Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic

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

Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic

Appointment

The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President of the Slovak 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 Slovak 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 has fourteen judges serving in eight panels, the Administrative Division has twenty-eight judges and twelve panels, the civil division has twenty-nine judges and 8 panels, and the Criminal Division has nineteen judges and eight panels.[1]

Controversy

In October 2020, Supreme Court judges Jarmila Urbancová and Jozef Kolcon were accused of corruption and arrested.[4]

References
  1. "Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky". Network of Supreme Courts of the European Union. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  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. "The Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic | Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky". www.nsud.sk. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  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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