Constitutional Law & Governance
Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics...
British party politics; 1945 general election; Labour Party; Westminster system; two-party competition; electoral volatility
The article examines the 1945 British general election as a critical juncture in the development of the Westminster party system. It argues that Labour’s landslide victory institutionalized Conservative–Labour competition, strengthened the post-war consensus, and established a lasting model of two-party politics.
KASZAP, MÁRTON
Conditional Release and Real Life Imprisonment
Whole-life imprisonment; conditional release; presidential pardon; prisoners’ rights; European Court of Human Rights; sentence review
The article examines conditional release, presidential pardon, and whole-life imprisonment in Hungary in light of European human-rights jurisprudence. It argues that the compulsory pardon procedure introduced after Magyar v. Hungary may still fail to provide an adequately timely, reasoned, and independent review.
NAGY, ANITA
The Influence of the Concept of Human Rights upon the Policy of Death Penalty in China
Death penalty; human rights; Chinese criminal law; right to life; capital punishment reform; criminal policy
The article traces how the growing recognition of human rights has influenced China’s death-penalty policy since 1979. It examines constitutional developments, international human-rights standards, criminal-law amendments, and the gradual restriction of capital punishment.
HUANG, GUI
Thoughts on State Communication: A Brief and General Overview
State communication; public administration; legal system; public relations; public service media; communication rights
The article provides a theoretical overview of the principal channels through which the state communicates with individuals and society. It examines the legal system, public administration, state public relations, and public service media as mechanisms for conveying norms, policies, values, and institutional information.
LÁSZLÓ, GYŐZŐ
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