Establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is a result of the European Union’s initiatives as a consequence of the fraud against its financial interests. Many questions beg consideration at the EU level as well as at national level of all EU Member States, including the Slovak Republic. The aim of the paper is the assessment of Slovak understanding of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. The article’s focus comprises five crucial issues that need to be resolved in Slovakia. The first section points out at the process of adoption and implementation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. Consequently, the following section tackles with the question whether the European Public Prosecutor’s Office could be considered a law enforcement authority at national level. The third section is focused on number of the European delegated prosecutors and related competence and jurisdiction. While the fourth section is focused on the execution of evidence in criminal proceedings, the fifth section is focused on application of mutual recognition. At the outset of the contribution, the historical method of research was used, namely in regard to the genesis of the EPPO. The most frequently used method was the analytical method of research. This method was used in regard to the analyses and assessments of literary sources, legislation and implementation of electronic monitoring. Another frequently used method was the comparative method of research. Further, the synthetic method of research was used. Information gathered in order to elaborate the contribution was collected in particular through the three following gathering techniques. The first data gathering method was the review of scientific literature; the works of renowned authors was analysed. The second data gathering method was access to legislation. It should be highlighted that not only consolidated legislation was used, but also original versions were analysed, in particular in the case of historical issues. Third, research into official documents of European organisations was conducted, in particular documents of the European Union.

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The question of victims’ rights in the criminal proceedings is one of the most discussed question in the sphere of criminal law in the recent years. According to Howard Zehr the restorative justice system is a system that look in a special way on crime, offender and victim. In this connection it should be also said that also Catholic church encourages models of restorative justice that seek to address crime in terms of the harm done to victims and community, not simply as a violation of law. Based on the key idea of restorative justice formulated by Howard Zehr, according to whom restorative justice is primarily a means of addressing the needs of victims of crime, it is undoubtedly possible to assume the central role of the victim within the restorative concept of criminal justice.

Sacramental seal is an institute, which undoubtedly has principal meaning and seriousness in the canonical law. It depends not only on the substance of the confession, which naturally has character of the absolute confidence between the confessor and the penitent, but also on the need to secure the highest level of protection of the sacrament of penance. Considering these reasons, the institute of the sacramental seal has the absolute protection by the canonical law, which is expressed by the prohibition of its breaching; it does not matter, what is the content of the confession. This paper, analysing of this significant institute, is focused not only the area of the canonical law, but also on the appropriate Slovak legal regulation.