Law of Slovakia
The law of the Slovak Republic is civil law.[1]
Constitution
The Constitution was passed in 1992.
Legislature
The legislature is the
National Council
.
Legislation
Legislation[2] includes Acts.
Acts
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- Act No 277/1994 Coll[3]
- Act No 136/1995 Coll[4]
- Act No 270/1995 Coll (Language law of Slovakia)
Courts and judiciary
There is a
Supreme Court of Slovakia and a Constitutional Court of Slovakia
.
Legal practitioners
There is a Slovak Bar Association (Slovakian: Slovenská advokátska komora).[5][6]
Criminal law
The Criminal Code of 2005 replaced that of 1961.[7][8]
Civil code
The Občiansky zákonník, or Slovak Civil Code, is derived from the Czechoslovak Civil Code of 1964.[9]
References
- Pries, Anne. In Winterton and Moys (eds). Information Sources in Law. Second Edition. Bowker-Saur. 1997. Chapter Twenty-Five: Slovak Republic. Pages 431 to 439.
- Štefan Franko. English-Slovak Slovak-English Dictionary of Law. Slovacontact. 1995. [1]
- Ján Svák. Judiciary and the Power of Judges in Slovakia. Eurokodex. Bratislava. 2011. [2]
- Jan Carnogursky. "The Justice System in Slovakia". M Mark Stolarik (ed). The Slovak Republic: A Decade of Independence, 1993-2002. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. 2003. Pages 35 to 43.
- CMS Cameron McKenna. "Legal Framework". Jonathan Reuvid (ed). Doing Business with Slovakia. GMB Publishing Ltd. 2004. Updated. 2005. Page 49. See also passim.
- Milan Jančo. Introduction to Slovak Civil Law. Aleš Čeněk. Plzeň. 2010. [3]
- Fiala, Hurdig and Kirstova. Contract Law in Slovak Republic. Kluwer Law International. 2010. Second Edition. 2014. Third Edition. 2017.
- Andhov and Rampášek. Commercial and Economic Law in the Slovak Republic. Kluwer Law International. 2020. [4]
- Andrea Oršulová and David Raus. Competition Law in the Slovak Republic. Kluwer Law International. 2011. Second Edition. 2017.
- Helena Barancová and Andrea Olšovská. Labour Law in Slovak Republic. Kluwer Law International. 2011. Second Edition. 2014.
- "The Legal and Regulatory Environment". Slovak Republic: A Strategy for Growth and European Integration. A World Bank Country Study. 1998. Pages 39 to 44.
- Andrej Školkay. Media Law in Slovakia. Kluwer Law International. 2011. Second Edition. 2013. Third Edition. 2016.
- Tomáš Gábriš. Sports Law in Slovakia. Kluwer Law International. 2012. 2019. Google Books (note: scan has the wrong title page).
- ^ Pries, Anne. In Winterton and Moys (eds). Information Sources in Law. Second Edition. Bowker-Saur. 1997. Chapter 25.
- ^ Milan Hodas. "Legislation in Slovakia". Karpen and Xanthaki (eds). Legislation in Europe: A Country by Country Guide. Hart Publishing. 2020. Chapter 26. Pages 415 to 432.
- ^ Gabriela Vandrova and Marian Fendek, "Legal Aspects of Protection of Mineral Waters" (1999) 5 Slovak Geological Magazine 110.
- ^ Martin Bútora and Péter Hunčík. Global Report on Slovakia. Sándor Márai Foundation. 1997. p 81.
- ^ Bruno Nascimbene and Elisabetta Bergamini. "Romania". The Legal Profession in the European Union. Kluwer Law International. 2009. Chapter 3. Section 24. Pages 190 to 197 at page 190.
- ^ Jozef Olej. "Slovakia". The Bar of Brussels (compiler). Professional Secrecy of Lawyers in Europe. Cambridge University Press. 2013. Pages 476 to 493 at page 477.
- ^ Jana Gajdosova. "Slovak Republic". Graeme R Newman (general ed). Crime and Punishment around the World. ABC-CLIO. 2010. Volume 4 (Europe, edited by Aebi and Jaquier). Page 308 to 314 at page 309.
- ^ As to bribery, see "Slovak Republic" in Addressing the Challenges of International Bribery and Fair Competition 2001. US Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. July 2001. Pages 60 and 61.
- ^ Pries, Anne. In Winterton and Moys (eds). Information Sources in Law. Second Edition. Bowker-Saur. 1997. Chapter 25. p 433.