The Intersection of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union with National Law: The Case of the Slovak Republic Cover Image

Prienik Charty základných práv Európskej únie do vnútroštátneho práva na príklade Slovenskej republiky
The Intersection of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union with National Law: The Case of the Slovak Republic

Author(s): Ján Mazák, Martina Jánošíková
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; national law of a member state; Slovak Republic; the status; scope and effects of the Charter of Fundamental Rights

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the question of how the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union influences national legal (constitutional) order of a Member State, with specific regard to the Slovak Republic. The authors analyse the law-making process of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Furthermore, they consider, briefly, the case law of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic and the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic concerning the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The authors conclude that the Charter of Fundamental Rights has still not been accorded its proper constitutional status in proceedings before the supreme courts of the Slovak Republic; nor does the National Council devote as much attention to the Charter of Fundamental Rights as it deserves as part of primary law of the European Union.

  • Issue Year: 62/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-16
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Slovak