Slovakia
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- 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 1, 1999SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia (1992) at Art
- SEPTEMBER 22, 1998SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
On September 22 1998, Slovakia, which had already ratified...
On September 22 1998, Slovakia, which had already ratified Protocol No