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Article
Abstract
On January 1, 1990, the Hungarian Constitutional Court became the first institution created by Hungary's new Constitution to assume its responsibilities. The birth of a constitutional court can generate a complex set of problems in any society. A government must build public acceptance of, and support for, the institution and create an effective structure for its activities. A whole new set of problems arises when a constitutional court begins its work in a time of transition from an undemocratic state to a state based on the rule of law. This paper discusses some of the problems encountered by Hungary as well as Hungary's attempts to solve them.
Recommended Citation
Laszlo Solyom,
The Hungarian Constitutional Court and Social Change,
19
Yale J. Int'l L.
(1994).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/yjil/vol19/iss1/12