Péter Darák: a consistent, transparent-to-the-public judicial practice on the application of the novel procedural rules has to be established

Date
Country
Hungary
City
Budapest

Dr. Péter Darák, President of the Curia of Hungary convoked the plenary session of Curia judges on 14 May 2018 to the Curia’s Auditorium. At the meeting, a number of heads of panels reported on the adjudicating activities of their respective judicial panels as well as on international seminars they had attended, in addition, the participants elected the new members of the first and second instance disciplinary tribunals.

The President of the Curia presented the Curia’s freshly published 2017 Yearbook. Dr. Péter Darák quoted his preface to the book and explained why the last year could be regarded as the year of preparation. According to the President of the supreme judicial forum, the renewal of the key procedural codes and the setting up of a separate procedural basis for administrative litigation have posed serious challenges to the judiciary. President Darák drew attention to the fact that it was not sufficient to learn the new pieces of legislation and to devote oneself to continuous self-learning. He pointed out that it was necessary to ensure that cases brought before a court prior to the entry into force of the new procedural codes be dealt with in compliance with the provisions of the former procedural codes and that a consistent, transparent-to-the-public judicial practice on the application of the novel procedural rules be established. Moreover, the President of the Curia was of the opinion that a case-law on the admissibility procedure also had to be elaborated. Péter Darák stressed that the Curia’s decision on the admissibility of a particular case was not an arbitrary choice, as the Curia was rather bound to ensure the uniformity of the courts’ case-law.

At the plenary session, Péter Darák reported on the Curia’s 2017 activities, Dr. Géza Bartal, Head of the Judicial Council informed the participants about his work, in addition, a number of heads of panels presented some of the most important cases adjudicated by their respective panels. Heads of Panels Dr. Ursula Vezekényi and Dr. Gábor Miklós Molnár then reported on a joint judicial seminar held with the participation of the representatives of the Curia and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Austria in the premises of the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma.

The meeting was concluded by a lecture entitled “To the dialectics of legal cases – Casuistry”, delivered by Dr. Miklós Szabó, University Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Miskolc.

Budapest, the 14th of May 2018

Press Secretariat of the Curia of Hungary