Who is responsible for checking the legality of initiatives?

Slovakia

Slovakia

Answer
  • President
  • Constitutional Court
Source

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.

Comment
Citizens' initiative - President, Constitutional Court; 
Agenda initiative - not specified by legislation
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