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Punishing the Alien: The Sentencing of Foreign Offenders in Slovenia The authors examine the question of foreignness, which appears in many shades; citizenship is thus just one of the many aspects contributing to society's stance on 'foreignness'. After sketching the current prison situation in Europe, the authors analyse the situation of foreigners in the Slovenian criminal justice system. On the one hand, we can perceive a general turn towards harsher treatment of foreign offenders-there have been more convictions and more foreigners in prison recently. However, a more detailed analysis shows that with regard to cases of homicide, foreigners may even be receiving more lenient sentences compared to Slovenian citizens. KEY WORDS: foreigners, prison, criminal justice, court, sentencing IZVLEČEK Kaznovanje tujcev: Kaznovanje tujih storilcev kaznivih dejanj v Sloveniji Avtorja se uvodoma ukvarjata z vprašanjem »tujosti«, ki se pojavlja v več intenzitetah: državljanstvo posameznika je le eden od dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na njegovo družbeno sprejemanje ali zavračanje. Po pregledu stanja v evropskih zaporih avtorja v osrednjem delu analizirata položaj tujcev v slovenskem kazenskopravnem sistemu, kjer je mogoče zaznati zaostrovanje pri obravnavi tujcev-več obsodb in več tujcev v zaporih v zadnjih letih. Temu nasprotne rezultate pa pokaže podrobnejši pregled kaznivega dejanja umora (in uboja), v katerem avtorja ugotavljata, da je kaznovanje tujcev celo manj punitivno kot kaznovanje domačih državljanov in za to ponudita nekaj morebitnih razlag.

Sentencing issues are discussed at length in common law systems, but discussions infrequently include civil law systems. In an attempt to remedy this oversight somewhat, the article analyses the sentencing system in Slovenia, a fairly typical civil law country. The basis of the sentencing system is the concept of individualization of punishment, where proportionality is of the utmost importance and is set first by legislation determining sentencing ranges for specific offences and then by the judiciary aiming to narrow the ranges to an appropriate sentence in individual cases. The system is far from perfect, especially on the procedural side, but it offers a valid alternative to other sentencing solutions.

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