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Kar

Állam- és Jogtudományi Kar

Szervezet

ÁJTK Alkotmányjogi Tanszék

Kód

JNX_ERASMUS:E05

Cím

Introduction to Hungarian Constitutional Law

Tervezett félév

Mindkét

Meghirdetve

2023/24/2

ECTS

5

Nyelv

en

Leírás

Introduction to the Hungarian Constitutional Law Syllabus The course intends to provide an overview on the basic principles and institutions of the Hungarian constitutional system. It is based mainly on legal sources of the Hungarian constitutional law, especially the decisions of the Constitutional Court, but deals with the problems in an international framework taking into account also the relevant international documents and case-law. Besides familiarizing students with basics of Hungarian constitutional law, the course reflects also on the current events in this field. Participants are required to occasionally read cases or documents before class in order to be able to engage in a discussion on the merits. At the end of the semester students shall write a short essay about a chosen topic of the course that contains a comparative part concerning their own legal system. The topics of the lessons are the following: Introductory lesson Constitution, constitutionalism Sources of Hungarian constitutional law The principle of popular sovereignty, direct democracy Representative democracy, elections The principle of the separation of powers, form of Government Overview of the main constitutional organs (Parliament, Government, President of the Republic) The rule of law, the role of the Constitutional Court and courts Fundamental rights and freedoms I. (General Overview) Fundamental rights and freedoms II. (Special aspects of some fundamental rights) Summary

Oktatás célja

INTRODUCTION TO HUNGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Time: Thursday 14.00-15.30 Lecturers: Zoltán Pozsár-Szentmiklósy, Balázs Kiss, Flóra Kollarics, János Mécs Contact: pozsarz@ajk.elte.hu E-learning: https://canvas.elte.hu/ Course description and working method The course aims to provide an overview of the basic principles and institutions of the Hungarian constitutional system. It is mainly based on the legal sources of the Hungarian constitutional law, but is also deals with the issues raised in an international context, taking into account also the relevant international standards as well as the regulations and practices of other countries. In addition to familiarising students with the basics of Hungarian constitutional law, the course also reflects on current events in this field. Participants will be required to work in groups with the common readers and cases prior to the class, in order to be able to engage in a discussion on the merits.

Tantárgy tartalma

Course outline 22.02. Overview of the Hungarian Constitutional system from a historical perspective (readers) 29.02. Overview of the Hungarian Constitutional system: particularities of the Fundamental Law (readers) 07.03. The stability of the constitution (cases) 14.03. Citizenship. Political rights of national minorities (readers) 21.03. The governmental system (readers) 04.04. The Constitutional Court (readers) 11.04. Hungary and the European Union (international conference organised by the ELTE Law School) 18.04. Separation of powers in practice (cases) 25.04. Consultation on the individual papers (online) 02.05. Elections and national referenda (readers) 09.05. Fundamental rights in Hungary (cases) 16.05. Discussion on the essays

Számonkérés és értékelés

Materials Readers and cases will be shared in the Canvas system. Requirements, assessment • Active participation at the classes • Group work: preparing the written analyses of the readers and cases before the classes o max. 20 points (max. 2 points / assignment for the group members), 50% of the assessment • Individual work: writing an essay (max. 3000 words) about a topic discussed during the classes o max. 20 points (relevant sources: 5 points, explaining the context of the question: 5 points, structure and logic of the essay: 5 points, quality of the reasoning: 5 points), 50% of the assessment o deadline for uploading the essays to Canvas: 12 of May • Assessment: o 36-40 points: grade (5) o 31-35 points: grade (4) o 26-30 points: grade (3) o 21-25 points: grade (2) o 0-20 points: grade (1)

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