Agenda 2030: Future challenges in the context of the sustainability of occupational safety...
Safety of workplace, sustainability, Agenda 2030, occupational safety and health (OSH), digital working
The study examines the sustainability of occupational safety and health in the light of the objectives of the 2030 Agenda framework, with a particular focus on the challenges posed by new technologies and digital forms of work. Significant progress has been made in reducing the number of fatal accidents at work in the European Union over the last three decades, but major challenges remain, particularly in protecting workers’ rights and creating safe working environments. New technologies, global labour market changes and sectoral shifts are creating new risks at work that require more complex and comprehensive occupational safety and health responses. OECD guidelines and international initiatives to measure the quality of the working environment are contributing to improving well-being at work, but their impact remains limited. Ensuring decent work and a safe working environment is a priority of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda and an important policy objective in Hungary. Improving new work organization practices and the situation of workers on digital platforms will require particular attention in the future.
NAGYNÉ, HOKSTOK KINGA
Regulatory evolution of traffic endangerment offenses in Hungary
Traffic-related endangerment crimes, negligence, causality, occupational liability, Deficiency Act of 1948
This paper explores the historical development and evolution of legal regulations addressing traffic-related endangerment crimes in Hungary. Beginning with the foundational Act V of 1878, the analysis highlights the distinction between intentional and negligent acts, with a focus on the heightened accountability associated with occupational and professional obligations. The study examines the significant legislative milestone of the Deficiency Act of 1948, which established the independent offense of endangering within the scope of an occupation, criminalizing immediate exposure to danger irrespective of material harm. Through an in-depth review of judicial practices, ministerial reasoning, and scholarly contributions, the paper elucidates the progression of key legal concepts, including negligence, causality, and occupational liability. By tracing these developments, the research underscores the dynamic interplay between evolving societal needs and legal frameworks, offering insights into the historical and legal foundations of contemporary traffic law in Hungary.
IDZIG, IZABELLA
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parliamentary work (comparative analysis)
Covid-19, pandemic, parliament, administration, legislative work
Following World War II, it is difficult to identify any single event that has influenced the global community as profoundly as the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic, caused by the coronavirus designated as COVID-19 (also known as SARS-CoV-2), has fundamentally shaped our daily lives since its global emergence in 2020. As a result, hardly any country in the world has escaped the rise of constitutional law challenges triggered by the pandemic – issues that had not been previously addressed. One of the key constitutional concerns in democratic states worldwide was how to ensure the continued functioning of legislative bodies, i.e., parliaments. This study provides an overview of parliamentary operations across Europe during the pandemic.
SOMOGYI, ENIKŐ
Max Weber’s critics in Gödel’s propositional theorem. A possible application of game theory...
Game theory, Max Weber, Leo Strauss, Mihály Polányi, political epistemology
This paper explores the applicability of Gödel’s incompleteness theorem to political theory by examining critiques of Max Weber’s principle of value neutrality. It analyses the positions of Leo Strauss and Michael Polanyi, arguing that their critiques function as game-theoretical equivalents of Gödelian propositions – true statements that cannot be formally proven within a given system. The study demonstrates how Strauss’s notion of the “crisis of modernity” and Polanyi’s idea of “personal knowledge” challenge the epistemological assumptions of Weberian rationalism. By linking formal logic with political philosophy, the paper proposes a new analytical framework for understanding the limits of value-neutrality in political science. It concludes by advocating for epistemological pluralism and the recognition of moral truth claims beyond formal systems.
TAKÁCS, M. PÉTER
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