A/HRC/43/15/Add.1 122.55 Slovenia does not see the need for legislative changes since racist intent can already be considered an aggravating circumstance when determining the sentence prescribed by the Criminal Code. 122.58 To respond to this question, the Government has requested an opinion from experts and the National Medical Ethics Committee, but they have not yet produced a final position on the topic. 122.59 The current legislation already envisages the presumption of paternity for children born in civil partnership (the partner of the woman who gave birth to the child is considered the child’s mother). Concerning unilateral adoptions, homosexual couples have an equal position to heterosexual couples. 122.61 See recommendation 122.58. 122.67 Due to the constitutional separation of powers, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption cannot impose (adopt) a code of ethics that would be binding on the National Assembly and the National Council, and cannot monitor the implementation of such a code. However, each of these bodies may adopt its own code and establish a monitoring mechanism. 122.77 The Government is currently not planning to decriminalise defamation. Under Article 159 of the Criminal Code, defamation is considered a criminal offence; however, it envisages (with certain rare exceptions) only private prosecution. This shows that the public interest for the prosecution of this criminal offence is smaller than in the case of criminal offences prosecuted ex officio. 122.118 See recommendation 122.58. 122.119 The Government does not see the need to amend legislation for the promotion and protection of the rights of national minorities as they already enjoy all cultural and linguistic minority rights. 122.120 The Government considers that the existing legislation guarantees all persons, including members of national minorities, the right to non-discrimination, free expression of their national affiliation, the fostering and expression of their culture and the right to use their language and script. 122.127 For historical reasons, Italian and Hungarian (autochthonous) national communities enjoy a significant degree of autonomy and political representation. According to available research, representatives of other national minorities on the territory of Slovenia cannot be considered autochthonous communities with the same status as the aforementioned communities. 7