Process of Creation of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic of 21st July 1939 and the Way towards its Adoption
Abstract
This article deals with the process of creation and adoption of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic in 1939. Firstly, the development of Slovak autonomism and separatism with an emphasis on events following the Munich Agreement is briefly outlined.
Secondly, the beginning of the existence of the Slovak state after its proclamation in March 1939 is introduced. Finally, the main part of the article researches ideological concepts applied in the described constitution.
Moreover, it concerns itself with the working process of Constitution Commission of HSĽS presidency, which has prepared the government Bill of the Constitution, and changes made by the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the Slovak Assembly. In the final chapter, the principal provisions and institutions of the Constitution, including their changes during the legislative procedure and their further changes under conditions of authoritarian or totalitarian state led by far-right HSĽS are being discussed