The Authority of a Senate of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic to Initiate Legal Compliance Proceedings Upon a Petition Filed by a Natural or Legal Person

The article provides a perspective on the expansion of the powers of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic. This is possible when the complainant, together with the constitutional complaint, petitions the Senate of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic to submit a proposal to the plenary to initiate proceedings on the compliance of legal regulations. This power brings an expansion of the powers of the constitutional judiciary in proceedings on individual constitutional complaints. Although, generally, there are mostly critical voices calling for the powers of the Constitutional Court not to be further increased, it can be assumed that this change has positive potential, because it will create a corridor allowing complainants to challenge legal regulations. Aware of the competence imbalance, the authors in the article also formulate considerations towards the disposal of some of the powers of the Constitutional Court. In line with the study’s research focus, the authors also advance de lege ferenda proposal to improve legal-normative regulation in the realm of legal consciousness.