. 2019 - 31. 10. 2021

• Structural discrimination as the obstacle in achieving the goal of life in dignity for all

  • Coordinator: Dr. Mojca Urek
  • Institution: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Work
  • Duration: 1. 11. 2019 - 31. 10. 2021

• Barriers for decent life of members of Roma settlements in the areas defined in the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020

  • Coordinator: Dr. Maša Kovič Dine
  • Duration: 1. 11. 2019 - 30. 4. 2021

• MAPA: Multidisciplinary Analysis of the PrecArious work - legal, economic, social and health protection aspects

  • Coordinator: Dr. Grega Strban
  • Duration: 1. 4. 2018 - 31. 3. 2020

• Drafting of the platform for tourism and recreational use of forests

  • Coordinator: Dr. Urša Vilhar
  • Institution: Slovenian Forestry Institute
  • Duration: 1. 10. 2016 - 30. 9. 2018

• The National Assembly's Autonomy in All Aspects of Its Manifestations

  • Coordinator: Dr. Vasilka Sancin
  • Duration: 1. 10. 2016 - 31. 3. 2018

• Analysis of options for implementing urban projects using public-private partnership

  • Coordinator: Dr. Bojan Bugarič
  • Duration: 1. 10. 2016 - 30. 9. 2017