Slovakia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- 1 gemmao 1993; changed in 1998, amended in 2001
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- civil law based on Austro-Hungarian codes
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Council of the Slovak Republic (Narodna Rada)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Council); Constitutional Court (judges appointed by the President from a group approved by the National Council); Special Court (judges elected by a council of judges and appointed by the President)
RELIGIONS
68.9% Catholics, 10.8% Protestants, other minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 18, 2003SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Slovakia's Justice Minister Daniel...
It was reported that Slovakia's Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic said capital punishment was a "plausible system of penalty, which does not make corrections possible
- JANUARY 1, 2003SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990
Slovakia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2003SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Slovakia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished when Slovakia was part...
The death penalty was abolished when Slovakia was part of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
- JULY 14, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna...
Slovak Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CE) Anna Lamperova signed the Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, related to the absolute abolition of the death penalty
- JUNE 24, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Real Slovak National Party (PSNS) boss Jan Slota criticized...
Real Slovak National Party (PSNS) boss Jan Slota criticized Slovakia's decision to sign a protocol No
- JUNE 19, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The government effectively blocked any future attempts...
The government effectively blocked any future attempts to bring back the death penalty in Slovakia by approving a proposal to ratify the protocol No 13 [concerning the abolition of the death penalty] to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights an
- JUNE 18, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Cabinet's Legislative Council recommended ministers...
The Cabinet's Legislative Council recommended ministers to approve the draft proposal to close Protocol No
- APRIL 26, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) wants to re-submit...
The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) wants to re-submit to the Slovakian Parliament their Criminal Code amendment, recently turned down by the Parliament, which features harsher punishments for offenders, introduces the death penalty, anti-cloning meas
- JANUARY 12, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Central Board of the Real Slovak National Party...
The Central Board of the Real Slovak National Party (PSNS) said that during its campaign for the upcoming general election it is ready to open the question of reintroducing capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2002SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- JUNE 22, 2001SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Public Opinion Research Institute of the Statistic...
The Public Opinion Research Institute of the Statistic Office in Slovakia found 57 percent are in support of the reintroduction of capital punishment in Slovakia