Slovenian law does not yet recognise a “right” to a cooled home. Climate change and increasingly hot summers nevertheless raise the question whether the current legal framework still appropriately balances constitutionally protected interests.
Where the state effectively prevents an owner or tenant from installing air conditioning in order to protect an architect’s copyright, cultural heritage or neighbours’ rights, it may significantly interfere with the right to a home, private property and a healthy living environment.
Legislation should respond to changing climatic conditions by continuing to protect those interests while permitting reasonable adaptation of homes to increasingly frequent heatwaves.