The presidents of the Constitutional Court and the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, have warned of the dangers posed by attacks against the basic law, and called for defending the constitution.
As the constitution is the foundation of social peace and public order, the attacks launched against it endanger social order, as well as the life, health and property of citizens, Constitutional Court President Tamás Sulyok told a conference, marking the tenth anniversary of the new basic law, on Friday. As these phenomena go beyond the frames of democratic dialogue, the Constitutional Court cannot tolerate them at all, he said.
There exists and is a need for legitimate criticism of Hungary’s constitution, he said.
There exists and is a need for legitimate criticism of Hungary’s constitution, he said.
Illegitimate criticism, however, differs from this as it aims to break constitutional continuity and advocates open violations of the constitution and the effective laws.
Sulyok noted that over the past decade the Constitutional Court had repeatedly protected freedom of the press, freedom of religion, judicial independence and the right of assembly.
“The Constitutional Court has become the cornerstone of the rule of law,”
he said.
Kúria President András Zs Varga spoke about “the ongoing planning of a constitutional coup”, insisting that the “breaking” of the basic law would be equal to breaking the sovereign Hungarian state. He stressed the need to defend the basic law from the attacks, arguing that division of power is an asset and the state and the legal system should prevent any attempts of “criminal organisations” to abuse it.
The Kúria should be steadfast, self-confident and reliable so as to serve as a supporting pillar of the basic law, Varga said. Chief Public Prosecutor Péter Polt said that
Kúria President András Zs Varga spoke about “the ongoing planning of a constitutional coup”, insisting that the “breaking” of the basic law would be equal to breaking the sovereign Hungarian state. He stressed the need to defend the basic law from the attacks, arguing that division of power is an asset and the state and the legal system should prevent any attempts of “criminal organisations” to abuse it.
The Kúria should be steadfast, self-confident and reliable so as to serve as a supporting pillar of the basic law, Varga said. Chief Public Prosecutor Péter Polt said that
the Hungarian prosecution is independent,
cannot be instructed, and is not subordinated to either the government or the parliament.
“The basic law is the compass which helps navigate the ship of Hungary and its prosecution service to safe, legally safe waters,” he said.
“The basic law is the compass which helps navigate the ship of Hungary and its prosecution service to safe, legally safe waters,” he said.
Source: MTI
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Well interesting but my question is how many Hungarians know they have a constitution?
More over another question who and how was the constitution written? ( no one can tell me)
What does this mean politically for the average Hungarian the constitution.,it is not taken the same way as an American would talk about theirs. . so maybe a clean sheet to explain what is a constitution with in Hungary is and it’s implications in every day life within Hungary. Just a thought as the Hungarians I talk to have no idea what this means to them.
Probably the best kept secret from the people…