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International Law

Abstract

It is well known that in 1989 a new period began in the history of Eastern-Central Europe, a period of change and development, and that the Constitutional Courts play a very important role in this political and legal development.

I said Eastern-Central Europe because, at least in my opinion, Poland, Bohemia (the Czech Republic), Slovakia and of course Hungary are parts of Central and not of Eastern Europe. The crucial issue however, is not the geographical denomination, but the trend of development of those States that would be useful for we, citizens of a new democracy and for you, coming from an old one, to discuss questions connected with the organization, the powers and the practice of the Constitutional Courts in the field of the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. We have four panelists this afternoon, the Professors Ralph G. Elliot, Carol Weisbrod, Dalibor Jilek and Mark W. Janis, who will present reports on special aspects of the activities of the Constitutional Courts.

As for me, I would like to add to the biography published in the Symposium Briefing Book, that before my election to the Constitutional Court of Hungary three years ago, I was professor of International Law at the University of Pecs, a small town in South-Hungary, and I am very happy to find here among the participants of the Symposium outstanding colleagues and experts in international law.

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