http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/c9139faf821b296c https://verfassungsblog.de/slovakia-constitutional-amendment/ No Skyfall - The Twenty-Third Amendment to the Slovak Constitution Steuer, Max eng 2025-10-20 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 constitutional amendment Constitutional Reform Slovakia Slovakian Constitutional Court Venice Commission Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 26 September 2025, the Slovak parliament adopted the 23rd amendment to the Constitution, introducing an explicit “national identity” clause and a series of provisions presented as measures to “protect the family”. The Venice Commission issued an Opinion two days earlier highlighting both procedural irregularities and substantive concerns. Yet, despite the alarm it has caused, the amendment’s immediate impact is likely to be limited: most of its provisions remain largely symbolic without accompanying legislation or supportive judicial interpretation. Instead, the real battleground will unfold in legal disputes over the amendment’s meaning and reach – with the Constitutional Court expected to play a decisive role.