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“The law is not only a system, a structure, but it is also culture, an ethos, which serves to make people’s life better. The maxim of Hermogenian forms the cornerstone of our identity: Omne ius hominum causa constitutum est – Law serves the benefit of man, and lawyers serve the law.“
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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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Newsletter by the President – January 2021
New year -new expectations – agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union concluded
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