Criteria for the admissibility of evidence and the need for their implementation into Slovak law

Abstract

The paper examines the criteria for the admissibility of evidence formulated by Professor Bohumil Repik in 1982. The aim of the article is to evaluate the need by evaluating the topicality of Professor Repik’s statements, respectively the non-need to implement the criteria of admissibility of evidence into legal order of the Slovak Republic. In this article, the author introduces terminology and distinguishes between the terms ,,admissibility of evidence´´ and ,,legality of evidence”, approximates the criteria in question, and then examines the decision-making activities of the courts, finding out whether the implementation of the criteria in the legal order of the Slovak Republic could help prevent potential disputes and ambiguities.