Who is responsible for checking the legality of initiatives?
Slovakia
- President
- Constitutional Court
CONSTITUTIONOF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
(Adopted 1992; lastamended 2006)
http://www.nrsr.sk/web/default.aspx?SectionId=124
Chapter5: Legislative Power
Part2: The Referendum
Article 95
(2) ThePresident of the Slovak Republic may, before calling a referendum, file withthe Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic a petition for a decisionwhether the subject of the referendum, which should be called on the basis of acitizens’ petition or a resolution of the National Council of the SlovakRepublic pursuant to paragraph 1, is in compliance with the Constitution or aconstitutional law…
Chapter7: Judicial Power
Part1: The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic
Article125b
(1) The Constitutional Courtdecides whether the subject of the referendum to be called on the basis of acitizens’ petition, or a resolution of the National Council of the SlovakRepublic pursuant to Article 95, paragraph 1, is in compliance with theConstitution or a constitutional law.
REFERENDUM LAW
(Adopted 1992; last amended 2011)
http://www.minv.sk/?referendum
Article1
(3) Ak sa m?referendum vyhl?siť na z?klade pet?cie, postupuje sa pri v?kone petičn?ho pr?vapodľa tohto z?kona a podľa osobitn?ho z?kona. S pet?ciou, ktor? žiadavyhl?senie referenda, sa občania obracaj? na prezidenta Slovenskej republiky.
Article 1c
(1) Prezidentrepubliky presk?ma, či pet?cia svoj?m obsahom zodpoved? ?stave aosobitn?mu z?konu a či m? predp?san? n?ležitosti.
(2) Akpodmienky uveden? v odseku 1 neboli splnen?, prezident republiky vyhl?seniereferenda odmietne. O svojom rozhodnut? informuje z?stupcu petičn?ho v?boru.