Proceedings of the Constitutional Court and the Ombudsman’s Activity: First Steps in Practice on the Basis of Regulation of the Basic Law

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Proceedings of the Constitutional Court and the Ombudsman’s Activity: First Steps in Practice on the Basis of Regulation of the Basic Law

by Professor Dr. Máté Szabó, Dr. Barnabás Hajas (contributor),

Abstract

This article represents a viewpoint from the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary on the constitutional challenges and novelties experienced by this country, in particular on the relations between the Ombudsman and the Constitutional Court. It covers the practice involving these two institutions and offers some justifications for the substantial changes introduced in recent years, which have created considerable concern in Hungary and abroad.

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Vol 13 - No 1 - 2013 // General issue

ABSTRACT

Vol 13, no. 1, Summer 2013 – General issue

PolSci Volume 13, no. 1 (summer 2013) presents a viewpoint from the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary on the recent constitutional challenges and novelties experienced by this country and in particular on the relations between the Ombudsman and the Constitutional Court. In addition, this issue features articles which examine the democratic backsliding in the... »

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The triple crisis in Hungary: The “Backsliding” of Hungarian Democracy after Twenty Years

This paper tries to point out that the three consecutive crises (the triple crisis) in the New Member States (NMS) have claimed the heavy social price that has been responsible for the drastic “backsliding of the new democracies”. These countries underwent a transformation recession in the early nineties and, once members of the EU, they... »

Proceedings of the Constitutional Court and the Ombudsman’s Activity: First Steps in Practice on the Basis of Regulation of the Basic Law

Abstract This article represents a viewpoint from the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary on the constitutional challenges and novelties experienced by this country, in particular on the relations between the Ombudsman and the Constitutional Court. It covers the practice involving these two institutions and offers some justifications for the substantial changes introduced in recent years,... »

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Call for Papers, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Winter 2013) – General issue

Submissions are now being accepted for the winter 2013 issue. Please submit your work saved as a Microsoft Word document at polsci@sar.org.ro before 15th of September, 2013, midnight Central European Time. Please note that we will not review manuscripts that have already been published, are scheduled for publication elsewhere, or have been simultaneously submitted to... »

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Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (chair) Hertie School of Governance
Larry Diamond Stanford University
Tom Gallagher University of Bradford
Alena Ledeneva University College London
Michael McFaul Stanford University
Dennis Deletant Georgetown University
Helen Wallace London School of Economics and Political Science

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Claudiu Tufiș
Bogdan Iancu
George Jiglau
Ingi Iusmen
Gabriel Bădescu
Andrei Macsut
Laura Voinea

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Proceedings of the Constitutional Court and the Ombudsman’s Activity: First Steps in Practice on the Basis of Regulation of the Basic Law

Vol 13, no. 1, Summer 2013 – General issue

The triple crisis in Hungary: The “Backsliding” of Hungarian Democracy after Twenty Years

Proceedings of the Constitutional Court and the Ombudsman’s Activity: First Steps in Practice on the Basis of Regulation of the Basic Law

Risks of corruption and the management of EU funds in Romania

The Choice of Monetary Policy and Its Relevance for Economic Performance: Empirical Evidence from a Global Perspective

The Political Economy of Turkey’s Eastern Turn: An Empirical Analysis of Erdogan’s State Visits (2003-2010)

Call for Papers, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Winter 2013) – General issue

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