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

Main article: Legislation of Slovakia

Legislation[2] includes Acts.

Acts

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Courts and judiciary

There is a Supreme Court of Slovakia and a Constitutional Court of Slovakia.

Legal practitioners

Main article: Legal profession in Slovakia

There is a Slovak Bar Association (Slovakian: Slovenská advokátska komora).[5][6]

Criminal law

See also: Capital punishment in Slovakia

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

  1. ^ Pries, Anne. In Winterton and Moys (eds). Information Sources in Law. Second Edition. Bowker-Saur. 1997. Chapter 25.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Gabriela Vandrova and Marian Fendek, "Legal Aspects of Protection of Mineral Waters" (1999) 5 Slovak Geological Magazine 110.
  4. ^ Martin Bútora and Péter Hunčík. Global Report on Slovakia. Sándor Márai Foundation. 1997. p 81.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Pries, Anne. In Winterton and Moys (eds). Information Sources in Law. Second Edition. Bowker-Saur. 1997. Chapter 25. p 433.

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