The Directorate for International Cooperation and International Legal Assistance

General Director: Katja Rejec Longar

add:Župančičeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana

telephone: +386 1 369 53 46 

telefax: +386 1 369 52 33 

e-mail: katja.rejec-longar(at)gov.si

The directorate for international cooperation and international legal assistance is in charge of preparation of the legal opinions of the Republic of Slovenia with regard to the drafts of the EU regulations and directives in the field of civil, commercial and criminal law. The governmental opinion is represented by the legal advisers who work for the directorate of international cooperation at the regular meetings of various committees at the European Commission and the Council of the EU. The directorate is also in charge of drafting the necessary technical modifications and informal interpretations of the EU regulations. Furthermore, it is also in charge of preparing the legal documentation for ratification of the international conventions and bilateral agreements.

The department cooperates with the international organisations, among others, the Hague Conference for International Private Law, the UNIDROIT, the UNCITRAL, the Council of Europe and NATO. It also performs tasks of a central agency for cooperation with the Hague Supreme Court for crimes committed at the territory of Yugoslavia and Ruanda. The EU projects that are coordinated by the international directorate include Twinning Projects in the frame of  Transition facility  and CARDS.

In addition, the directorate deals with the matters of international legal assistance which concerns mainly service of documents and taking of evidence. In the field of criminal law it entails the extraditions and transfers of the sentenced persons. The department also provides the information on the national legislation to the foreign judicial and legal authorities and the information on the foreign law to the national judicial and legal authorities.