Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Hungary) - Magyar Köztársaság Alkotmánybírósága (Ungheria)

Date: 03/03/2014

Subject: The Magyar Köztársaság Alkotmánybírósága stated the constitutional illegitimacy of par. 3) of Section 2:44 of the new Civil Code, on “freedom of criticism” of public characters, for the violation of the rights to freedom of speech and of the press, recalling a consolidated jurisprudence of the Court of Strasbourg

Parties: Commissioner for fundamental rights

Original language: Hungarian

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 11 Freedom of expression - Freedom of information

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