Supreme Court of Slovakia

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Supreme Court of Slovakia

The Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic is the highest juridical authority in the Republic of Slovakia and is based in Bratislava. It was established on 1 January 1993,[1] following the split of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.[2] The court is the ultimate appeals court for the lower courts within the Republic of Slovakia.[1]

Appointment[]

The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President of the Republic after being seen as qualified enough by the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic.[1] Any person who has fulfilled 30 years of age, is in possession of a masters degree in law and agrees to accept the post of a judge at Supreme Court after having passed the electoral process, may classify for the post.[1]

Roles[]

It is the appeals court for the regional and district courts as well as for the Military courts.[3] The court decides in panels composed by three or five judges.[3] The three member panels decide on the matters regarding the lower courts.[3] The five member panel decides on matters which concern verdicts of courts composed by the three member panels of the Supreme Court.[3]

Judges and panels[]

The court has four divisions, which are the Criminal Division, the Administrative Division, the Civil division and the Commercial Division.[1] Each division includes an amount of panels with three members.[1] The Commercial division with fourteen judges in eight panels, the Administrative Division with twenty-eight judges and twelve panels, the civil division with twenty-nine judges and 8 panels and the Criminal Division with nine-teen judges and eight panels.[1]

Controversy[]

In October 2020 the Supreme Courts judges and Jozef Kolcon were accused of corruption and arrested.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky". Network of Supreme Courts of the European Union. Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Engelberg, Stephen (1993-01-01). "Czechoslovakia Breaks in Two, To Wide Regret". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic | Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky". www.nsud.sk. Retrieved 2021-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a.s, Petit Press (2020-10-28). "Storm transforms into Gale. More judges and an influential businessman detained". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
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