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On our professional blog, we continuously share shorter publications produced in collaboration with the CEA. The CEA works closely with the Central European Association for Comparative Law on blog publications.

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Constitutional judges and European Union law: Activism versus deference in the use of the preliminary reference to the European Court of Justice

The effectiveness of constitutional justice primarily depends on how constitutional courts enforce their powers in relation to other government bodies […]

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Respecting the social role of the elderly as a condition for counteracting their exclusion and discrimination

An ageing society   As rightly emphasized by Prof. N. G. Pikuła in the article „Loneliness or social exclusion of […]

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Right to family life of children whose parents want to place them in institutional care

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is known as the “Magna Carta” of the rights of the […]

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The “living law” theory: constitutional interpretation and the development of the EU legal order

   Constitutional interpretation plays a crucial role in the European legal system and requires careful analysis of the reasoning tools […]

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The Law and Practice of the Refugee Deals in Europe and Abroad

The aim of this blog post is to highlight the fact that refugee deals based on the transfer of refugees […]

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New (Multilateral) Export Controls on Advanced Technologies: Is the Past, the Future?

Much of the technology news from the past few years, and as far back as 2019, has been partly about […]

New (Multilateral) Export Controls on Advanced Technologies: Is the Past, the Future?

Much of the technology news from the past few years, and as far back as 2019, has been partly about […]

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Contemporary Legal Challenges in the Central Eastern European Region; 27th-30th March 2025, Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár/Klausenburg)

27th March Arrival to Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca/Klausenburg)   28th March   9:00-12:40 – Contemporary Legal Challenges in the Central Eastern European […]

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Some Monetary Policy Related Constitutional Issues in the V4 Countries

As István Simon described,[1] the current regulatory framework on the Hungarian Central Bank (HCB), the Fundamental Law of Hungary (FLH)[2] is a so-called ‘core constitution’, which directs […]

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Is the choice of federalism always a good one?

Federalism is largely associated with the functioning of the United States of America (hereinafter also referred to as the U.S.A.). This […]

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Can family allowances be considered acquired rights?

The City of Zagreb issued the Decision on financial assistance for the mother caregiver (majkaodgojiteljica) in 2016,[1] changed a month later to parent caregiver.[2]  A […]

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What’s next with the Constitutional Tribunal?

The current government maintains that since 2015 the Constitutional Tribunal has been composed of three judges elected in a defective […]

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