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...
Environmental Impact of the Grit Quarry in Ludrová Will Be Reviewed
Public administration bodies will have to review whether the extension of the grit quarry in Ludrová requires environmental impact assessment. Such was the decision of the Regional court in Žilina who confirmed the arguments of the Institutes for the...