Healthcare Law & Policy
The Legal, Religious, and Linguistic Status of Artificial Insemination...
Artificial insemination; embryo donation; reproductive medicine; bioethics; demographic policy; legal terminology
The article examines the legal, bioethical, religious, and linguistic status of artificial insemination, stored embryos, and embryo donation in Hungary. It connects reproductive medicine with demographic policy and proposes replacing the term “embryo donation” with “embryo gifting” to reshape public attitudes.
BÁGER, GUSZTÁV – LOVÁSZY, GÁBOR LÁSZLÓ
Labour Law Approach of Compensation, with Special Attention to...
Employee compensation; employer liability; occupational health and safety; personality rights; non-pecuniary loss; workplace injury
The article examines compensation for violations of employees’ life, physical integrity, health, and personality rights within Hungarian labour law. It analyses employer liability, occupational safety duties, the functions and amount of compensation, and the relevant judicial practice.
BORS, SZILVIA
Introduction to the Science of Medical Rights and Ethics...
Bioethics; medical research; informed consent; patient rights; human dignity; clinical trials
The article surveys the principal international and European instruments governing medical research, bioethics, and patient protection. It emphasizes informed consent, human dignity, research ethics, medical-data protection, and the primacy of the individual over scientific interests.
KELLNER, SZILVIA
The Criminalisation of Informal Payments in Hungarian Healthcare...
Informal payments; Hungarian healthcare; criminalisation; legal consciousness; anti-corruption law
This article examines the criminalisation of informal payments in Hungarian healthcare, with particular attention to the legal uncertainty that preceded the 2020 reform, the logic of the new anti-corruption framework, and the social attitudes surrounding its enforcement. It analyses the former judicial treatment of “hálapénz”, the legislative shift introduced by Act C of 2020, and the broader question whether criminal law can effectively eliminate a practice that has long been socially embedded. Drawing on questionnaire-based research, the article also explores public knowledge of the current regulation and attitudes towards the punishability of informal payments. It argues that criminalisation may narrow the scope of the practice, but that its long-term reduction is likely to depend on broader structural improvements in the healthcare system, including legal clarity, institutional trust, and the perceived fairness and quality of care.
JÁGER, ESZTER – CZEBE, ANDRÁS
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