Law of Slovakia

The law of the Slovak Republic is civil law.[1]

## Constitution

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The Constitution was passed in 1992.

## Legislature

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The legislature is the National Council.

## Legislation

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Main article: Legislation of Slovakia

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

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

## Legal practitioners

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Main article: Legal profession in Slovakia

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

## Criminal law

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See also: Capital punishment in Slovakia

The Criminal Code of 2005 replaced that of 1961.[7][8]

## Civil code

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The Občiansky zákonník, or Slovak Civil Code, is derived from the Czechoslovak Civil Code of 1964.[9]

## References

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* 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).

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.

## External links

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* Guide to Law Online - Slovakia from the Library of Congress
* Case law - Official
* The Consolidated Laws of the Slovak republic - Official
* The Consolidated Laws of the Slovak republic - Alternative private system

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