The Supreme Administrative Court of the Slovak Republic was part of several events during the centenary celebrations of the Faculty of Law of Comenius University in Bratislava
Meeting of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Law of Comenius University
In the opening days of the celebrations, the President of the Court Pavol Naď participated in the meeting of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Law of UK, where he delivered a speech emphasizing the importance of the position of the Faculty of Law of UK in the process of educating future lawyers. “The Faculty of Law of Comenius University, as the first law faculty in Slovakia, has educated generations of lawyers during its existence, including many stars of the Czechoslovak and Slovak legal sky, influencing legal science and practice. A propos heaven, this word evokes the saying written in the Capuchin crypt near the Termini station in Rome, as well as in other places: ‘What you are now, we once were, what we are now, you will be too’,” said the President of the Court Pavol Naď, while expressing his respect and appreciation for the lifetime work of the teachers and students of the Faculty of Law of UK, who are no longer with us.
At the same time, he pointed to the fact that currently, within the staff of the Supreme Administrative Court and its Chancellery, there are a total of twenty-seven graduates of the Faculty of Law of UK in the position of judges, assistant judges, as well as the head of the Chancellery of the Supreme Administrative Court.
“Observing the professional potential of young attorneys, prosecutors, judges, my colleagues, as well as young lecturers at law faculties, I am convinced that these professionals have been educated to apply the law in the right way. In addition to other teaching methods, it is undoubtedly a dialogue between teacher and student, in which the teacher’s friendliness and open approach resonate,” emphasised the President of the Court, Pavol Naď. He concluded his speech by wishing the faculty and its representatives every success in the Slovak academic environment as well as in the field of international acceptance.
Faculty partners, faculty with partners
Representatives of the Supreme Administrative Court, composed of Jarmila Jendrušáková from the Analytical Activities Department, Daniela Guzmová from the Judicial Activities Department and Radka Moncoľová from the International Relations and Protocol Department, presented their activities at the Partners at the Faculty, Faculty with Partners event.
The event took place in the lobby of the Faculty of Law of UK, where each participating institution had its own counter with information materials. During the event, visitors could learn something new about the Supreme Administrative Court as well as about other institutions.
“Law students, as well as high school students, were informed by the representatives of the Supreme Administrative Court about the upcoming internships and also about the possible employment of graduates within our institution. We explained to them the basic concepts of justice, how the Supreme Administrative Court works, what are the basic differences between the court and the office,” said the head of the Analytical Department Jarmila Jendrušáková. She added that all this information was also presented during the lecture in the Amphitheatre of the Faculty of Law of UK. After the lecture, students could take part in a quiz. The winner received a book – a commentary on the Administrative Code.
“We are very pleased that the students showed interest in the activities of the Supreme Administrative Court during the event. For this reason, we have decided to invite the two best students who passed the quiz to our court and show them its premises live,” said Jarmila Jendrušáková, Head of the Analytical Activities Department.
Men of Justice
During the celebrations, the Supreme Administrative Court was also represented by its judge and professor of the Faculty of Law of UK Juraj Vačok, who together with the students discussed the topic of Disciplinary Responsibility of Judges in the Historical Context. Professor Juraj Vačok prepared for the students a simulation of a disciplinary procedure with a judge who should have committed disciplinary offences consisting in collaboration with the German regime during the Second World War, which secured his career advancement, and at the same time a procedure by which, against the wording of the law in his opinion, he referred to legally vague notions such as good manners and popular justice.
After an initial explanation of the facts, together they analyzed what a view of these transgressions would be through contemporary lenses. In this context, they also addressed the issue of the view of judicial independence. “I appreciate the active discussion by a number of students and their interest in the issue,” evaluated Professor Juraj Vačok, whose lecture was accompanied by thunderous applause of the participants at the end.
