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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 Steuer, Max Fico Illiberal Democracy Illiberalism Rule of Law Slovakia 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/heyday-of-autocratic-legalism-in-slovakia/ 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/bcfe08d1cfd2cce0 240216 10.59704/bcfe08d1cfd2cce0 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)