There is not only on 6 January, ie three kings, but also 15. September, which is the feast of the Seven Sorrows. This was stated for TASR by Vincent Bujňák from the Department of Constitutional Law of the Faculty of Law of Comenius University in Bratislava on 15 September, which would not temporarily be a day of public peace.
He recalled that none of these ten days was forced to Slovakia. “Parliament has embedded them in the law already in 1993, ie in the first days of the independent republic. When this law was discussed, the opposition MPs proposed that the day of public rest to be 15 August, ie the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. This day is a state recognized in most European Union countries. However, Parliament finally favored September 15, which justified its special significance in Slovak history, ” approached.
As he added, Subsequently, in 2000, the National Council agreed to the so -called Basic Vatican Treaty. He pointed out that, on the basis of the Vatican Treaty, one of the ten days of working rest cannot be canceled unilaterally. ‘Without the written consent of both parties, the Vatican Treaty does not allow the obligation to respect ten days of employment temporarily. It is also without legal relevance whether or not a particular day is a command of ecclesiastical law, ”he confirmed.
At the same time, it stated that the Parliament is unilaterally entitled to accept an amendment according to which retail sales are possible during these days, as the retail sales prohibition is not an essential part of the commitment to respect labor. “Finally, retail sales have long been possible on December 24th to 12.00, and even 24 December is stated in the Vatican Treaty,” noted.
If the parliament canceled on 15 September as a day of public holiday unilaterally, then he is entitled to examine this unilateral abolition by the Constitutional Court. One -sided cancellation by Bujňák It also encounters an article of the Constitution, according to which Slovakia recognizes and complies with international treaties.
It explained that the Constitutional Court would be entitled to suspend the effectiveness of the law in the part in which September 15 was annulled as a day of employment. It should be decided by law on the proposal for suspension of effectiveness without delay. If he were satisfied, it would mean that he would remain a public holiday until 2026 until the decision in the main proceedings would remain in the main proceedings.
Theoretically, according to Bujňák, it is possible that the matter will be resolved without the intervention of the Constitutional Court. According to him, this would be the case if the approved law in the given part was vetoed by the head of state and would propose that the international treaty be respected. If Parliament would accept it, then the problem would be eliminated.
The Vatican Treaty can be modified with the consent of both parties. Changes and supplements must be made in writing. According to him, such mutually agreed regulation should be approved by Parliament, as it was the Parliament with the contract that consent. A holiday that will not be temporarily not the day of public rest is to be instead of 6 January next year 15 September. Restriction of public holidays is part of the consolidation package. The Conference of Bishops of Slovakia expects the official request of the Slovak Republic against the Holy See.
