The concept of local self-government in the Slovak Republic

  • Mgr. Jozef Andraško Comenius University in Bratislava
  • Mgr. Ján Šurkala Comenius University in Bratislava
Keywords: local self-government, Slovakia, municipality, self-governing regions, principle of subsidiarity, efficiency, independence, responsibility

Abstract

The article is focused on the problem of local self-government in the Slovak Republic as a practical application of the principle of subsidiarity. By introduction the historical background and examining the development of the idea of self-governance during last decades the authors bring attention to formal and material aspects of the reform of local self-government in Slovakia. Finally, they give successful evaluation to this process despite some deficiencies.

References

They passionately discussed about the following options: the Czechoslovak Federative Republic, the Czecho-slovak Federative Republic, the Czech – Slovak Federative Republic and the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic. However, there were also attempts to establish a unitary state or a confederation.

Zákon č. 369/1990 Z.z. o obecnom zriadení.

Zákon č. 377/1990 Z.z. o hlavnom meste Slovenskej republiky.

Zákon č. 401/1990 Z.z. o meste Košice.

Zákon č. 302/2001 Z.z. o samospráve vyšších územných celkov(zákon o samosprávnych krajoch).

Vrabko, Marián et al. Správne Právo Hmotné, Všeobecná časť. 1.st ed. Bratislava: C. H. Beck, 2012. 5. Print.

Published
2019-02-22
How to Cite
Jozef Andraško, M., & Ján Šurkala, M. (2019). The concept of local self-government in the Slovak Republic. Administrative Law and Process, (2(12), 321-332. Retrieved from https://applaw.net/index.php/journal/article/view/267