Constitutional Law & Crisis Governance
Coronation and Constitution in the United Kingdom
Coronation ceremony, unwritten constitution, United Kingdom, King Charles III
The paper establishes a link between the unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom and the significance of the most recent lavish coronation ceremony of King Charles III. For this purpose, it briefly introduces the unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom, as well as its historical development and its role in maintaining the constitutional relevance of the royal coronation ceremony in the UK. It provides a detailed description of the most recent British coronation on May 6, 2023, with King Charles III and Queen Camilla, to highlight the religious and constitutional elements that are intertwined in this power-legitimizing event. In the concluding remarks, the author refers to comparable European monarchies and their lack of coronation ceremonies in order to further support the argument that the coronation ceremony is of constitutional importance in a country that has no written constitution.
BEKE-MARTOS, JUDIT
The Legacy of Modern European Constitutionalism: The Concept of Rule of Law and...
Constitution, legality, legitimacy, democracy, rule of law, constitutionalism, crisis, constitutional degradation, liberal principles
Modern constitutionalism emerged at the end of the 18th century in the context of the American and French revolutions. It later took root in other countries and, by the end of the 20th century, had gained universal recognition. Constitutionalism has recently evolved within democratic political systems; therefore, the concept of constitutionalism appears closely linked to democracy and the rule of law. To understand constitutional crises, it is first necessary to clarify the meaning of constitutionalism.
EGRESI, KATALIN
Parliamentary Legislative Procedure in Hungary
Law-making, Hungary, Fundamental Law, Parliament, legislation, legislative procedure
In Hungary, the substantive rules on the content and formal rules of legislation are set out in detail. The legislators, the types of legislation, the most basic rules of law-making and the main rules governing the legislative process are set out in the Fundamental Law. This paper gives a general overview of law-making in Hungary. It introduces the parliamentary legislative procedure, including the modification of the legislative duties of the National Assembly in response to Hungary's accession to the European Union, and provides a short quantitative description of Hungarian legislation from 1990.
TÉGLÁSI, ANDRÁS – GÁVA, KRISZTIÁN – SZABÓ, ZSOLT
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
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