About the court
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The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic was established by the Constitution of the Slovak Republic as an independent judicial body in order to protect constitutionality. The powers are regulated by Articles 124 to 140 of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, details on organisation of the Constitutional Court, on the proceedings before the Court and on the status of its Judges were stipulated in Law No. 38/1993 which was effective until 28 February 2019. From 1 March 2019, the Constitutional Court is regulated by Law No. 314/2018 (PDF, 804 Kb) issued in order to accomplish a more effective way of work contributing to higher protection of human rights and freedoms.
Pursuant to section 79 of Law No. 38/1993, the Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court has approved the Procedure and standing order of the Constitutional Court No. 114/1993 as amended, defining the internal conditions of the Constitutional Court during the decision-making, the status of the Plenary session, Senates, Judges, Judges-Rapporteurs, Legal Advisors and other persons taking part in activities of the Constitutional Court, as well as disciplinary proceedings against the judges (the wording of this law has not been published on the internet web site of the Constitutional Court yet. It is possible to consult the printed version at the information office in the building of the Constitutional Court).
The tasks connected with the organisational, personal, administrative and technical aspects of the activity of the Constitutional Court are carried out by the Chancellery of the Constitutional Court. Details on the organisation and activity of the Chancellery of the Constitutional Court and on the status of its staff are set out in the Organisation schedule, approved by the Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court.
The Constitutional Court manages its finances from the state budget as an independent budget category in accordance with Law No. 523/2004 on budgetary rules as amended.