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Equality: The Missing Link
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of Contents v
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xv
- INTRODUCTION From the 1989 Constitution to the 2011 Fundamental Law 1
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I. LEGITIMACY
- What Is Democracy? 23
- Regime Change, Revolution, and Legitimacy 35
- Constitution-Making, Competition, and Cooperation 59
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II. HISTORY AND COMMUNITY
- A Sacred Symbol in a Secular Country: The Holy Crown 83
- From ‘We the People’ to ‘We the Nation’ 111
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III. HUMAN RIGHTS
- Human Dignity: Rhetoric, Protection, and Instrumentalisation 141
- Equality: The Missing Link 171
- Freedom of Religion and Churches: Archeology in a Constitution-making Assembly 197
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IV. INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
- From Separation of Powers to a Government without Checks: Hungary’s Old and New Constitutions 235
- Between Revolution and Constitution: The Roles of the Hungarian Constitutional Court 269
- Governance, Accountability, and the Market 301
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V. EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES
- No New(s), Good News? The Fundamental Law and the European Law 333
- Trees in the Wood: The Fundamental Law and the European Court of Human Rights 359
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VI. APPENDIX
- The Fundamental Law of Hungary 377
- Transitional Provisions of the Fundamental Law 433
- First Amendment of the Fundamental Law 449
- Bill on the Second Amendment of the Fundamental Law 451
- Opinion on the Fundamental Law of Hungary (Amicus Brief) 455
- Opinion on the New Constitution of Hungary 491
- Bibliography 537
- Table of Cases 551
- Contributors 557
- Index 561
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of Contents v
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xv
- INTRODUCTION From the 1989 Constitution to the 2011 Fundamental Law 1
-
I. LEGITIMACY
- What Is Democracy? 23
- Regime Change, Revolution, and Legitimacy 35
- Constitution-Making, Competition, and Cooperation 59
-
II. HISTORY AND COMMUNITY
- A Sacred Symbol in a Secular Country: The Holy Crown 83
- From ‘We the People’ to ‘We the Nation’ 111
-
III. HUMAN RIGHTS
- Human Dignity: Rhetoric, Protection, and Instrumentalisation 141
- Equality: The Missing Link 171
- Freedom of Religion and Churches: Archeology in a Constitution-making Assembly 197
-
IV. INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
- From Separation of Powers to a Government without Checks: Hungary’s Old and New Constitutions 235
- Between Revolution and Constitution: The Roles of the Hungarian Constitutional Court 269
- Governance, Accountability, and the Market 301
-
V. EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES
- No New(s), Good News? The Fundamental Law and the European Law 333
- Trees in the Wood: The Fundamental Law and the European Court of Human Rights 359
-
VI. APPENDIX
- The Fundamental Law of Hungary 377
- Transitional Provisions of the Fundamental Law 433
- First Amendment of the Fundamental Law 449
- Bill on the Second Amendment of the Fundamental Law 451
- Opinion on the Fundamental Law of Hungary (Amicus Brief) 455
- Opinion on the New Constitution of Hungary 491
- Bibliography 537
- Table of Cases 551
- Contributors 557
- Index 561