Among new judges are mostly women under 35 years
Most of new judges of the District Courts are women 30-35 years old who were before working in the area of the judiciary. Candidates for the posts of judges who have relatives in the judiciary are more successful in the selection procedures than other candidates. It stems from the last monitoring of the selection procedures of the judges carried out by VIA IURIS.
Code of Administrative Court Procedure Strengthens the Rights of the Public
Today enter in force new codes regulating proceedings before courts, including the new Code of the Administrative Court Procedure. Civil association VIA IURIS was actively participating in its elaboration and achieved that this new code extends in a...
Modifications in the Construction of the Crossroad Triblavina Not a Good Solution
Civil association Triblavina warns that modifications in the construction of the crossroad Triblavina which were suggested by the National Motorway Company would worsen the traffic situation in comparison with the original project. In response to these...
The Supreme Court Reversed Authorisation Proceeding of the Iliaš Hydroelectric Power Plant
In Iliaš, part of Banská Bystrica, the investor plans to build another hydroelectric power plant on the river Hron. Construction of the plant would be in contradiction with the city´s land-use plan in force. Moreover administrative authorities did not...
Zuzana Čaputová Receives Today the Prestigious Goldman Prize
Zuzana Čaputová from the organization VIA IURIS receives today in San Francisco the international award Goldman Environmental Prize. She receives this prestigious award for her long-term community and legal leadership in the case of the Pezinok landfill....
We Sent to the Ministry of Justice Our Proposal Suggesting Evaluation Grid
We sent to the Ministry of Justice our proposal suggesting which criteria should the evaluation commissions take into account in the process of selection of judges. Since the Government has included into its program declaration our recommendation to select...