<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Recent developments in Hungarian constitutional and judicial politics have given impetus to question not only the outcomes of democratisation and Europeanisation, but also the efficacy of the European Union’s compliance mechanisms. In 2010, Hungary, one of the forerunners in building democracy made the headlines with Fidesz’s attempts at adopting a new Constitution and implementing cardinal laws along with controversial institutional, cultural, religious, moral and socio-economic policies. This article attempts to depict the transformative power of the European Union within a sensitive policy area which touches upon States’ <italic>pouvoris régaliens</italic>: the independence of the judiciary.</p></abstract>

Recent developments in Hungarian constitutional and judicial politics have given impetus to question not only the outcomes of democratisation and Europeanisation, but also the efficacy of the European Union’s compliance mechanisms. In 2010, Hungary, one of the forerunners in building democracy made the headlines with Fidesz’s attempts at adopting a new Constitution and implementing cardinal laws along with controversial institutional, cultural, religious, moral and socio-economic policies. This article attempts to depict the transformative power of the European Union within a sensitive policy area which touches upon States’ pouvoris régaliens: the independence of the judiciary.

Mechanisms of Europeanisation and Compliance in Judicial Politics: Understanding the Past and Anticipating the Future

Polish Political Science Review

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Recent developments in Hungarian constitutional and judicial politics have given impetus to question not only the outcomes of democratisation and...

Mechanisms of Europeanisation and Compliance in Judicial Politics: Understanding the Past and Anticipating the Future

Pubblicato online: 13 gen 2016

Pagine: 57 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ppsr-2015-0005

Parole chiave
Hungary, judicial reform, judicial politics, Europeanisation, conditionality, independence of the judiciary

© 2013 Ramona Coman, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mechanisms of Europeanisation and Compliance in Judicial Politics: Understanding the Past and Anticipating the Future

Pubblicato online: 13 gen 2016

Pagine: 57 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ppsr-2015-0005

Parole chiaveHungary, judicial reform, judicial politics, Europeanisation, conditionality, independence of the judiciary

© 2013 Ramona Coman, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Hungary, judicial reform, judicial politics, Europeanisation, conditionality, independence of the judiciary