Zsolt Körtvélyesi reviews the state of academic freedom in Hungary by discussing cases that show the impact of authoritarian tendencies. These combine explicitly restrictive measures with funding policies and other forms of support that favour loyalist behaviour. The study considers the influence on academic literature dealing with sensitive topics and concludes by discussing the possible responses both by the academic community and by European actors.
By means of case studies on Hungary and the United Kingdom, Balázs Majtényi's paper shows how current constructions of national identities conflict with the principles of constitutionalism, and relegate European institutions to the position of 'the other' in domestic and international political discourses.
The study written by Krisztina Nagy and Gábor Polyák can be considered as a thought experiment about a fictitious regulation of the limitations of all forms of communications, which tries to unfairly influence the behaviour of voters. The prefiguration of this experiment is a consumer protection regulation in European Union law.
In this issue we publish several articles analyzing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on certain legal systems from a global perspective. Gábor Halmai discusses the crisis management in Italy, Johanna Fröhlich focuses on the constitution making process in Chile and Gábor Mészáros studies the exercise of presidential powers in the United States with special attention to particularities of the health crisis.
Károly Bárd was the only state secretary who did not receive any awards from any government. In his view, this is testimony to his professional integrity. ■
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