Executive Orders and Hungarian Government Decisions – Navigating Normative Boundaries in Executive Power
In recent decades, the use of executive orders by U.S. Presidents has increasingly drawn attention, particularly when these instruments effectively create or significantly modify policy frameworks without explicit congressional legislation. Although the U.S. Constitution clearly designates legislative authority to Congress,
The New Enemies of Romanian Militant Democracy (Part II): Fighting Manipulative Social Media
The annulment of the Romanian presidential elections in December 2024 presents multiple challenging analytical difficulties. It should be addressed within the same analytical framework as preventing individuals from running for the presidency: militant democracy is inherently both preventive and reactive.
The New Enemies of Romanian Militant Democracy (Part I): Fighting Radical-Right Populists
The recent electoral and democratic crisis in Romania was caused by a sequence of political and legal events that occurred between October 2024 and May 2025, rendering the entire presidential election process highly ambiguous and problematic. Meticulously prepared by the governing
Artificial Intelligence, EU Legislation and LegalTech (Part 1)
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomesan important part of our lives it needs to be regulated. The EU has taken on the task and has accepted the AI Act. But does the AI Act regulate the best or are there any
The UK, Assisted Suicide, and the Dignity Argument – A Philosophical Comment
"Always go to other people’s funerals. Otherwise, they won’t come to yours.”
Wealth and Power: The theory of Plutocracy
Complex and historically rooted ideas can be difficult to understand today, especially at a time when the politics often uses them as labels, many times without any real meaning. However, in recent years, many of these historical ideas have resurfaced,
If there is no wind, you have to row – Why should we re-read the Case C-78/18 decision and how should we do it until the CJEU confirms its principle in a new case?
When a Western Wind Blows Since the regime change, there has been a consensus that resources supporting fundamental rights, freedoms, and pluralistic democracy have arrived to Hungary from the West. This has changed in recent years. In the early 1990s, anyone
Naming the Unfamiliar, Defining the Undefined – The Hungarian Constitutional Interpretation of the Protection of Sovereignty
On 15 November 2024, the Hungarian Constitutional Court published its decision (not yet available in English) rejecting the constitutional complaint brought by Transparency International Hungary against the Sovereignty Protection Office (hereinafter "the SPO"). The petitioner argued that the functioning of
Sovereignty at Risk. The EU’s Role?
With the American transition of power bringing the fight for national sovereignty and national security into the foreground of global conversations once again, it is important to have a retrospective look at how this conversation unfolded between Hungary and the
The EU’s Competitiveness Compass: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?
The European Commission has unveiled its Competitiveness Compass—a five-year blueprint to boost innovation and strengthen Europe’s economy—which gets the diagnosis right but prescribes the wrong cure. While it rightly flags excessive red tape, lagging innovation, and strategic vulnerabilities to China
