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Timestamp: 2019-02-22 07:03:40
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', 'art 4', 'art 5', 'art 6', 'Art. 102', 'Art. 102', 'art 7', 'art 8', 'art 9', 'Art. 101']

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The Slovak Republic is a sovereign, democratic state governed by the rule of law. It is not bound by any ideology or religion.
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(1) The power of the state is vested in the citizens who shall exercise it directly or through their elected representatives.
(3) Anyone may act in a way not forbidden by law and no one may be forced to act in a way not prescribed by law.
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(1) The territory of the Slovak Republic is integral and indivisible.
(2) The border of the Slovak Republic may be changed only by a constitutional statute.
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Raw materials, underground water, natural and thermal springs and streams are the property of the Slovak Republic.
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(2) No person shall be deprived of Slovak citizenship against his or her will.
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(2) The use of languages other than the official language in official communications shall be determined by law.
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The Slovak Republic may, by its own discretion, enter into a union with other states. The right of secession from such unions shall not be restricted. The decision to enter into union with other states or to secede therefrom shall be subject to a constitutional statute and subsequent ratification by means of a public referendum.
Chapter Two - The State Symbols
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(1) The state emblem of the Slovak Republic consists of an early Gothic shield with a silver double cross erected on the central and highest of the three blue hills.
(5) Modifications and use of the state symbols shall be determined by law.
Chapter Three - The Capital of the Slovak Republic
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(1) The capital of the Slovak Republic is the city of Bratislava.
(2) The status of Bratislava as the capital of the Slovak Republic shall be defined by law.
Part 2 - Fundamental Rights And Freedoms
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International instruments on human rights and freedoms ratified by the Slovak Republic and promulgated under statutory requirements shall take precedence over national laws provided that the international treaties and agreements guarantee greater constitutional rights and freedoms.
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(4) No person shall be prevented from exercising his or her fundamental rights and freedoms.
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(1) No obligations shall be imposed on individuals unless such obligations are in accordance with the law and respect fundamental rights and freedoms.
(4) When imposing restrictions on constitutional rights and freedoms, respect must be given to the essence and meaning of these rights and freedoms and such restrictions shall be used only for specifically defined purposes.
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(4) No infringement of rights shall occur if a person has been deprived of life as a result of an act not defined as unlawful.
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(2) No person shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
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(1) Personal liberty of every individual shall be guaranteed.
(7) A psychological examination of the person charged with an offence is permissible only on a written court order.
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(1) No one may be subjected to forced labor or services.
(2) Section (1) of this Article shall not apply to:
a) prisoners or persons sentenced to alternatives of imprisonment,
b) military service or other services performed in lieu of compulsory service in the armed forces,
c) services lawfully required in cases of natural disasters, calamities and other events threatening the lives, health or valuable property of citizens,
d) activities lawfully required for the protection of life, health and rights of other people.
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(1) Every person shall have the right to maintain and protect his or her dignity, honor, reputation and good name.
(3) Anyone has the right to be protected against unwarranted collection, disclosure, and other misuse of personal information.
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(1) Everyone has the right to own property. Property rights of all owners shall be uniformly construed and equally protected by law. The right of inheritance is guaranteed.
(4) Expropriation or restrictions on property rights shall be imposed only to the extent legally justified for the protection of the public interest and shall be justly compensated.
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(1) The sanctity of the home shall be inviolable. Entrance without permission of the person residing therein is unlawful.
(3) Other infringements upon the inviolability of the home shall be legally justified only in circumstances where, in a democratic society, it is necessary to protect life, health, property, civil rights and freedoms or to avert a serious threat to public order. In cases where the home is used for business and other enterprising activities, such infringement may be legally justified for the purposes of public administration.
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(1) Secrecy of letters, other communications and written messages delivered by post and personal information shall be guaranteed.
(2) No one shall violate the secrecy of letters, other communications and written messages kept private or delivered by post or otherwise, except in cases specified by law. This provision applies to communications delivered by telephone, telegraph and other similar means.
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(1) Freedom of movement and residence shall be guaranteed.
(5) Aliens may be expelled only in cases provided by law.
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(1) Freedom of thought, conscience, religion and faith shall be guaranteed. This right shall include the right to change religion or faith and the right to refrain from a religious affiliation. Every person shall be entitled to express his or her opinion publicly.
(4) The rights under sections (1) to (3) of this Article can be legally restricted only as a measure taken in a democratic society for the protection of the public order, health, morality, and rights and freedoms of other people.
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(1) The defence of the Slovak Republic is the honorable privilege and duty of every citizen.
(2) No person may be forced to perform military duties if it is contrary to his or her conscience or religious faith or conviction. Further details shall be specified by law.
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(1) Freedom of expression and the right to information shall be guaranteed.
(5) Governmental authorities and public administration shall be obligated to provide reasonable access to the information in the official language of their work and activities. The terms and procedures of the execution thereof shall be specified by law.
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(1) The right to petition shall be guaranteed. Every person shall have the right to address governmental authorities and public administration in individual and public matters with petitions, proposals, and complaints either individually or in association with other persons.
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(1) The right to peaceful assembly shall be guaranteed.
(2) The conditions under which this right may be exercised shall be provided by law in cases of meetings held in public places where, in a democratic society, it is necessary to protect rights and freedoms of other persons, public order, health and morality, property or state security. No approval by public administration shall be required for such meetings.
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(4) Political parties and political movements, as well as unions, societies or associations shall be separate from the State.
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(1) Citizens shall have the right to participate in the administration of public affairs directly or by freely elected representatives.
(4) All citizens shall have equal access to elected or public offices.
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(3) The exercise of rights by citizens of a national minority guaranteed by this Constitution may not threaten the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Slovak Republic or discriminate against other citizens.
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(4) The rights of aliens provided in sections (1) to (3) of this Article, as concerns aliens, may be governed under a separate law.
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g) the right of collective bargaining.
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(1) Every person shall have the right to associate freely with other persons to protect their economic and social interests.
(4) The right to strike shall be guaranteed. The terms thereof shall be provided by law. Judges, prosecutors, members of the armed forces, and members of fire squads shall be disqualified from the exercise of this right.
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(3) Further details of the rights defined in sections (1 ) and (2) of this Article shall be specified by law.
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(1) Citizens shall be entitled to adequate material security in their old age, as well as in cases of disability, and death of the family's principal provider.
(3) Further details of rights defined in sections (1) and (2) of this Article shall be provided by law.
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Every person shall have the right to protect his or her health. Through medical insurance, the citizens shall have the right to free health care and medical equipment for disabilities under the terms to be provided by law.
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(1) Matrimony, parentage, and family shall be protected by law. Special protection shall be enjoyed by children and young persons.
(6) Further details of the rights defined in sections (1) to (5) of this Article shall be set by law.
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(4) Eligibility for financial assistance for students from public funds shall be provided by law.
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(1) Freedom of scientific research and freedom of artistic expression shall be guaranteed. Intellectual property rights shall be protected by law.
(2) The right of access to cultural heritage shall be guaranteed under the terms fixed by law.
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(1) Every person shall have the right to favorable environment.
(4) The State shall be responsible for the economical use of natural resources, an ecological balance and an effective environmental policy.
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Chapter Seven - Right to Judicial and Other Legal Protection
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(4) Details and terms of the judicial and other legal protection shall be regulated by law.
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(1) Every person shall have the right to refuse to give testimony which might incriminate that person or another person close to him or her.
(4) A person who claims not to know the language used in the proceedings under section (2) of this Article shall have the right to an interpreter.
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(1) No one may be taken out of the competence of his or her judge. The jurisdiction of courts shall be defined by law.
(2) Every person has the right to have his or her case tried publicly without unreasonable delay, to be present at the proceedings, and to object to any evidence given therein. The public can be excluded only in cases specified by law.
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(1) The courts of law alone shall decide the guilt of, and punishment for, the offender.
(6) Any criminal conduct shall be determined by, and punished under, the law effective at the time of the act. The law passed after the commission of the offense shall apply only if the law is more beneficial to the offender.
Chapter Eight - Part One and Part Two Joint Provisions
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The rights defined in articles 35, 36, 37 section (4), 38 to 42 and 44 to 46 of this Constitution may be claimed only within the limits of the law providing for the exercise thereof.
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(1) Whenever the term "citizen" is used in Part One and Part Two of this Constitution, it means a citizen of the Slovak Republic.
(3) Whenever the term "citizen" is used in any previous rules, it means any person provided the rights and freedoms are guaranteed by this Constitution, irrespective of the, citizenship.
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Chapter One - The Economy in the Slovak Republic
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(1) The economy in the Slovak Republic shall be based on the principles of a socially and ecologically oriented market economy.
(2) The Slovak Republic shall protect and encourage competition. Details shall be provided by law.
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The Slovak Republic shall establish a central Bank charged with the issue of currency. Details shall be regulated by law.
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(1) The fiscal matters of the Slovak Republic shall be managed through the national budget. The national budget shall be adopted by an enactment.
(3) Specialized state funds linked with the national budget can be established by law.
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(1) Taxes and duties shall be collected on the national and local levels.
(2) Taxes and duties can be levied by and under the law.
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The Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic shall be an independent agency supervising the auditing of, and control over, budgetary funds, public property, public property rights, and public debts.
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(1) The Supreme Audit Office shall be headed by the Chairman. The Chairman and Vice-Chairmen shall be elected and recalled by the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(4) The Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Supreme Audit Office shall not be eligible for any position in the central or local governments or on boards of business corporations.
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The authority, powers and structure of the Supreme Audit Office shall be regulated by law.
Part 4 - Legal Self-governing Bodies
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(1) The basic unit of local administration shall be the municipality.
(3) Self-governing subdivisions at higher levels shall be defined by law.
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(1) The municipality is a corporate body responsible for the property and financial resources thereof as fixed by law.
(2) The municipality shall finance its needs primarily by its own funds and also by national subsidies. Taxes and duties to be raised by the municipality shall be determined by law. The municipalities can claim entitlement to subsidies only within the limits set by law.
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The municipality shall have the right to form associations with other communities in matters of common interest.
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Matters regarding local self-government shall be decided by municipalities, and any restrictions thereof may be imposed only by law. Local self-government shall be carried out by local assemblies, local referendum or through municipal authorities.
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The municipalities shall pass ordinances, generally binding decisions in matters of local government.
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(1) Municipal authorities include:
(a) municipal office;
(b) mayor's office
(2) Municipal offices shall consist of local elected representatives. Local government elections are based on universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
(3) The mayor shall be elected by the local citizens in an election by universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. The mayor shall be the executive officer exercising executive powers and representing the municipality in all matters.
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(1) The municipality may be delegated by law to exercise the powers of state administration. All expenses relating to such delegation of state administration shall be borne by the state.
(2) When exercising the powers of state administration, the municipality may, within its territorial jurisdiction, pass generally binding ordinances, as delegated by law. The exercise of state administration delegated to local communities shall be controlled and supervised by the Government. Further details shall be provided by law.
Part 5 - Legislative Power
Chapter One - The National Council of the Slovak Republic
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(1) The National Council of the Slovak Republic shall consist of 150 members elected for a four-year term.
(2) The members shall be the representatives of the citizens, and shall be elected to exercise their mandates individually and according to their best conscience and conviction. They are bound by no directives.
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(3) Details relating to the election of the representatives shall be fixed by law.
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(1) A representative elected to the National Council of the Slovak Republic for the first time shall take the following vow: "I do solemnly pledge allegiance to the Slovak Republic to the best of my ability to exercise dutifully my obligations in the interests of all citizens. I will abide by the Constitution and all other laws and I will make every effort to implement them in everyday life."
(2) Any refusal to take the pledge or any reservation thereof shall result in the loss of the mandate.
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(1) The mandate shall disqualify the representative from the offices of the President, the judge, public prosecutor, member of the police forces, member of prison or judicial guards, and career military officer.
(2) The mandate of a representative who has been appointed a member of the Government, though not fulfilled, shall not expire.
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(1) No member shall be prosecuted either during the term of office or at any other time for his or her vote in the National Council of the Slovak Republic or its committees. The members are subject to disciplinary powers of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for any statement made in the National Council of the Slovak Republic or its committees while holding mandates.
(3) If a member has been arrested or detained while committing an offence, the appropriate agency shall be obliged to notify without delay the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Unless the arrest is approved by the Mandate and Immunity Committee, the member must be immediately released.
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(1) A member may interpellate the Government of the Slovak Republic, any member of the Government or any principal governmental official in matters within their official powers. Any interpellation must be answered within thirty days.
(2) The response to interpellation shall have the form of a debate in the National Council of the Slovak Republic which may be followed by a vote of confidence.
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(1) Any representative may resign from his or her seat.
(2) The mandate of a representative lawfully sentenced for a serious malicious offense shall expire.
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(1) The National Council of the Slovak Republic shall be continually in session.
(5) A session of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall end as a result of lapse of time or dissolution.
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(1) The sessions of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall be convened by the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(4) Closed sessions may be held only in cases defined by law or when three fifths of all members have so resolved.
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(1) A quorum of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall consist of the majority of all members.
(3) For the purposes of adopting or amending the Constitution, adopting constitutional statutes, adopting a decision about referendum on recalling the President of the Slovak Republic, for impeachment of the President and declaring war on other state, the consent of a three-fifths majority of all members shall be required.
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a) make resolutions concerning the adoption of the Constitution, constitutional statutes and other laws, and to supervise their implementation;
b) give consent to treaties of the union of the Slovak Republic with other states and to the termination of such treaties by means of constitutional statutes;
c) propose the holding of a referendum;
d) give consent, prior to ratification, on international political treaties, international economic agreements in general and any international agreements provided the execution thereof shall require legislation;
e) establish governmental departments and other governmental bodies;
f) debate on the governmental policy proclaimed in the Program of the Government of the Slovak Republic, monitor the activities of the Government, as well as debate on votes of confidence regarding the Government or an individual member of the Government;
g) approve the national budget, supervise budgetary policy and approve the final national revenue balance;
h) debate on basic issues relating to domestic, international, economic, social and other policies ;
i) elect judges, the President and the Vice-President of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic, the President and the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic and the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Supreme Audit Office.
j) declare war in the event of an act of aggression by parties hostile to the Slovak Republic or in the event that obligations under international joint defence treaties must be fulfilled, and
k) give consent for a contingent of troops to be sent outside the Slovak Republic.
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(1) Bills may be introduced by the Committees of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, members of the National Council and the Government of the Slovak Republic.
(5) Any law shall enter into effect after promulgation. Details shall be defined by law.
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(1) A vote of no-confidence in the Government of the Slovak Republic or a member thereof may be submitted to, and considered by, the National Council of the Slovak Republic provided one fifth of the members so require.
(2) A no-confidence vote in the Government of the Slovak Republic or a member thereof shall be passed provided an absolute majority of all members concur.
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(1) The Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall be elected or recalled by secret ballot with the consent of an absolute majority of all members. The President shall be responsible exclusively to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(2) The Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall:
a) convene and direct the sessions of the National Council of the Slovak Republic;
b) sign the Constitution, constitutional statutes and other laws;
c) authorize the pledge taken by any member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic;
d) accept the pledge taken by the judges and the President of the Supreme Court,
e) announce the election of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, election of the President of the Slovak Republic and elections of local self-government authorities,
f) announce a referendum on the recall of the President of the Slovak Republic.
(3) The Speaker of the Slovak National Council shall remain in office after the expiry of the electoral term until the National Council of the Slovak Republic elects a new President.
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(1) The Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic may be substituted by the Deputy-Speakers. The Deputy-Speakers are elected or replaced by the National Council of the Slovak Republic with the consent of an absolute majority of all members voting by secret ballot. The Deputy-Speakers shall be responsible to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(2) The provisions of Article 89, section (3) shall apply also to the Deputy-Speakers of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
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The work of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall be under the direction of the Speaker and the Deputy-Speakers.
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(1) The National Council of the Slovak Republic shall establish Committees composed of its own members for purposes of the introduction of legislation and supervision with chairmen elected by secret ballot.
(2) The procedures governing the debates and deliberations in the National Council of the Slovak Republic and its Committees shall be fixed by law.
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(1) A constitutional statute on the formation of a union with other states or a secession therefrom shall be confirmed by a public referendum.
(2) A referendum may also be used to decide on other crucial issues in the public interest. (3) No issues of fundamental rights, freedoms, taxes, duties or national budgetary matters may be decided by a public referendum.
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A referendum shall be announced by the President of the Slovak Republic upon a petition submitted by no less than 350,000 citizens, or upon a resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic not later than thirty days after the petition or the resolution have been submitted by the citizens or by the National Council of the Slovak Republic, as the case may be.
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(1) The proposals for the adoption of a resolution by the National Council of the Slovak Republic on the holding of a referendum may be submitted by members of the National Council or the Government of the Slovak Republic.
(2) A referendum shall be held not later than ninety days after it has been announced by the President of the Slovak Republic.
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(1) No referendum shall be held less than ninety days before the date of the election of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(2) A referendum may be held on the date of the election of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
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(1) The results of the referendum shall be valid provided an absolute majority of eligible voters have participated and the issue has been decided by an absolute majority of votes.
(2) The proposals adopted by a referendum shall be promulgated by the National Council of the Slovak Republic and shall become law.
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(1) The results of a referendum may be derogated or abrogated by a constitutional statute passed by the National Council of the Slovak Republic once a period of three years has passed since the date the outcome took effect.
(2) The referendum can be repeated no sooner than three years after the previous referendum held on the same issue.
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Part 6 - Executive Power
Chapter One - The President of the Slovak Republic
A r t i c l e..101
(1) The Head of the Slovak Republic shall be the President. The President shall represent the Slovak Republic in external and internal relations and with his/her decisions ensures the normal functioning of the constitutional authorities. The President performs his office according to his/her best conscience and conviction. He is bound by no directives.
(2) The President shall be elected by the citizens of the Slovak Republic in direct elections by secret ballot for a five-year term. The right to elect the President have the citizens who are eligible to vote in election to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(3) The candidates for Presidency are nominated by a group of 15 Members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic or by the citizens who are eligible to vote for National Council of the Slovak Republic based on a petition signed by at least 15 000 citizens. The nominations are submitted to the President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic not later than 21 days after the elections have been announced.
(4) The president shall be the candidate who gets the absolute majority of all valid votes provided by eligible voters. If none of the candidates succeeds to get the required majority of votes by voters, a second ballot takes place within 14 days. Those two candidates progress to the second ballot who got the highest number of the valid votes. In the second ballot shall be elected to be a President that candidate who obtained the highest number of all valid votes of the participating voters.
(5) If one of the candidates obtaining in the first ballot the most valid votes is not eligible any more to be a President before the second ballot or he gives up his right to run for presidency, that candidate progresses to the second ballot who gets the next highest number of the votes in the first ballot. If there are not two candidates in the second ballot, it will be cancelled and the President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall announce new elections within seven days in a way that they could take place within 60 days after having been promulgated.
(6) If there is just one candidate running for presidency, the election will take place in a way that a vote will be taken on him; he shall be elected President if he gets the absolute majority of the valid votes from participating voters.
(7) The elected candidate takes up his office of a President taking the vow. The President shall be sworn before the National Council by the President of the Constitutional Court at noon when the former President' s term of office ceases.
(8) If the President's term of office terminated earlier, the elected candidate takes the vow and takes up his office of the President at noon the following day after the announcement of the election results.
(10) The details for presidential elections shall be defined by law.
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a) shall represent the Slovak Republic in international relations, negotiate and ratify international agreements; he can delegate the power to the Government or, with the consent of the Government, to individual members of the Government to negotiate those international agreements for which no consent by the National Council of the Slovak Republic is required;
b) shall receive and accredit ambassadors;
c) shall convene the opening session of the National Council of the Slovak Republic;
d) may dissolve the National Council of the Slovak Republic provided the National Council of the Slovak Republic has rejected its program within six months, when the National Council of the Slovak Republic has not decided within three months about a Government bill which was connected with the vote of confidence, when the National Council of the Slovak Republic was incapacitated to resolution more than three months, although its session has not been adjourned notwithstanding it was repeatedly convened or if the session of the National Council of the Slovak Republic was adjourned for a longer time than the Constitution allows. The President cannot apply this right during the last six months of his term of office. The President shall dissolve the National Council of the Slovak Republic if in the referendum on his recalling he is not recalled;
e) shall sign laws;
f) shall appoint and remove the Prime Minister and other members of Government of the Slovak Republic, commission the heads of governmental departmens and accept their resignation; he shall remove the Prime Minister and other Ministers in cases defined in Articles 115 and 116;
g) shall appoint and remove the principal officers of national bodies and high officials as defined by law, university professors and presidents, and promote army generals;
h) shall award decorations and honors, unless another authority has been delegated by him to do so;
i) shall grant pardons and amnesty, mitigate sentences imposed by criminal courts, decrees to terminate or not to commence proceedings and to erase criminal records;
j) shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces;
k) shall declare, by the recommendation of the Government of the Slovak Republic, a state of war, and declare war by a resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic in the event of aggression by parties hostile to the Slovak Republic or in the event that obligations under international agreements requiring the joint defense against aggression must be fulfilled;
l) shall declare a state of emergency by means of a constitutional statute;
m) shall announce referendums;
n) may return constitutional or other bills to the National Council of the Slovak Republic with his comments for reconsideration within fifteen days after getting/delivering the adopted law;
o) shall inform the National Council of the Slovak Republic of the state of the Slovak Republic and of major political issues, and submit proposals and other measures;
p) shall have the right to require from the Government of the Slovak Republic and from its members information needed for the fulfilment of his duties
(2) Decision of the President issued under Art. 102 letter b) and i) if it concerns granting amnesty shall be valid under letter j) if it is signed by the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic or the appropriate/competent minister. In these cases the Government of the Slovak Republic shall be responsible for the President´s decision.
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(1) Any citizen of the Slovak Republic eligible to be elected to the member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic who has attained forty years of age on the day of the election , may be elected President of the Slovak Republic.
(5) The President shall hold no other paid position in any profession, business or on any executive board of a corporation.
(6) The President may resign from his office at any time; his term of office ceases on the day of handing over to the President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic a written announcement of this decision.
(7) The President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic shall announce the President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic in writing the President' s resignation from his office.
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(1) The President shall be sworn before the National Council by the President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic as follows:
(2) A refusal to take the vow or expression of reservations thereto shall annul the presidential election.
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(1) In a case where the President has not been elected, or at the time of a vacancy before the election of the new President, or after the new President has been elected but before he has been sworn in, or he has been unable to perform his official duties, the powers of the President shall be delegated to the Government of the Slovak Republic except for those defined in Article 102 paragraph 1, subsections d) to g). In these cases the Government may vest some of the powers of the President in the Prime Minister. During such time the Prime Minister shall act as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The powers of the President shall be delegated to the Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic under Art. 102 paragraph 1 letter e), f) and g).
(2) In the event that the President has been unable to perform the duties of his office for more than six months, the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic shall proclaim the office of the President vacant. On the day of this promulgation, the acting President´s term of office ceases.
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(1) The President may be recalled before the termination of his/her term of office by a referendum. A referendum on recalling the President shall be announced by the
President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic based on the resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted by not less than a three-fifths majority of all members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. He must do so within thirty days from adopting the resolution in order that the referendum would take place within 60 days after having been promulgated.
(2) The President shall be recalled if in the referendum an absolute majority of all eligible voters voted for his recall.
(3) If the President has not been recalled in a referendum, he should dissolve the National Council of the Slovak Republic within 30 days after the results of the referendum have been announced. In this case a new President's term of office starts to run. The President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall announce elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic within 7 days after it has been dissolved.
(4) The procedure required for the recall of the President shall be specified by law.
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President may be arraigned/prosecuted only for deliberate violation of the Constitution or for high treason . About filing impeachment decides the National Council of the Slovak Republic by consent of a three-fifths majority of all members. The impeachment shall be filed by the National Council of the Slovak Republic that decides on it in a plenary session.". Condemning /convicting decision of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic results the loss of the presidential office and the illegibility to regain this office.
Chapter Two - The Government of the Slovak Republic
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The Government of the Slovak Republic shall be the supreme executive body.
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(1) The Government shall consist of the Prime Minister, Deputy-Prime Ministers and Ministers.
(3) A member of Government shall hold no other paid position in a profession, business or on the executive board of a corporation.
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(2) Any citizen of the Slovak Republic eligible for election to the Slovak National Council may be appointed the Prime Minister.
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On the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of the Slovak Republic shall appoint and recall other members of the Government by granting commissions to carry out departmental duties. The President can appoint the Vice-President or a Minister from among the citizens eligible to be elected to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
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(1) The Government shall be collectively responsible for the exercise of governmental powers to the National Council of the Slovak Republic which may take a vote of confidence at any time.
(3) The Government may initiate voting on a bill concerning any matter concurrently with a vote of confidence.
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(1) In the event that the National Council has passed a vote of no-confidence or overruled a motion for a vote of confidence, the President shall dismiss the Government.
(2) In the case where the President has accepted resignation of the Government, he shall delegate all powers continuously to be exercised by the former Government until a new Government s been appointed.
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(1) Members of the Government shall be individually accountable to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(7) In a case where the President has accepted the resignation of a member of the Government, or if he has dismissed a member of the Government, he shall designate another member to be temporarily responsible for fulfilling the duties of the resigning member.
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(1) The quorum of the Government shall consist of the majority of the members present.
(2) Adoption of a resolution by the Government shall require the consent of an absolute majority of all members of the Government.
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The Government shall decide collectively on:
a) bills;
b) regulations passed by the Government;
c) its policy and implementation;
d) principal measures to be taken to implement the economic and social programs of the Slovak Republic;
e) proposals concerning the national budget and national revenue balance;
f) international treaties entered into by the Slovak Republic;
g) crucial issues in domestic and international affairs;
h) the introduction of bills to the National Council of the Slovak Republic and initiation of public discussion on other major measures;
i) motions for votes of confidence;
j) granting pardon for administrative infringements;
k) governmental appointments and dismissals as fixed by law, and
l) other matters as may be defined by law.
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(1) The Government shall have the power to pass regulations for the implementation of laws within limits defined by law.
(3) Decrees shall be promulgated by the procedures specified by law.
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The Government shall have the power to grant pardons in matters of administrative infrigements.
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Part 7 - Judical Power
Chapter One - The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic
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The Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction over constitutional conflicts between:
a) laws and the Constitution or constitutional statutes;
b) regulations passed by the Government or generally binding rules passed by the Ministries or other authorities of the central government and the Constitution, constitutional statutes, or other laws;
c) generally binding rules passed by local self-governing bodies and the Constitution or other laws;
d) generally binding rules passed by local government authorities and the Constitution, other laws or other generally binding rules, and
e) generally binding rules and international instruments promulgated as fixed by law.
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The Constitutional Court shall decide disputes over powers distributed among central government authorities, unless these disputes are to be decided by another governmental authority as provided by law.
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The Constitutional Court shall review the challenges to final decisions made by central government authorities, local government authorities and local self-governing bodies in cases concerning violations of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, unless the protection of such rights falls under the jurisdiction of another court.
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(1) The Constitutional Court shall be responsible for the interpretation of constitutional statutes in conflicting cases. The terms shall be provided by law.
(2) The Constitutional Court shall not comment as to whether proposed legislation is consistent with the Constitution and constitutional statutes.
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(1) The Constitutional Court shall review challenges to decisions that confirm or reject the seat of a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(2) The Constitutional Court shall decide on the constitutionality and lawfulness of the elections and on recalling the President of the Slovak Republic. It shall decide whether the elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic and to local self-governing bodies have been held in conformity with the Constitution and the law.
(3) The Constitutional Court shall review challenges to the results of a public referendum and complaints against results of a referendum on recalling the President of the Slovak Republic .
(4) The Constitutional Court shall decide whether a decision dissolving a political party/movement or suspending political activities thereof is consistent with the constitutional statutes and other laws.
(5) The Constitutional Court shall decide cases of deliberate violation of the Constitution and treason allegedly committed by the President of the Slovak Republic upon an accusation by the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
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f) any person whose rights shall be adjudicated as defined in Article 127.
(2) The law shall specify who can commence the proceedings under Article 129.
(3) The Constitutional Court may commence proceedings upon the information presented by an individual or a corporation claiming to have rights violated.
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All members of the Constitutional Court shall decide in cases set forth in Articles,105 subsections 2, Article 107, Article 125 letters a) and b), Article 129 sections (2) up to (5), Article 138 sections 2 and 3 and matters regarding its internal procedures.
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(1) In cases where the Constitutional Court finds any contradictions in statutory rules as defined by Article 125, these rules, parts or clauses thereof shall become ineffective. The authorities that passed these rules shall be obliged to bring them to conformity with the Constitution and constitutional statutes not later than six months following the finding of the Constitutional Court; or in the case of rules defined by Article 125 subsection b) also with other laws; or in cases of rules defined by Article 125 subsection c) also with other laws, international instruments, regulations passed by the Government of the Slovak Republic, and with the generally binding rules issued by Ministries and other central government authorities. Otherwise these rules, parts or clauses thereof shall become ineffective after six months following the decision of the Constitutional Court.
(2) The decisions of the Constitutional Court made under section (1) shall be promulgated as defined by law.
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There shall be no appeal against a decision of the Constitutional Court.
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(1) The Constitutional Court shall be composed of ten judges.
(5) Upon taking this pledge, the judge shall assume the duties of judicial office on the Constitutional Court.
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(1) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall enjoy the same immunity as members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
(3) The Constitutional Court shall decide upon the legitimacy of the prosecution and pre-trial detention of the President of the Supreme Court and Vice Presidents of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic.
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(1) A judge appointed to the Constitutional Court shall resign from membership in a political party or movement prior to his or her solemn vow.
(2) The judges of the Constitutional Court shall hold their offices as a profession. The performance of this profession shall be incompatible with:
a) any business activities and paying jobs except for one that concerns the administration of their own property, scientific activities, teaching, or literary and publishing activities;
b) any post or employment in another public office.
(3) On the day a judge assumes his or her judicial office, his or her position as a parliamentary representative or member of the Government of the Slovak Republic shall expire.
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(1) Any judge of the Constitutional Court may resign from his or her office.
(3) The President of the Slovak Republic shall remove a judge of the Constitutional Court from office if it is determined that the said judge has not participated in the work of the Constitutional Court for more than twelve months, or if the judge has been incapacitated by a court decree.
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Chapter Two - The Judiciary of the Slovak Republic
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(1) The judiciary shall be administered by independent and impartial courts of the Slovak Republic.
(2) The judiciary shall be independent of other branches of government at all levels.
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(1) The courts shall rule on civil and criminal matters, and review decisions made by administrative bodies.
(3) Judgments shall be announced publicly in the name of the Slovak Republic.
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(1) The judicial system shall be composed of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic and other courts.
(2) Further details of the judicial system, jurisdiction of the courts, their structure, and procedural rules shall be established by law.
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(1) Judges shall be independent and bound only by law.
(3) In the case where the court establishes that a generally binding rule contradicts the law, the proceedings shall be postponed and a petition shall be filed in the Constitutional Court. The finding of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic shall be binding on the original court and all other courts.
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(1) A judge shall be elected by the National Council of the Slovak Republic on the advice of the Government of the Slovak Republic for a four-year term. Upon the completion of this term, the National Council, on the advice of the Government of the Slovak Republic, shall elect the judge again for an indefinite term.
(2) The President of the Supreme Court and Vice-Presidents of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic shall be elected by the National Council of the Slovak Republic from among the judges of the Supreme Court for a five-year term for no more than two consecutive terms.
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Any judge may resign from office.
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(1) A judge shall be removed from office by the National Council of the Slovak Republic:
a) upon a conviction of a malicious offense;
b) upon a disciplinary measure imposed for professional misconduct.
(2) The National Council of the Slovak Republic may remove a judge
a) who has been unable to perform judicial duties for reasons of bad health for not less than one year;
b) who has attained sixty-five years of age.
(3) Prior to such removal, the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall require the opinion of the appropriate disciplinary tribunal.
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(1) The status, powers and duties of judges shall be fixed by law.
(2) The procedure required for the appointment of lay judges shall be specified by law.
Part 8 - Office of the Public Prosecutors in the Slovak Republic
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Part 9 - Transitory and Final Provisions Slovak Republic
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(1) The constitutional statutes, laws and other generally binding rules shall remain in force in the Slovak Republic unless they are in contradiction with this Constitution. They can be derogated and abrogated by the appropriate authorities of the Slovak Republic.
(4) Constitutional statutes, laws and other generally binding rules shall be interpreted and applied in conformity with this Constitution.
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The President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall announce presidential elections under this constitutional statute within 30 days from entering into force of the law passed under Art. 101 section 10.".
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The following laws are hereby abrogated: (1) The Slovak National Council Constitutional Statute 50/1990 concerning the name, the state emblem, the state flag, the state seal and the state anthem of the Slovak Republic;
(2) The Slovak National Council Constitutional Statute 79/1990 concerning the number of representatives in the Slovak National Council, the solemn vow taken by the representatives to the Slovak National Council, members of the Government of the Slovak Republic and the local government representatives in the National Committees and the official term of the Slovak National Council.
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This Constitution of the Slovak Republic shall enter into effect on the day of its Proclamation except for the following: Article 3, section (2), Article 23, section (4) in the cases of expelling or extraditing an alien; Articles 53 and 84, section (3) in the case of war against another state, Article 86 subsection k) and 1 ) and Article 102 subsection g) in the case of academic appointments of university professors, presidents of universities, and promotions of military generals, Article 102, subsections j) and k) and Article 152 section 1, second clause in the case of constitutional statutes, laws and other general binding rules issued by the appropriate authorities in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic which shall become operative concurrently with the appropriate constitutional changes in the Czech and Slovak Republic under the provisions of this Constitution.
Source: http://www.government.gov.sk/VLADA/USTAVA/en_vlada_ustava.shtml