nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20180129-170703 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 180129s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20180129-170703 doi eng 342 23 Ovádek, Michal Author aut Drama or Serenity? Upcoming Judicial Appointments at the Slovak Constitutional Court Ovádek, Michal Verfassungsblog 2018-01-29 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 2018 is shaping up to be one of the most important years in the history of the Slovak Constitutional Court (SCC). Nine of the currently sitting 13 judges will see their non-renewable terms expire in February 2019. The new appointments have the potential to be shrouded in drama, as they will take place against the background of a constitutional and political power struggle over SCC appointments between the President and the government, as well as broader judicial malaise in the country. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 judicial independence Slovak Constitutional Court Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/drama-or-serenity-upcoming-judicial-appointments-at-the-slovak-constitutional-court/ raw object