Legal Theory & Political Thought
The Groundlines of the States Armed Defence and Its Evolution...
Armed defence; military governance; civilian control; defence constitution; state violence; Hungarian legal history
The article develops a systemic legal framework for the state’s armed-defence institutions and their control under the rule of law. It combines theoretical analysis with a historical examination of Hungarian military and defence regulation between 1867 and 1944.
FARKAS, ÁDÁM
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
1867: Two Constitutional Tales on Minority Nationalism...
Comparative constitutional law; minority nationalism; Austro-Hungarian Compromise; British North America Act; federalism; multiculturalism
The article compares the Austro-Hungarian Compromise and the British North America Act as constitutional responses to minority nationalism in multi-ethnic political communities. It explains Canada’s greater constitutional durability through federal accommodation, territorial clarity, and judicial interpretation, while examining the failure of the Dual Monarchy to reconcile competing national claims.
PAKSY, MÁTÉ
Some Thoughts on the Postmodern Virtuality of Law
Postmodern law; legal virtuality; globalization; cultural relativism; legal pluralism; sovereignty
Die Studie untersucht die historische Entwicklung des Nationalstaates sowie das Verhältnis zwischen nationaler Homogenisierung, ethnischer Vielfalt und Multikulturalismus. Sie vertritt die These, dass ein multiethnischer Staat mit multikultureller Politik die traditionellen Integrations- und Legitimationsgrundlagen des Nationalstaates grundlegend verändert.
VDOVYCHENKO, MYKOLA
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