On Collision Course with the Material Core of the Slovak Constitution

<p>Last week on Tuesday, the Constitutional Committee of the Slovak Parliament discussed the most extraordinary subject in a meeting attended by a most extraordinary guest. The Committee was reviewing a draft constitutional amendment on judicial reform that would, among other things, take away...

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Main Author: Šimon Drugda
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Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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description <p>Last week on Tuesday, the Constitutional Committee of the Slovak Parliament discussed the most extraordinary subject in a meeting attended by a most extraordinary guest. The Committee was reviewing a draft constitutional amendment on judicial reform that would, among other things, take away the power of the Constitutional Court to review constitutional amendments. At the meeting, the Minister of Justice and MPs discussed potential benefits and drawbacks of stripping the Court of the jurisdiction to review constitutional amendments, with the President of the Court seated next to them. The proposal represents the last escalation in the conflict about who has the final word on the contents of the Constitution.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-3b07c306f49545eda68f50aaebac76432022-12-22T03:04:41ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044On Collision Course with the Material Core of the Slovak ConstitutionŠimon Drugda<p>Last week on Tuesday, the Constitutional Committee of the Slovak Parliament discussed the most extraordinary subject in a meeting attended by a most extraordinary guest. The Committee was reviewing a draft constitutional amendment on judicial reform that would, among other things, take away the power of the Constitutional Court to review constitutional amendments. At the meeting, the Minister of Justice and MPs discussed potential benefits and drawbacks of stripping the Court of the jurisdiction to review constitutional amendments, with the President of the Court seated next to them. The proposal represents the last escalation in the conflict about who has the final word on the contents of the Constitution.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/on-collision-course-with-the-material-core-of-the-slovak-constitution/constitutional amendment, Constitutional Review, Slovakian Constitutional Court
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title On Collision Course with the Material Core of the Slovak Constitution
title_full On Collision Course with the Material Core of the Slovak Constitution
title_fullStr On Collision Course with the Material Core of the Slovak Constitution
title_full_unstemmed On Collision Course with the Material Core of the Slovak Constitution
title_short On Collision Course with the Material Core of the Slovak Constitution
title_sort on collision course with the material core of the slovak constitution
topic constitutional amendment, Constitutional Review, Slovakian Constitutional Court
url https://verfassungsblog.de/on-collision-course-with-the-material-core-of-the-slovak-constitution/
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