ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the constitutional jurisprudence of Bulgaria, Latvia, and Slovenia. While all three constitutional courts indicate the modifiable nature of pension insurance, Slovenian and Latvian case-law explicitly states that regardless of whether rights are realised or not, pension systems should not be subjected to abrupt pension reforms. Still, examining the applicants' sections of the cases discussed here demonstrates that some of the cases that contributed to the unveiling of constitutional safeguards against the quiet revolutions in pension insurance were related to individuals' complaints. By protecting pension rights and individuals' respective benefits, constitutional safeguards mitigate attempted quiet revolutions in pension systems and thus contribute to people's continued ability to exercise their freedom as members of society, even in old age. The Latvian, Slovenian, and Bulgarian case studies demonstrate that constitutional safeguards can protect the core of pension benefits in these Eastern European states.
