In August 2026, the Hungarian Constitutional Court (CC) rejected (here and here) the petitions challenging the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments to the Fundamental Law. The petitions concerned the dismantling of the public-interest asset management foundations performing public
Constitutional Politics in Action – Part I
The Fidesz-KDNP parliamentary group submitted petitions to the Constitutional Court in July 2026 challenging Hungary’s newly adopted Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments to the Fundamental Law as the first constitutional steps in its regime change and constitutional reconstruction. The petitions challenging
Towards Qualified Majority Voting in EU Foreign Policy
For several years, the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) appeared to have a Hungary problem. More fundamentally, however, it has a Treaty-design problem. Article 31(1) TEU establishes unanimity as the default decision-making rule for the European Council and
More from Me on Blockchain Fraud
My most recent article on blockchain fraud, The Inadequacy of Equitable Remedies for Blockchain Fraud, 95 Miss. L.J. 1144 (2026), was recently released by the Mississippi Law Journal. Written for the 2025 Remedies Forum hosted in Budapest, Hungary, this
The New Constitutional Amendment and the Removal of the President
On 13 July 2026, the Hungarian Parliament enacted the 17th Amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law on behalf of the government. According to the explanatory memorandum, the Amendment’s primary objective is to restore the rule of law, and the measures
Culture and Law in European Society after Commission v Hungary
The judgment of the CJEU in Case C-769/22 Commission v Hungary presents multiple cultural implications: The case itself is not only about cultural services and their regulation but also features several arguments regarding both Hungarian Christian culture and the culture
Post-Illiberal Women’s Rights
One of the major lessons of the rule of law backsliding is that the erosion of legal remedies (and capture of independent institutions) will, sooner or later, undermine effective fundamental rights protection. And even though women’s rights are probably not
Külföldi Online Szerencsejáték portál: Komplett Útikalauz a Világméretű Játék Világához
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- Miért preferálják a játékosok a külföldi platformokat
- Védelmi aspektusok és licencelés
- Játékkínálat és szoftverszolgáltatók
- Bónuszok és promóciós kampányok
- Tranzakciós lehetőségek globális színtéren
- Okostelefonos élmények és appok
- Ügyfélszupport és kommunikációs szupport
Miért kedvelik a felhasználók a külföldi platformokat
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Restoring Academic Freedom in Hungary
Hungary’s experience with illiberal democracy exposed several uncomfortable truths about constitutional democracy, including vulnerabilities at the foundations. Higher education is a case in point. On the one hand, it is widely believed that knowledge institutions (encompassing universities, research institutions, think
Rewiring Democracy After Orbán
Hungary’s democratic renewal cannot succeed through constitutional restoration alone. The durability of the Orbán regime stemmed not only from formal institutional capture, but from deeply embedded informal power throughout society. Rebuilding democracy therefore needs more than legal repair: it requires