Characterization of Slovak police legislation

Aim: The purpose of the study is to present the system of Slovak police legislation from the authors’ scientific point of view and personal experience, and to approach the place of the subjects of police law in the Slovak legal system and in the law enforcement administration by interpreting the sources of police law. Methodology: The authors apply the standard methods of scientific investigation of the topics of police administration and police law, with particular attention to the police. Primarily, they present an analysis of the system of legal norms regulating the legal status of the police in the police mechanism of the state. Findings: The security system of the Slovak Republic is based on the security policy of the state, which contains the basic priorities implemented by the system of state bodies and institutions. The Ministry of the Interior, as the central state body responsible for the internal security and public order of the state, is primarily responsible for the implementation of the stated priorities. From the point of view of the operation of the rule of law, it is important to define legal sources for the subjects of police law that regulate the powers, duties and activities of these subjects. A special legal status is enjoyed by law enforcement authorities, which are composed of elements that ensure the effective and rational implementation of powers defined by formal legal sources. The specific tasks of the police are determined by legal norms, which are provided by individual services through police bodies. The mentioned police bodies operate at certain levels of regional and functional importance within the police system. The police is one of the important organisations that guarantee the internal security of the state and occupies an irreplaceable place in the implementation of the state's security policy. Value: The result of the scientific examination of the position of the police in the security system of the state is that it is determined what tasks the police perform as a subject of police law in the Slovak Republic. The academic work points to the organisation of the police and the system of legal norms regulating the powers of the police, especially to guarantee the internal security of the state.