Publication: Slovak Republic : Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment
Date
2003-06
ISSN
Published
2003-06
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The purpose of this legal and judicial
sector assessment is to evaluate Slovak Republic's
legal and judicial systems and institutions, and identify
their strengths and weaknesses. The assessment serves as a
flexible tool for application across countries and legal
systems, applying a broad based, demand driven and bottom-up
methodology. This report is divided into two parts. The
first part, which concentrates on the Slovak Judicial
Sector, identifies areas where court performance could be
improved through better management. It begins with a
description of the courts then turns to an analysis of the
overall management of the court system and the courts'
performance. The second part of the report concentrates on
the Legal Services provided by attorneys and commercial
lawyers. It analyzes the appropriateness of the framework in
which legal services are supplied, including the
self-regulation of the legal profession, to ensure adequate
access to legal services for all users. The
government's role in regulating the legal services
markets to ensure that all citizens, including
underprivileged groups, are afforded adequate access to
legal services, is discussed. The report relies on a
combination of data sources, including surveys, interviews,
expert assessments, and statistics, all of which provide a
basis for cross-reference. A major source of information was
the findings of a World Bank-U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) survey that analyzed the level of
corruption in Slovakia. Court statistics were used with
care, owing to potential problems with their collection and
organization. European Union (EU) standards and practices
were used as benchmarks in analyzing the legal services market.
Citation
“World Bank. 2003. Slovak Republic : Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/55e984ef-948a-5ada-9416-e8aeba509f2b License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”