Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. JUDr. Ján Svák, DrSc.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Svák
I.2 - Name
Ján
I.3 - Degrees
prof. JUDr., DrSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1960
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of International Law and International Relations, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of law
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Šafárikovo nám. 6, 811 02 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
jan.svak@flaw.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/8857
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Law
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-0461-8188

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1979-1983
II.c - Study field and programme
Law
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Institute of State and Law, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS)
II.b - Year
1986-1991
II.c - Study field and programme
Law
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1996
II.c - Study field and programme
Constitutional law
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Fakulty of Law, Trnava University in Trnava
II.b - Year
2006
II.c - Study field and programme
Constitutional law
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Pan-European University
II.b - Year
2011

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Director-General of department Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic 1983 - present day
Professor Comenius University in Bratislava 2017 - present dany
professor, rector Pan-European University

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Protection of fundamental rights Law II. Law
International Public Law 1 Law II. Law
International Public Law 2 Law II. Law
International Public Law - Scientific Aspects International Law, Law of the European Union III. Law
Protection of Human Rights in International Law and European Union Law International Law III. Law
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
International law III. Law
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
International Law Law
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
5
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
4
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
348
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
50
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
SCO SCOPUS: 2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
SCO SCOPUS: 2
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
505
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
181
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
SCO SCOPUS: 59 WOS CC Web of Science Core Collection: 15
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

OROSZ, L., SVÁK, J. Ústava Slovenskej republiky. Komentár. Zväzok I. Základné princípy a ľudské práva. Bratislava: Wolters Kluwer, 2021. ISBN 978-80-571-0380-6, s. 892.

2

Ochrana ľudských práv v troch zväzkoch / Ján Svák. - Žilina : Eurokódex, 2011. - 3 zv. [520, 624, 592 s.] + 1 príloha (168 s.). - ISBN 978-80-89447-43-5 (súbor).

3

SVÁK, Ján The judiciary and the power of judges in Slovakia = Siluofake de sifa jigou he faguan de quanli. - China : Law Press, 2012. - ISBN 978-80-89447-55-8.

4

SVÁK, J., Law and art in the multicultural dialogue [Právo a umenie v multikultúrnom dialógu] / Ján Svák. In: Médias et sociétés interculturelles. - Paris : L'Harmattan, 2013. - ISBN 978-2-343-01216-2. - P. 35-52. - (Local et global. Communication et médias).

5

SVÁK, J., BERDISOVÁ, L., Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic as positive legislator via application and interpretation of the Constitution [Ústavný súd Slovenskej republiky ako pozitívny zákonodarca pri výklade ústavy] In: Constitutional courts as positive legislators : a comparative law study. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - ISBN 9781107011656. - S. 767-781.

6

OROSZ, L., SVÁK, J. a kol. Ústava Slovenskej republiky. Komentár. Zväzok II. (ústavné orgány). Bratislava: Wolters Kluwer, 2022. ISBN 978-80-571-0506-0, s. 840.OROSZ, L., SVÁK, J. a kol. Ústava Slovenskej republiky. Komentár. Zväzok II. (ústavné orgány). Bratislava: Wolters Kluwer, 2022. ISBN 978-80-571-0506-0, s. 840.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

SVÁK, J. Právnik v medzinárodnom práve a medzinárodné právo v právnikovi alebo medzinárodný právnik v centre právneho štátu. In: Bratislavské právnické fórum 2023, právny štát v medzinárodnom práve a medzinárodné právo v právnom štáte. 1. vyd. ISBN 978-80-7160-700-7. Bratislava: Právnická fakulta UK, 2023, s. 111-132

2

SVÁK, J. Je zasahovanie do ľudských práv druhej generácie obmedzené? In: Ústava Slovenskej republiky a jej perspektívy: skvalitňovanie ústavného textu a zvyšovanie autority slovenskej ústavy - reálna možnosť, alebo naivná ilúzia? 1. vyd. ISBN 978-80-574-0152-0. Košice: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, 2022, s. 37-61.

3

SVÁK, J.: Derogation from Human Rights as a Challenge to Protect the Life of Society Main Challenges for Democracy, the Rule of Law, and the Protection of Human Rights in the Modern World: Studies in Honour of Professor Jerzy Jaskiernia. 1. vyd. ISBN 978-83-8180-606-0 Toruň: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszalek, 2022, s. 625-637.

4

SVAK, J. - TOMKA, D. Slovak Response to the Pandemic Challenge in the Firm of the State of Emergency. System ochrony praw człowieka w Europie w czasie wyzwań pandemicznych. 1 vyd. ISBN: 978-83-8180-540-7. Toruň: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszalek, 2022, s.500-522.

5

SVAK, J. Medzinárodnoprávna ochrana osôb so zdravotným postihnutím. 1. vydanie. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR a.s., 2024, 480 strán, ISBN 978-80-7676-799-7.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Fenyk, Jaroslav (Autor) (50%) - Svák, Ján (Autor) (50%) - Ivor, Jaroslav (Recenzent) - Pikna, Bohumil (Recenzent) : Europeizace trestního práva [textový dokument (print)] . – 1. vyd. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Bratislavská vysoká škola práva, 2008. – 233 s. [tlačená forma] : text. – ISBN 978-80-88931-88-1

Citácia: 1062662: Drogové trestné činy [textový dokument (print)] [monografia] / Čentéš, Jozef [Autor, 50%] ; Michalovič, Denisa [Autor, 50%] ; Novomeský, František [Recenzent] ; Viktoryová, Jana [Recenzent] ; Šanta, Ján [Recenzent]. – 1. vyd. – Praha (Česko) : C.H. Beck, 2023. – 361 s. [tlačená forma]. – ISBN 978-80-7400-933-4

2

Svák, Ján (Autor) [PEUFPUVP] (100%) - Kresák, Peter (Recenzent) - Fico, Robert (Recenzent) - Kupcová, Zuzana (Recenzent) : Ochrana ľudských práv v troch zväzkoch [textový dokument (print)] . – 1 vyd. – Žilina (Slovensko) : Eurokódex ; Bratislava (Slovensko) : Paneurópska vysoká škola, 2011. – 592 s. [tlačená forma]. – ISBN 978-80-89447-44-2. – ISBN 978-80-89447-45-9. – ISBN 978-80-89447-46-6. – ISBN (série) 978-80-89447-43-5. – PEVŠ 2011AAB0001

Citácia: (SCOPUS:2-s2.0-85125264764) 461459: Automated driving and data protection: some remarks on fundamental rights and privacy / Funta, Rastislav [Autor, 100%]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.7206/kp.2080-1084.495. – SCO.

In: Krytyka Prawa. Niezależne studia nad prawem [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Varšava (Poľsko) : Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego. – ISSN 2080-1084. – ISSN (online) 2450-7938. – Roč. 13, č. 4 (2021), s. 106-118 [tlačená forma] [online]

3

Svák, Ján (Autor) [UKOPAMP] (100%): 25 rokov Slovenska a 25 problémov slovenského súdnictva = 25 years of Slovakia and 25 years of problems of the Slovak judiciary = 25 Jahre der Slowakei und 25 Jahre der Probleme der slowakischen Justiz. – text. – [recenzované].

In: Acta Facultatis Iuridicae Universitatis Comenianae [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave. Právnická fakulta UK. – ISSN 1336-6912. – ISSN (online) 2729-8027. – Roč. 38, č. 1 (2019), s. 157-202 [3,37 AH] [tlačená forma] [online

Citácie

(SCOPUS:2-s2.0-85170673665) 1073132: Prejudiciálna otázka o výklade práva Európskej únie a právo na spravodlivý proces = Preliminary question on the interpretation of European Union law and the right to a fair trial / Hodás, Milan [Autor, 100%]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.31577/pravnyobzor.2023.4.02. – SCO.

In: Právny obzor [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : teoretický časopis pre otázky štátu a práva. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Slovenská akadémia vied. Pracoviská SAV. Ústav štátu a práva SAV. – ISSN 0032-6984. – ISSN (online) 2729-9228. – TUTPR signatúra E003589. – Roč. 106, č. 4 (2023), s. 291-301 [tlačená forma] [online]

4

Svák, Ján (Autor) [UKOPAMP] (4%) - Giba, Marián (Autor) [UKOPAST] (8%) - Balog, Boris (Autor) [PEUFPUVP] (31%) - Baraník, Kamil (Autor) [UMBPR16] (41%) - Domin, Marek (Autor) [UKOPAST] (11%) - Jesenko, Michal (Autor) [UPS19002] (5%): Prvá hlava : čl. 1-10. – text.

In: Ústava Slovenskej republiky (Zväzok 1. základné princípy a ľudské práva) [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : komentár / Bröstl, Alexander [Recenzent] ; Cibulka, Ľubor [Recenzent] ; Holländer, Pavel [Recenzent]. – 1. vyd. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer SR, 2021. – (Komentáre Wolters Kluwer). – ISBN 978-80-571-0380-6. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-80-571-0381-3, s. 10-129 [11,46 AH] [tlačená forma] [online]

Citácia:

(SCOPUS:2-s2.0-85176366926) 1930538: The transfer of the principle of proportionality to the national legal order : the cases of the Slovak republic and Slovenia / Gábriš, Tomáš [Autor, 33.334%] ; Horvat, Matej [Autor, 33.333%] ; Novak, Marko [Autor, 33.333%]. – DOI 10.4324/97810003346890-16. – SCO.

In: Law, culture and indentinty in central and eastern Europe [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : a comparative engagement / Cercel, Cosmin [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Mercescu, Alexandra [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Sadowski, Miroslaw [Zostavovateľ, editor]. – [recenzované]. – 1. vyd. – New York (USA) : Taylor & Francis Group. Routledge, 2024. – ISBN 978-1-032-38805-2. – ISBN 978-1-032-38810-6. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-1-003-34689-0, s. 282-300 [tlačená forma] [online]

5

vák, Ján (Autor) [UKOPAMP] (100%) - Cibulka, Ľubor (Recenzent) - Orosz, Ladislav (Recenzent) : Nadnárodné systémy ochrany ľudských práv (3. zväzok : Ochrana súkromia a majetku) [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – 1. vyd. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Wolters Kluwer. Wolters Kluwer SR, 2021. – 636 s. [tlačená forma] [online] : text. – ISBN 978-80-7160-586-7. – ISBN 978-80-571-0356-1. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-80-571-0357-8

Citácia:

(SCOPUS:2-s2.0-85204223497) 2018836: Právo vlastniť a pokojne užívať majetok aj v kontexte jedenásťročného sporu žalobcov = The right to own and peacefully enjoy the property also in the context of the plaintiffs’ eleven-year old litigation / Drobná, Katarína [Autor, 100%]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.14712/23366478.2024.143. – SCO.

In: Acta Universitatis Carolinae [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : Iuridica. – Praha (Česko) : Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Právnická fakulta. – ISSN 0323-0619. – ISSN (online) 2336-6478. – Roč. 70, č. 3 (2024), s. 159-169 [tlačená forma] [online]

478752: Krívajúce rodičovstvo v slovenskom medzinárodnom práve súkromnom [elektronický dokument] [monografia] / Burdová, Katarína [Autor, 100%] ; Rozehnalová, Naděžda [Recenzent] ; Števček, Marek [Recenzent]. – 1. vyd. – Bratislava (Slovensko) : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave. Právnická fakulta UK, 2022. – 122 s. [12,05 AH] [online]. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-80-7160-643-7

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

APVV-16-0588 – project "Freedom of expression in the context of modern technologies", the output of the project is SVÁK, J. Právo na slobodné voľby. In: Nadnárodné systémy ochrany ľudských práv.-Bratislava: Wolters Kluwer SR, 2019.- s. 494-584. ISBN 978-80-8168-971-0

2

VEGA – project 1/0329/22 "The rule of law as a protected value in the European transnational area". Head of the research team. Currently in progress.

3

APVV-23-0509 A Paradigmatic Shift in the Understanding of War and Armed Conflicts from Theological-Historical and Legal Perspectives

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VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
rector Pan-European University 2009-2017

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Université d´ Ottawa OTTAWA (Kanada) September 1994 - June 1995 study visit
study visit

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Membership of Editorial Boards

  • Member of the Editorial Board of Právny obzor journal (from 1995 to present)
  • Editor-in-Chief of the Justičná revue journal (from 1990 to present)
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Policajná teória a prax journal (from 1998 to present)
  • Editor-in-Chief of Notitiae ex Academia Bratislavensi lurisprudentiae (from 2010-2017)
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the quarterly journal of Kompetencie a úlohy územnej samosprávy (from 1998-2008)


Membership of Foreign Editorial Boards

  • ember of the Editorial Board of the International Journal "European Studies - The Review of European Law, Economics and Politics" (from 2013 to present, Prague
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Acta Universitatis Carolinae luridica, Charles University in Prague (from 2008 to present)

Membership of Scientific Councils and other professional bodies with the competence in the Slovak Republic

  • Scientific Council of Pan European University in Bratislava - chair (2009-2017)
  • Scientific Council of Faculty of Law of Pan-European University in Bratislava - member (2004-2017)
  • Scientific Council of Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague - member (2010-2016)
  • Scientific Council of Faculty of Law of Masaryk University in Brno - member (2007-present)
  • Scientific Council of Faculty of Law of City University of Hong Kong - member (2012-present)
  • Scientific Council of Fakulty of Law of Comenius University in Bratislava - member (1990-1995 and from 2017-present)
  • Scuebtufuc Council of Faculty of Law of Police Academy in Bratislava- member (1998-2003)
Date of last update
2026-09-28