The Constitutional Court of Hungary

Abstract This chapter is an overview of the Hungarian Constitutional Court. It first discusses the origins, history, and development of the Constitutional Court. The chapter then turns to the organization of the Hungarian Constitutional Court and the legal context within which it functions. Thereafter, the role of the Constitutional Court within the Hungarian political system is explored. The chapter considers the relationships between the Constitutional Court and the parliament and government as well as the ordinary courts. Next, the chapter examines the ideals and accomplishments of the Constitutional Court concerning its political role and the doctrine of constitutional law. Lastly, the chapter evaluates the Constitutional Court's development at a historical milestone—the transformation of the Hungarian legal order on the basis of constitutional standards.