White Crow Awards 2017
Former employees of the Foreign Ministry, psychologist and environmental activist were awarded for their socially beneficial and brave civic acts. Former employees of the Foreign Ministry, Zuzana Hlávková and Pavol Szalai, brought to light suspicious...
VIA IURIS criticizes the amendment of the Rules of the discussion procedure
The amendment of the Rules of the discussion procedure of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, which will be discussed at October Parliamentary Session does not deal with essential problems of the parliamentary practice. Instead of improving the...
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...