20.500.12556/DKUM-97756 Constitutionality and legality of the curfew as a measure to contain infectious diseases the case of COVID-19 The state must protect public health and prevent the spread of infectious diseases, often by limiting certain human rights. While quick action is crucial, it must align with constitutional safeguards. During the COVID-19 epidemic, Slovenia introduced a curfew that lasted 174 consecutive days. However, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia did not assess its constitutionality, as it dismissed the related initiatives. This article examines the curfew’s legal basis, the constitutional standards governing such measure, and whether the ordinances met the requirements of legality, necessity, and proportionality in a democratic society. The findings show that the curfew in Slovenia was introduced on an unconstitutional legal basis, and the constitutional-law analysis conducted in this article further confirms its incompatibility with the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia. curfew human rights restriction of movement infectious disease epidemic COVID-19 true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-04-10 03:16:49 2026-05-28 11:52:21 2026-05-29 03:17:38 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 97-122 no. 1 Vol. 19 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-01-01 341.2 274535939 10.18690/mls.19.1.97-122.2026 2463-7955 https://journals.um.si/index.php/medicine/en/article/view/5978 1 f39f72ca-347a-11f1-92c6-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=205166 4_ostir_(2).pdf 4_ostir_(2).pdf 1 CD801CAEC4B4665C82646D46A0E9B6B4 fc2ac037a46fbe05fca2bf0b7d23c106843356094ec9296e65998faf5925a09c e87515df-5a7a-11f1-a150-00155d580e34 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=206507 Pravna fakulteta Univerzitetna založba Univerze v Mariboru 0 0 0