nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/bcfe08d1cfd2cce0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240216s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/bcfe08d1cfd2cce0 doi eng 342 23 Steuer, Max Author aut (orcid)0000-0001-7638-5865 Heyday of Autocratic Legalism in Slovakia Steuer, Max Verfassungsblog 2024-02-16 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Slovakia’s parliament approved an amendment to its criminal code and associated legislation that, if it comes into effect, will significantly reduce the prescription periods for various crimes including rape, the penalties for others, and abolish the Special Prosecutor’s Office. Despite a narrative claiming to commit to restorative justice by reducing lengths for prison sentences and implementing a more diverse set of conviction options, the legislative changes perpetuate violence through autocratic legalism on the vast majority of the Slovak population, and especially those vulnerable to abuses of power. This assault on the criminal legal system in Slovakia by the ruling illiberal coalition is expected to put the Constitutional Court under pressure. CC BY-SA 4.0 Fico Illiberal Democracy Illiberalism Rule of Law Slovakia Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/heyday-of-autocratic-legalism-in-slovakia/ raw object