The rule of law and academic freedom or the lack of it in Hungary

Bárd, Petra

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“…Over the past two decades, we have also been a recurrent voice for more diversity and inclusion in the discipline, in particular advocating for gender equality (Bates and Savigny 2015). Moreover, we have captured worrying developments in parts of Europe and elsewhere, which compromise the academic liberty of the discipline in countries such as Hungary (Bárd 2020). In addition, we have published urgent calls for our discipline to become more politically relevant (Flinders 2018).…”

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Looking back and looking forward: 20 years of European Political Science serving the political science community in Europe and beyond

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Anniversaries are milestone events. They invite those involved to celebrate their achievements, but also reflect about the past, present and future. The 20th anniversary of European Political Science (EPS) is such a landmark. It marks a success story; the development from a news style magazine to a major political science journal. Over the past 20 years, EPS has developed into an outlet in which political scientists exchange about their profession, best practices in teaching and learning, as well as shared authoritative research. We have shaped many professional discussions such as debates about gender equality or the relevancy of political science and have become an authoritative voice in the deliberations of innovative teaching techniques such as simulations or role plays. And in our research section, we have covered the big events in Europe and beyond such as the War in Iraq, Brexit and the European Refugee Crisis. We can be proud of what we have achieved in the past 20 years. However, we are not without challenges, which include among others practicing greater diversity in terms of authorship and the types of articles we publish. This anniversary issue is a first step in this direction. By discussing the political science profession in Europe and beyond, it includes a balance of authors from different parts of Europe and the world, a gender balance in contributors and, above all, it raises some of the largest challenges we, as a discipline, will have to tackle in the next 20 years. These include academic freedom, inequalities in the profession and the relevancy of political science as a discipline.

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“…This provision, as pointed out by the Venice Commission, "contribute [d] to the general impression that the recent amendments are aimed at one specific university", 15 insofar as the Central European University would be the only entity troubled by the provision. Lastly, foreign universities -situated both inside and outside the EU and the EEA -were required to prove that they genuinely offered educational activities in the country of origin, and visiting professors were no longer exempted from acquiring a work permit in order to engage in academic activities in Hungary (Bárd, 2020b;Benvenuti, 2020).…”

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Role Models of Politics Disguised in Technique

Marchioro

2021

Brat. L. Rev.

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The article analyses two decisions of the European Court of Justice issued last year against Hungary, with the aim of outlining a new trend in the Court’s caselaw, where threats to the rule of law are confronted without making express reference to it. The profiles of the two judgements that are investigated are three, and namely: the timing of the procedures, the role of discrimination in the assessment of violations of the TFEU rules on the freedom of movement of capital and services, the assessment of violations of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union alongside TFEU violations. The purpose of the article is to prove that the infringement procedure under Art. 258 TFEU can be successfully used to hinder antidemocratic drifts and illiberal trends even when a case is designed as purely technical and the rule of law is not called in, which may ultimately shield the Court itself from accusations of being too politically involved in Member States’ affairs.

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“…Although the CEU fulfilled the new requirements for foreign universities, the government did not sign the document that would have allowed the university to run a campus in Budapest. In response, the university partly moved to Vienna (Bárd 2018).…”

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Does It Help to Call a Spade a Spade? Examining the Legal Bases and Effects of Rule of Law-Related Infringement Procedures Against Hungary

Anders

Priebus

2020

Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics

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Whether infringement procedures are suitable to enforce the EU’s foundational values is contested. According to critics, they lead to a miscategorisation of the problems because rule of law concerns are reframed as concrete EU law violations. Others see infringement procedures as a powerful alternative to the Article 7 procedure, stressing their potential to depoliticise rule of law-related conflicts. As we still lack systematic studies on the deployment and effects of infringement procedures in rule of law related cases, this chapter analyses all seven procedures with rule of law relevance launched against Hungary since 2010. It analyses whether the Commission indeed miscategorised the cases and how the Hungarian government reacted legally and rhetorically. The findings cast doubt on the premises that the procedures depoliticise the conflicts and that the correct categorisation of rule of law problems could induce compliance with the EU’s foundational values.

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The rule of law and academic freedom or the lack of it in Hungary

Cited by 22 publications

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Looking back and looking forward: 20 years of European Political Science serving the political science community in Europe and beyond

Looking back and looking forward: 20 years of European Political Science serving the political science community in Europe and beyond

Role Models of Politics Disguised in Technique

Does It Help to Call a Spade a Spade? Examining the Legal Bases and Effects of Rule of Law-Related Infringement Procedures Against Hungary

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