Schrödinger’s Judiciary - Formality at the Service of Informality in Hungary

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14220%2F23%3A00133739" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14220/23:00133739 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/german-law-journal/article/schrodingers-judiciaryformality-at-the-service-of-informality-in-hungary/E95660D19E6E7B789463F4CCE855DF43" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/german-law-journal/article/schrodingers-judiciaryformality-at-the-service-of-informality-in-hungary/E95660D19E6E7B789463F4CCE855DF43</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/glj.2023.71" target="_blank" >10.1017/glj.2023.71</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Schrödinger’s Judiciary - Formality at the Service of Informality in Hungary
Original language description
There are two contrasting claims regarding the Hungarian judiciary. The Government asserts that it is in the best shape, while many other voices label it as captured or dependent. This article shows how both of these claims can be true, depending on the interplay between formality and informality and shows how a few small loopholes allow some actors to rig the judicial system. Therefore, the Hungarian judiciary is similar to Schrödinger’s cat, which is claimed to be dead and alive at the same time. The synergy between formality and informality requires a network of a handful of trusted people in managerial positions to administer case allocation, promotion, and disciplinary systems, which seem to be very effective tools. Few small technical loopholes and some special remedies suffice to micromanage important cases precisely because key positions are captured which work as gatekeepers or emergency brakes. Most of these tools are legal in a very formal technical sense of the word because they rely on acts of Parliament. A formal legalism, a very thin understanding of the Rule of law, and a majoritarian mindset serve as a legitimizing ideology for the whole legal system.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law

Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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