Conor CASEY: Hungarian Constitutionalism as Classical Constitutionalism? Reflections from an Interested Observer
Inspired by two earlier posts penned about the Hungarian Fundamental Law and constitutional interpretation by my friend Márton Sulyok, here I offer some thoughts on the topic as a comparative constitutional law scholar working within the natural law tradition. My
Márton SULYOK: On Methodologies, Findings and “Contextual Determinants”
Comments Inspired by some Evidence on Constitutional Courts In their book titled High Courts in Global Perspective (Evidence, Methodologies and Findings) published in 2021 by University of Virginia Press, the editors provide constitutional and political science scholars the map to a
Márton SULYOK: Is This Loyalty In Fact Disloyalty?
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]On the Remarks of the German Government to the Commission after PSPP If this was a eulogy, I would begin by saying that “it is with great sadness that we now need to face an ugly truth”,
Márton CSAPODI: A “CT scan” with unexpected results – The Xero Flor v Poland judgment of the ECtHR
An interesting conflict arose between the European Court of Human Rights and the Polish Constitutional Tribunal (CT). In May, after scanning the CT, the ECtHR ruled that a judge of the CT had previously been unlawfully elected and that the
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 I wrote a few weeks ago about Advocate General Bobek's position that,
Attila SZABÓ: Statelessness: Right or Possibility?
On 23 March, the Hungarian Constitutional Court decided on a certain case based on a judicial initiative for norm control. The question of the three judges initiating the procedure was the lawfulness of a new norm in the statelessness procedure.
Norbert TRIBL: Can only one be left in the end? Is this the Way?!
Thoughts on a recent opinion by Advocate General Bobek On 4 March 2021, in the Joined Cases C-811/19 and C-840/19, the opinion of Advocate General Michal Bobek was delivered to the CJEU, which was already mentioned by one of the authors
Márton SULYOK: Constitutional Justice in Europe – “Courting” Death?
On the Less than Usual (?) Theme This January, listening to the optimistic start-of-the-year hum in my ears, despite COVID, I wrote that there surely are some lessons to be learned from all of those issues, good or bad, that surrounded, courted, then consumed some constitutional courts
Márton SULYOK: Size Does Matter (?!)
Some European Debates on the Use of Religious Symbols in the Workplace On 25 February 2021, Athanasios Rantos AG (CJEU) has issued an opinion in two German PRPs (preliminary ruling procedures) on whether an employer’s internal ‘neutrality policy’ can at all
Balázs SZABÓ: COVID-19: Introduction to the administration law competences problem-set
The COVID-19 pandemic quickly consumed the whole world, so the European Union – as a global player – and the Member States – as sovereigns – had to take immediate action to protect their citizens and their role in the
