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Dr. habil Róbert Szuchy paid a study visit to Mexico
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Lee J. STRANG: A Comparison of the Historical Constitution and Originalism
Appearances May Be Deceiving
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Tamás István MANHERTZ: Tension or Attention?
On the relationship between the Hungarian Constitutional Court and the references for preliminary rulings.
Newsletter from the president of the Hungarian Lawyers Association – June 2021
Appropriate forums are indispensable for professional and scientific debates and thereby for intellectual growth, both in the world of lawyers and non-lawyers. With the idea of creating tradition, the Lawyers Association and the Constitutional Court intend to establish a forum stimulating intellectual growth and innovative thinking by organising the presentation and fair of law books. …
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Norbert TRIBL: Game of thrones? Is winter really coming?
Interview with the Presidents of the Supreme Court (Kúria) and the Constitutional Court of Hungary on the relationship between the apex courts of the Member States and the CJEU.
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Newsletter from the president of the Hungarian Lawyers Association – May 2021
On the occasion of the forthcoming Europe Day let us recall the birth of the European integration. The proposal of pooling the French and German coal and steel production under a joint organisation was put onto paper on 9 May 1950, based on which the process of European unification started to develop. As Union citizens …
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Newsletter from the president of the Hungarian Lawyers Association – April 2021
According to the long-standing practice of the Constitutional Court, the requirements of foreseeability and predictability are integral parts of rule of law and legal certainty. When applying the law, this translates to the requirement that the courts adopt same or at least similar judgements in cases based on same facts. In the last few years, …
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Barnabás LENKOVICS: The Invisible Constitution: Between Power, Law and Interpretation
The invisible constitution is actually ‘invisible power’. Ever since the constitution is an immanent part of the legal system, the Constitution is law. It is a ‘power tool’, an instrument of power. The essence of power is the domination of will: the power can force its will on others, and those who exercise power on …
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Newsletter from the president of the Hungarian Lawyers Association – March 2021
Each year, on the ides of March we commemorate the 1848–49 Revolution and War of independence, which was a milestone on the route to the modern Hungarian state. In addition, not only regaining the independence of the country and national self-determination was at stake, but also the start of emancipation and achieving civil liberties. On …
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András KOLTAY: Is Free Speech Part of Christian Culture?
On the Two Recent ‘Blasphemy’ Decisions of the Hungarian Constitutional Court
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Constitutional Discourse
Constitutional Discourse is an initiative of young researchers. We believe that we need an online platform for constructive debate of European constitutional discourse, while accepting that there are no mutually exclusive truths.
Newsletter from the president of the Hungarian Lawyers Association – February 2021
Each year, the first months invite us to be retrospective, to look back a little. This year is no different, either. The Holocaust Remembrance Day in the end of January and the Communism Remembrance Day in the end of February provide us an opportunity to face our past. Invasion by totalitarian systems, the spread of …
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