2020/Különszám

The European integration process has been the most successful exercise in the history of our continent. It has been and is confronted with numerous challenges and a series of crises prompting various reactions generally called reforms. (No wonder that the two most frequently used words in the history of European construction are crisis and reform.)

One of the main reasons for this success is the fundamental and indispensable… Tovább

Sehr geehrter Herr Präsident Sulyok!

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen!

Vielen Dank für die Einladung zur heutigen Konferenz. Der österreichische Verfassungsgerichtshof hat diese Einladung gerne angenommen, zumal zwischen dem ungarischen Verfassungsgericht und dem Verfassungsgerichtshof der Republik Österreich traditionell sehr enge kollegiale und freundschaftliche Beziehungen… Tovább

The complex relationships between law and politics have undergone quite remarkable changes over the past few decades. Commentators and researchers have been particularly alerted to the twin phenomena of the politicization of law and the legalization of politics. During periods of constitutional legislative effort, the correlation between law and politics is thrust even further into the foreground. Constitutional… Tovább

It is an honour for me to speak at this conference, where experts and especially judges from various European countries exchange their views and experiences on constitutional questions. I will speak to you about common fundamental values and how they relate to national preferences, which may differ from country to country. We have quite some constitutional differences between European countries, so there is food… Tovább

Obwohl die Grundwerte des Unionsrechts und der Verfassungen der Mitgliedstaaten im Allgemeinen miteinander harmonisieren, ist Kollision zwischen den Elementen der von der Verfassung beschützten nationalen Identität und dem Unionsrecht nicht auszuschließen. Dieser potentielle Konflikt als eines der schwierigsten und heikelsten Probleme der europäischen Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit ist… Tovább

Honorable ladies and gentlemen,

Allow me to begin by thanking our hosts for their kind invitation and for providing an opportunity to ponder several phenomena which are connected to this space we exist in and which we, to a great extent, share. We may see it as symbolic that we meet in a year when we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the events which led to the replacement of Central and Eastern European totalitarian… Tovább