The website was originally intended for Hungarian audience, vast majority of its content is in Hungarian. Probably it is going to change.
Blog posts are written in Hungarian and those which may be interesting for English-speaking international audience, are translated to English or may originally be written in English, in both cases organised under the category “English”. You may easily find them be using the search engine, searching for the word “English”. Alternatively, You may find posts in English scrolled below.
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Latest posts in English:
Is rule of law in danger after Orbán’s fall?
I was asked by the Euronews about the claims of Viktor Orbán and his people stating that rule of law is in serious danger after the new government has taken over and started initiating various investigations against some earlier and current actions. These are still far from the investigations needed in relation for their systematic…
Concerns about the Hungarian electoral system
As the elections in Hungary are at the gates and seemingly there is an enormous interest towards that from foreign legal/political circles, I found it useful to publish a short overview and point out the most problematic elements. Mostly with the aim to correct some of the analytical mistakes made by many, thinking that the…
Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (STCAU)
New international criminal tribunals are relatively rarely born, so international lawyers are understandably happy about each new one. Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022 also heightened international political debates about aggression, thanks to which the theoretical basis for the establishment of a new international tribunal has now been created, and now we take a…
Ukrainian-Russian summit in Budapest?
The possibility mentioned in the title has been mentioned more and more in the press, so it may be worthy to take a look into that. The fact is that for Viktor Orbán, it would mean a very serious diplomatic success from a political point of view, which can easily be converted into an excellent…
About the Chinese in the custody of the Ukrainians
The news, published by the Ukrainian media, that two Chinese citizens who had previously fought for Russian units had been taken prisoner of war, has understandably stirred up emotions. Additionally, it also raises a number of legal questions that are worth considering. Is China becoming a belligerent? If the Chinese citizens joined the Russian armed…
Nie wywołuj wilka z lasu, Polska – on a possible exemption provided to Israeli politicians from the ICC
There are news going around the Polish government possibly granting immunity for official Israeli visitors from arrest and extradition to the ICC. Although the news is currently quite ambiguous (there has been no concrete announcement from Netanyahu about a visit to Poland), it is important to state that a state party to the Rome Statute…
Welcome to Schengen, Bulgaria and Romania!
Добре дошли в Шенген, България и Румъния! Bun venit în Schengen, Bulgaria și România! An earlier analysis of mine on the matter: https://c4ep.eu/one-step-towards-the-european-balkans-a-partial-enlargement-of-the-schengen-area-with-romania-and-bulgaria/
Clouds are gathering, preparing for the storm… then a light rain – evaluation of the 2024 Hungarian Council presidency
The Hungarian EU Council presidency had to face criticism and several challenges that promised quite a bumpy ride ahead. At some points even stripping Hungary from the presidency was considered as an option by some, but as we pointed out in an earlier analysis, this was not a realistic idea. One of the biggest problems was…
More than meets the eye – an infringement case at the court with a potential wider effect for the future
An infringement procedure against Hungary was launched nearly three years ago by the European Commission, and after lengthy negotiations without any results, it announced in July 2022 that it would refer its debate with Hungary to the Court of the European Union. 19 November has seen the hearing for the case, in front of a…
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