The doctrine of substantial core of the constitution of the Slovak Republic in the light of rulling Pl. ÚS 21/2014 issued by the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic

The Doctrine of Substantial Core of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic in the Light of Rulling Pl. ÚS 21/2014 Issued by the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic Abstract Presented paper is concerned with the question of substantive core of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. The aim of the paper is to analyze the theory of substantive core of constitution in terms of doctrinal debate and of rulling PL. US 21/2014 issued by the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic. The author considers it as a crucial subject that is even more current in the light of the abovementioned rulling of Constitutional Court, which may be deemed as groundbreaking. Author of presented paper has focused on several questionable aspects of substantive core theory, analyzing its theoretical and practical development. The paper analyzes especially questions of justification of the existence of constitutional substantive core, its content and its protection, mainly provided by the Constitutional Court. Anylisis of the abovementioned rulling of the Constitutional Court and critical examination of some of its objectionable considerations may be considered as the crucial part of the presented paper. The paper includes comparative analysis of similar theories in constitutional systems of India, Colombia and United..