Lessons from the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Hungary: A Fortuitous Constellation Amidst and Beyond Democratic Transition

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Hungary ratified Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention for the Protection of
Fundamental Rights and Freedoms concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all
circumstances. This event is not a surprise since the Hungarian Constitutional Court declared
capital punishment unconstitutional in 1990. Retrospectively, the development of the safeguards
against capital punishment in Hungary might seem as a stretch of self-evident
consequences. The present paper attempts to situate the decision of the Constitutional Court in
its broader context and reflect upon the significance of symbolic founding gestures in times of
democratic transition.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-99
Number of pages33
JournalActa Juridica Hungarica
Volume45
Issue number1-2
StatePublished - 2004

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