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1 online resource (xvi, 366 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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International library of historical studies
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International library of historical studies.
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| Contents |
Appendix XIV: The Fundamental Law of Hungary: God bless the Hungarians -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors -- 1. Introduction, Philip Barker and Thomas Lorman -- 2. Law and the Ancient Constitution in Medieval and Early Modern Hungary, Martyn Rady -- 3. The Birth of the Constitution in Eighteenth-Century Hungarian Political Thought, Istvǹ M. Szijarto -- 4. Resurrecting the Past, Reshaping the Future: The Rise of the 'Ancient Constitution' at the Diet of 1790/1, Philip Barker -- 5. Reforming or Replacing the Historical Constitution: Lajos Kossuth and the April Laws of 1848, Ferenc Horcher -- 6. Reform Fever and Disillusionment: Constitutional Codification Fiascos of the Hungarian Liberals after the Settlement of 1867, Andrs̀ Cieger -- 7. The Use and Abuse of Flexibility: Hungary's Historical Constitution, 1867?1919, Thomas Lorman -- 8. Law I of 1920 and the Historical Constitution, Istvan Szabo -- 9. Law I of 1946 and Law XX of 1949: Continuity or Discontinuity in Traditional Hungarian Constitutionalism? Balazs Fekete -- 10. Is a Revival Possible?: Theoretical Reflections on the Historical Constitution, Kalman Pocza -- 11. Epilogue: On the Future(s) of the Historical Constitution, Ferenc Hq̲cher and Kalman Pocza -- Appendix I: Primary Sources on Hungarian Constitutional History: The Golden Bull of 1222 -- Appendix II: The Rk̀os Declaration (1505) -- Appendix III: Extracts from Stephen Werboczy's Tripartitum (1517) -- Appendix IV: The Laws of 1687 -- Appendix V: The Laws of 1790/1 -- Appendix VI: Robert Townson's Translation of Law XXVI of 1790/1 -- Appendix VII: The 'April Laws' of 1848 -- Appendix VIII: Law XII of 1867 -- Appendix IX: The Declaration of the First Hungarian Republic (November 1918) -- Appendix X: The Preamble to the Constitution of the Hungarian Socialist Federal Republic of Councils (1919) -- Appendix XI: The Preamble to Law I of 1920 -- Appendix XII: The Preamble to Law I of 1946: On the form of Government of Hungary -- Appendix XIII: The Constitution of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949): Constitution of the Hungarian People's Republic -- Appendix XIV: The Fundamental Law of Hungary: God bless the Hungarians -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"The new Hungarian Basic Law, which was ratified on 1 January 2012, provoked domestic and international controversy. Of particular concern was the constitutional text's explicit claim that it was situated within a reinvigorated Hungarian legal tradition that had allegedly developed over centuries before its violent interruption during World War II, by German invaders, and later, by Soviet occupation. To explore the context and validity of this claim, and the legal traditions which have informed the stormy centuries of Hungary's constitutional development, this book brings together a group of leading historians, political scientists and legal scholars to produce a comprehensive history of Hungarian constitutional thought. Ranging in scope from an overview of Hungarian medieval jurisprudence to an assessment of the various criticisms levelled at the new Hungarian Basis Law of 2012, contributors assess the constitutions, their impacts and their legacies, as well as the social and cultural contexts within which they were drafted. The historical analysis is accompanied by a selection of original source materials, many translated here for the first time. This is the only book in English on the subject and is essential reading for all those interested in Hungary's history, political culture and constitution."-- Provided by publisher |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Law -- Hungary.
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Law. |
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Hungary. |
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Politics and culture -- Hungary.
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Politics and culture. |
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Hungary -- Politics and government.
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European history. |
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Politics and government. |
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Law. |
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Horkay Hörcher, Ferenc, editor.
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Lorman, Thomas, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: History of the Hungarian constitution. London : I.B. Tauris, 2019 1788312635 (OCoLC)1087089287 |
| ISBN |
9781786725301 (electronic book) |
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1786725304 (electronic book) |
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1788312635 |
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9781788312639 |
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