Tanulmányok

The balance between security and freedom is not permanent: the more you feel your security endangered, the more you are willing to sacrifice freedom. In the latest times this statement was verified; during the pandemic people gave up such a great part of their freedom they would not have believed earlier. How long should security last and where is the point where freedom becomes emphasised again? Using the … Tovább

The right to peaceful assembly is one of the most important fundamental rights in a democratic constitutional state. It is through the exercise of this right that (among other things) freedom of expression and control of power can be exercised over the leadership of a country. However, the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020 led to the introduction of special legal regimes in some countries,… Tovább

Aspects of the protection of freedom of expression in public life as a fundamental right: from public figures to public affairs

The Hungarian Constitutional Court considers the freedom of speech and the freedom of press as “particularly precious”, which can only be restricted in particularly justified cases and under strict conditions. The present study first provides an overview of the earlier case-law… Tovább

The protection of health takes on particular importance in times of epidemics, when the individual rights of patients are opposed to the protection of public health, and in particular, the health of especially vulnerable groups to epidemics. The restrictions introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic made it clear that the public health and epidemiological public interest in health care can override… Tovább

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent war between Russia and Ukraine, brought unprecedented changes not only to everyday life, but also to the Hungarian legal system. In Hungary, first because of the COVID-19 pandemic and then because of the war between Russia and Ukraine, a special legal order has been in place from March 2020 onwards, essentially continuously (except for a short period from 18 June … Tovább

The Constitutional Court considers the right to a public trial to be part of the right to a fair trial. The right to an oral and public hearing is not absolute. It does not follow from the right to a public hearing that a court may only determine a party’s rights and obligations in a hearing. The principles of trial, orality and impartiality are fundamental principles of civil procedure. However, the fact that the… Tovább