Kaucic, who is also on the task force drafting changes to the Slovenian Constitution, said that while there was no unanimous agreement among law experts, his analysis showed there were more arguments in favour of a regular majority.
Commenting on Prime Minister Borut Pahor's announcement to submit the agreement to the Constitutional Court for a review, Kaucic said that the court could even reject the review as the government had failed to explain why the agreement could be unconstitutional.
Former Constitutional Judge Matevz Krivic begged to differ, saying there was the option of the court issuing a provisional opinion on the agreement. International law professor at the Faculty of Law Mirjam Skrk meanwhile noted that such a review could take up to a year and a half to complete.
The panel also touched on the question weather a referendum could be called on the agreement, with most experts agreeing there was no reason for the arbitration agreement not to be subject to a referendum.
Franc Grad, a professor of constitutional law at the faculty, said that in Slovenia, any international contract is considered as a piece of legislation, and can as such be subject to a National Council veto or a legislative referendum.
