Law of Slovakia
# Law of Slovakia

The law of the Slovak Republic is civil law.

## Constitution

The Constitution was passed in 1992.

## Legislature

The legislature is the National Council.

## Legislation

Legislation includes Acts.

### Acts

* Act No 277/1994 Coll
* Act No 136/1995 Coll
* Act No 270/1995 Coll (Language law of Slovakia)

## Courts and judiciary

There is a Supreme Court of Slovakia and a Constitutional Court of Slovakia.

## Legal practitioners

There is a Slovak Bar Association (Slovakian: Slovenská advokátska komora).

## Criminal law

The Criminal Code of 2005 replaced that of 1961.

## Civil code

The Občiansky zákonník, or Slovak Civil Code, is derived from the Czechoslovak Civil Code of 1964.

