Law of Slovakia

The law of the Slovak Republic is civil law.

Constitution
The Constitution was passed in 1992.

Legislature
The legislature is the National Council.

Legislation
Legislation includes Acts.

Acts

 * Act No 277/1994 Coll
 * Act No 136/1995 Coll
 * Act No 270/1995 Coll (Language law of Slovakia)

Courts and judiciary
There is a Supreme Court of Slovakia and a Constitutional Court of Slovakia.

Legal practitioners
There is a Slovak Bar Association (Slovakian: Slovenská advokátska komora).

Criminal law
The Criminal Code of 2005 replaced that of 1961.

Civil code
The Občiansky zákonník, or Slovak Civil Code, is derived from the Czechoslovak Civil Code of 1964.