SEARCH OF A LAWYER\u27S OFFICE

V diplomskem delu sem predstavila enega izmed sodobnih problemov, ki se pojavljajo v sodni praksi – hišna preiskava odvetniške pisarne. Ker je tema zelo obsežna, sem se v svojem diplomskem delu osredotočila le na določene najpomembnejše točke. Ugotovila sem, da sta ustavna in kazensko pravna tematika močno prepleteni. Najprej sem si postavila vprašanje, kaj sploh je zasebnost? Jo je mogoče definirati? Iz literature sem ugotovila, da je zasebnost nekaj subjektivnega, zato je nemogoče podati univerzalno definicijo zasebnosti. V predkazenskem postopku se pogosto izvajajo preiskovalna dejanja, pri katerih pride do izrazitih posegov v posameznikovo zasebnost. Hišna preiskava je ena izmed preiskovalnih dejanj, ki se najpogosteje izvede v predkazenskem postopku in močno poseže v človekove pravice in temeljne svoboščine posameznika. Odvetniška pisarna je poseben prostor, saj pride v njej do prepleta zasebnosti odvetnika in tudi odvetnikovih strank. Vendar odvetniška pisarna ni nedotakljiv prostor, znotraj katerega bi se lahko odvijala kazniva dejanja. Ustavno sodišče je v odločbi U-I 115/14-28, Up-218/14-45, dne 21.1.2016 prvič opredelilo pojem odvetniške zasebnosti. Z omenjeno odločbo je odločilo, da sta Zakon o kazenskem postopku in Zakon o odvetništvu v nasprotju z Ustavo, kar se tiče hišne preiskave odvetniške pisarne. Do odprave protiustavnosti in do sprejetja novele ZKP-N je v 60. do 63. točki obrazložitve določilo izvajanje hišne preiskave pri odvetnikih.This graduation thesis presents one of the contemporary problems in court practice – search of a lawyer’s office. As this topic is very extensive, the graduation thesis focuses on certain issues that are considered the most relevant. I have established that the domains of constitutional and criminal law are strongly intertwined. First I asked myself: What is privacy in its essence? Can it be defined? I found in the literature that privacy is a subjective concept, and it is therefore impossible to provide a universal definition of privacy. The pre-trial procedure often includes investigative actions that constitute a serious invasion of a person’s privacy. House search is among investigative actions that are most often implemented in the pre-trial procedure and seriously interfere with human rights and fundamental freedoms of an individual. A lawyer’s office is a specific place where lawyer’s privacy intertwines with privacy of their clients. However, a lawyer’s office is not an inviolable space where criminal offences can freely be committed. In its Decision U-I 115/14-28, Up-218/14-45 of 21 January 2016, the Constitutional Court defined for the first time the notion of lawyer’s privacy. It decided that the Criminal Procedure Act and the Attorneys Act were in conflict with the Constitution with regard to search of a lawyer’s office. Until this unconstitutionality is abolished and the amended Criminal Procedure Act (ZKP-N) adopted, the procedure of search of a lawyer’s office is defined in items 60 to 63 of the grounds for the decision