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Slovakia - Human rights - Law, Act

Act No. 18 of 29 November 2017 on the protection of personal data and the amendment of some laws. -

Adoption: 2017-11-29 | Date of entry into force: 2018-05-25 | SVK-2017-L-113719

Repealed Act No. 122/2013 Coll. on the protection of personal data and on the amendment and supplementation of certain laws as amended.

Slovakia - Human rights - Law, Act

Act No. 404/2000 amending Act No. 424/1991 on freedom of association in political parties and movements.

Adoption: 2000-10-31 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | SVK-2000-L-58730

Defines the conditions for registration of a political party or movement; conditions under which it is possible to suspend or dissolute a party or movement; legal protection of data in case of liquidation of a party or movement after its dissolution; and financing of parties and movements as well as their accountability.

Slovakia - Human rights - Law, Act

Act No. 185/2000 amending Act No. 207/1995 on the civil service, Act No. 347/1990 on the organization of the Ministeries and other central organs of the Slovak Republic, Act No. 83/1991 on the role of organs of the Slovak Republic in the implementation of employment policy, and the Act No. 372/1990 on violations of the law.

Adoption: 2000-05-17 | Date of entry into force: 2000-07-01 | SVK-2000-L-57536

Sets forth the conditions for an employer to be able to employ a person performing civic service in lieu of military service. Also regulates the obligations of the employer towards the employee, towards military authorities, as well as the rights of the employee.

Slovakia - Human rights - Law, Act

Act No. 211 of 17 May 2000 on free access to information, and to amend and supplement several acts (Act on freedom of information). -

Adoption: 2000-05-17 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | SVK-2000-L-71094

Slovakia - Human rights - Law, Act

Act on the use of languages of national minorities, 1999 (Act 184).

Adoption: 1999-07-10 | Date of entry into force: 1999-09-01 | SVK-1999-L-57348

Aims at protecting and developing the fundamental rights and liberties of citizens of the Slovak Republic who are members of national minorities. Provides that a citizen of the Slovak Republic who is a member of a national minority is entitled to use, in addition to the state language, the language of the national minority. Establishes the rules of use of minority languages in official contacts.

Slovakia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law No. 158/1994 to amend Law No. 564/1992 on the procedure of launching a referendum.

Adoption: 1994-06-08 | SVK-1994-L-40583

Adds new paragraphs 1a and 1b: petition for a referendum must be written; signatories must sign with name and address; signatures can be collected only in public places.

Slovakia - Human rights - Law, Act

Act No. 171/1993 on the police corps. -

Adoption: 1993-07-06 | Date of entry into force: 1993-09-01 | SVK-1993-L-41192

Concerns the tasks, organization and direction of police corps. Deals, inter alia, with duties and rights of police members, operational and informational-technical means of police corps, use of means of coercion by policemen (especially use of armed forces for police tasks), and relation of police corps to national bodies, districts, legal and natural persons.

Slovakia - Human rights - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance No. 115/1993 on length of military service.

Adoption: 1993-04-27 | Date of entry into force: 1993-06-30 | SVK-1993-R-40461

Duration of military service is reduced from 18 to 12 months.

Slovakia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law No. 47/1993 on political parties and political movements associations.

Adoption: 1993-01-21 | SVK-1993-L-40615

Amends, inter alia, paragraph 15 on procedures of dissolution of political parties.