EU Law & Regulatory Governance
Public Administrative Reforms with Regards to the Changes of the Role of State
Public administration reform; role of the state; task transfer; adaptive governance; New Public Management; administrative capacity
The article examines public-administration reforms as mechanisms through which responsibilities are redistributed among the state, the market, civil society, local authorities, and international institutions. It develops a model for analysing how administrative systems adapt to economic, social, technological, and environmental challenges.
GELLÉN, MÁRTON
Critical Junctures in the Evolution of British Party Politics...
1997 general election; New Labour; Westminster party system; electoral pluralisation; devolution; party competition
The article analyses the 1997 British general election as a critical juncture that produced Labour dominance while accelerating the long-term pluralisation of party competition. It examines New Labour, electoral disproportionality, devolution, European Parliament elections, and the widening gap between voter preferences and Westminster representation.
KASZAP, MÁRTON
Protocol No. 16 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights...
Protocol No. 16; European Court of Human Rights; advisory opinions; judicial dialogue; human rights; preliminary rulings
The article examines the advisory-opinion procedure introduced by Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights. It analyses its procedural operation, its potential contribution to judicial dialogue and domestic human-rights protection, and its relationship with the preliminary-ruling procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
DEÁK, BEÁTA
Does the Labor Law Regulation Make You Happy?...
Male employees; work–family balance; parental leave; equal treatment; flexible employment; employee well-being
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.

