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The article 37, paragraph 4 of the Slovak Constitution states that "the right to strike is guaranteed". However, this does not apply to the members of the following professions: judges, prosecutors, members of the army, fire-fighters and the members of the rescue corps.
According to the Constitution, the right to strike is not given in the specific cases. Moreover, article 51 paragraph 1 states that "one can claim the right to strike, among other things, only as long as it is done within the scope of the laws regulating these matters". Everyone can do what is not forbidden by the law, and no one can be forced to do what is not required by the law.
The Slovak Legal System does not include any law which would deal specifically with the strikes. The only regulation dealing partially with this subject is the Act no. 2/1991 Coll. on the Collective Bargaining, as amended. This law deals only with one type of the strikes. Paragraph § 16 talks about the "a strike in the conflict concerning the conclusion of a collective agreement". Paragraph § 20 of the said Act further specifies the cases, when the strike is against the law. Again, this rules concern only one specific type of strikes. |
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