with the applicable regulations on assistance and cooperation under international law and the law of the European Union. A national court may, among other, refuse recognition of a decision on supervision measures if there are objective reasons to believe that a supervision measure is issued against the accused for the purpose of punishing him or her on the grounds of his or her sex, race, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, language, political belief or sexual orientation, or that such person's status may be prejudiced for any of these reasons.53 The provision corresponds to the wording of Recital 16 of the ESO Framework decision. The ground of disability is not included in this list. If the nature of a supervision measure imposed by a competent authority of the issuing State is incompatible with the law of the Republic of Slovenia, a national court may adapt such a measure, taking into account the supervision measures by the national law.54 The adapted supervision measure must, in its nature, correspond to the supervision measure imposed by the competent authority of the issuing State as far as possible, and must not exceed the severity of such measure. No caselaw regarding the adaptation of the supervision measures in cases concerning persons with intellectual and/or psychosocial disabilities could be identified. Absence of case-law No case law related to the implementation of the obligation to undergo therapeutic treatment or treatment of addiction could be identified. No case-law regarding cases in Slovenia concerning persons with intellectual and/or psychosocial disabilities where ESO was refused on fundamental rights grounds could be identified. None were reported by our interviewees. Findings from interviews and national roundtable discussions When it comes to the execution of these measures, it was pointed out during the conducted interviews in the field research that there is an issue in the practical application of security measures of psychiatric treatment at liberty (which should 53 Article 108(1)(8) of the Cooperation in Criminal Matters with the Member States of the European Union Act (Zakon o sodelovanju v kazenskih zadevah z državami članicami Evropske unije), 23 May 2013. 54 Article 110 of the Cooperation in Criminal Matters with the Member States of the European Union Act (Zakon o sodelovanju v kazenskih zadevah z državami članicami Evropske unije), 23 May 2013. 22

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