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

Kód výsledku v 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>

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

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Návaznosti

O - Projekt operacniho programu

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

German Law Journal

ISSN

2071-8322

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

24

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

8

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

1432-1448

Kód UT WoS článku

999

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85187516115