Národný súd

Národný súd 

Following Second World War trials with Nazi criminals and their collaborators were organized on the territory of restored Czechoslovakia just like in many other European countries of those days. Three-tier retributive justice system was established in the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia by the Regulation of the Slovak National Council no. 33/1945 on the Punishment of Fascist Criminals, Occupants, Traitors and Collaborators and on the Establishment of People’s Judiciary. National Court represented the highest tier of the system of the retributive justice. Within its jurisdiction fall: former President of Slovak Republic (1939-1945); members of governments created in Slovakia (1939-1945); members of the Diet of Slovak Republic (1939-1945); members of the State Council, members of the Main Command of the Hlinka Guard; Hlinka Youth and their functionaries; chiefs of Propaganda; Ambassadors and plenipotentiary ministers; Heads of German and Hungarian national groups and their deputies; main former officials responsible for anti-racial persecution; chiefs of the State Security Headquarters; members of the Highest Court of Slovakia (1939-1945). The law stipulated that additional persons can fall within the jurisdiction of National Court based upon the decision of Slovak National Council. A 7-member senate of the National Court, consisting of a Senate president and six member decided cases. The Senate president and his deputy had to be professional judges. A 5-member Senates of District People´s Courts, consisting of a Senate president and four member decided cases. The Senate president and his deputy had to be professional judges.  

Národný súd