VIA IURIS urges the MPs to elect all 18 candidates for constitutional judges in a public vote
VIA IURIS has called upon all MPs to approach the election of candidates responsibly and to select from the nominated candidates for constitutional judges all 18 candidates, from which the president could subsequently appoint nine constitutional judges....
VIA IURIS has prepared questions for the candidates for constitutional judges and calls upon the MPs to duly conduct their hearings in the Constitutional Committee
VIA IURIS, in collaboration with experts on constitutional law, has compiled and sent a list of basic questions to which candidates should respond in the forthcoming hearing to all members of the National Council of the Slovak These questions were also...
A public vote of candidates for constitutional judges is more appropriate and democratic
VIA IURIS is convinced that candidates for constitutional judges should be elected in a public vote. Under the Rules of Procedure, candidates for constitutional judges should be elected in a public election. However, MPs have the discretion to conduct a...
A VIA IURIS survey: The public urges for a duly conducted hearing of candidates for constitutional judges
Slovaks believe that candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic should be subjected to a thorough hearing to determine whether they are trustworthy persons and experts. Citizens want to know about them a few months before the...
Impressive stories about courage and patience that change Slovakia for better
We are celebrating our 25th anniversary at VIA IURIS this year. On this occasion, I had the opportunity to meet many people who have been part of the story of our organisation. One of them is Mrs Elena Blahutová, a former mayor of the village of...
Enhancing access to environmental justice in Visegrad region
EU environmental policy is one of the most advanced in the world. Yet the EU has not legislated on access to justice (AtoJ) to challenge all infringements of environmental laws, as provided in Art. 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention. The issue is important for...