Kutse

m da w CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ",OF HUNGARY. ţ,}_ i'? \j\- 'ţĘĺÖi',*'".'łł;' lnternational Conference to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Constitutional Court of Hungary "LÍfe Cycles in the operatÍon of Constitutional Courts - Challenges and Responses" 23 )anuary fihursday) 2025 Parliament of Hungary Chamber of the Upper House Draft program 09:00-09:40 Welcome speeches 09:00-09:10 Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary Gbc) 09:10-09:20 Lászlő Kövéĺ President of the National Assembly of Hungary 09:20-09:30 Viktor orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary 09:30-09:40 lmre Juhász, President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary 09:40- ĺ 0:20 Keynote speech Gianni Buquicchio President Emeritus, Special Representative of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (tbc) 10:20-10:40 Coffee break 10:40- 1 2:00 Section I The establishment of constitutiona courts, the role of constitutional courts in the function ng of legal systems, relations with legal traditions (historic constitutions), development of the roles of constitutional courts moderator: lstván Stumpf former member of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, professor of law, Széchenyi lstván University, Győr  ęy coNsTIŢUTloNAL coURT .^ OF HUNGARY^ :' j': ' 'í..l ţĺ\' lÇ' 'ł;ţ3;''|--6;ŕ:l" 10:40-11:00 Snežana Marković (tbc) President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia 1 1:00-1 1:20 Lee J. Strang ProfessoĘ University of Toledo College of Law 11:20-11:40 Ľuboš Szigeti Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic 11:40-12:00 Attila Horváth Member of the Constitutional Court of Hungary 1 2:00- ĺ 3:00 Lunch I 3:00- 14:00 Section ll Effects of accession to the European Union on constitutional adjudication, roles of constitutional courts in the European sphere, current challenges of fundamental law protection moderator: Miklós Lévay former Member of Constitutional Court of Hungary, professor of law, Eötvos Loránd ' University, Budapest 13:00-13:20 Pavlina Panova President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria 13:20-13:40 Lászlő Trócsányi Rector, professor of law, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, former Member of the Constitutional Court of Hungary 2  ':: ł|. ,iir ta w coNsTIÎUÎloNALcoURT ()F HUNGARY r'-\ r\ "{*1"" .t:.i'/' ".Ąţłgţ;çţ:;" 13:40-14:00 Péter PaczoIay Judge of the European Court of Human Rights, former President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary ĺ 4:00- 14:20 Coffee break 14220-15:00 Section lll Recent challenges in the practice of constitutional courts: the impact of exceptional or emergency situations on fundamental law protection; effects of artificial intelligence and digitalisation on the protection of fundamental rights moderator: Réka Varga Vice President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary 14:20-14:40 José Joäo Abrantes President of the Portuguese Constitutional Court, professor of law, NOVA University Lisbon 14:40-15:00 Gheorghe Stan Member of the Constitutional Court of Romania 15:00-15:10 Closing remarks Réka Varga Vice President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary 3 &ł In ę9 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT \"ä^p PRESIDENT dr. iur.Villu Köve Chief Justice The Supreme Court of Estonia Budapest, 9 December 2024 Dear Mr. Chief Justice, international conference in The constitutional court of Hungary is organising an anniversary of the Budapest on 23 January 2025, commemorating the 35th establĺshment of the Constitutional Court' for mutual discussions' since The conference will provide an opportunity for a forum contributed to the its establishment, the constitutional court of Hungary has rule of law' The international protection of fundamental rights, democracy and the assess the developments and conference will provide an opportunity to review and as well as to exchange thoughts achievements of the constitutional court of Hungary, protection of fundamental rights on the challenges that may have an impact on the constitutional courts and the future of constitutional adjudication and main topics. The first section will focus The international conference will address three of legal systems' within this on the role of constitutional courts in the functioning courts, how constitutional panel, we will analyse the establishment of constitutional courts reached back to constitutional traditions (in Hun9ary to the historical the legal system' constitution), and what role they played in consolidating rn the next section, we wiil examine the prace of constitutional adjudication in Europe, with a particular focus on the impact of accession to the European Union on protection of fundamental rights constitutional adjudication and on tńe trends in the in Europe challenges: the impact of exceptional or The third section will examine the most recent artificial intelligence, digitalisation on the emergency situations (such as the pandemic), constitutional courts' protežtioń of fundamental rights and the practice of The conference will also provide an opportunity to identify trends that have already prease find attached the draft program of emerged and those that are rikery to arise. the conference coNsŤrTuTloNAL coURŤ H-lol5 BUDAPEsT, DoruÁrl U.35-45. I tsss nuoneEsT, P'o. BoX773' PHoNE: +36 I 4aa 3loO FAX: +36 I 212 117O Wvvt,v.HUNCONCOU RT.H U The international conference will bring together mainly presidents and judges of partner constitutional courts to share their views on the above-mentioned topĺcs. We plan to publish the presentations in a special issue of the Hungarian Constitutional Court's scientific journal, the Constitutional Court Review (ln Hungarian: Al kotmá nybíróság i Szemle). I believe that the lectures and ideas presented at the conference will contribute to the development of constĺtutional jurĺsprudence and to the further strengthening of relations between constitutional courts. Dear Mľ. Chief Justice, l hereby respectfully invĺte Your Excellency (or your designated representative) and another member of The Supreme Court of Estonia to attend the international House of the conference. The Conference will take place at the Chamber of the Upper Parliament of Hungary. I am convinced that the discussions and exchanges of views at the conference will contribute to the further development of constitutionalism and the protection of human rights. hope that Your Excellency will accept my invitation and we will be able to I sincerely welcome you personally at the lnternational Conference. I would greatly appreciate receiving your confirmation at your earliest convenience, if possible not later than 30 December 2024. Yours sincerely, Saatja: Manno István <[email protected]> Saaja: Info Teema: Invitation letter from Mr. Imre Juhász, President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary Dear Esteemed Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. I am honored to send you an invitation letter from Mr. Imre Juhász, President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, regarding the International Conference to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Constitutional Court of Hungary. Please find attached the draft program for your consideration. I would greatly appreciate it if you could confirm the letter has been well received and forward these documents to the Honorable Chief Justice of your Esteemed Court. Should you require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out. I remain at your disposal. Thank you for your kind collaboration. Warm regards, István Amb. MANNO István Chief of Protocol CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF HUNGARY 1015 Budapest, Donáti u. 35-45. [cid:_4_18078750180781C40040AEEAC1258BF1] 1535 Budapest, Pf. 773 ...................................... Mobile: E-mail: Web: +36 30 436 6800 [email protected] <mailto: [email protected]> www.alkotmanybirosag.hu<http://www.alkotmanybirosag.hu/> ________________________________ [cid:_2_1807BBC01807B94C0040AEEAC1258BF1] Ezen üzenet és annak bármely csatolt anyaga bizalmas, jogi védelem alatt áll, a nyilvános közléstől védett. Az üzenetet kizárólag a címzett, illetve az általa meghatalmazottak használhatják fel. Ha Ön nem az üzenet címzettje, úgy kérjük, hogy telefonon, vagy e-mail-ben értesítse erről az üzenet küldőjét és törölje az üzenetet, valamint annak összes csatolt mellékletét a rendszeréből. Ha Ön nem az üzenet címzettje, abban az esetben tilos az üzenetet vagy annak bármely csatolt mellékletét lemásolnia, elmentenie, az üzenet tartalmát bárkivel közölnie vagy azzal visszaélnie. This message and any attachment are confidential and are legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. Please note that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of or reliance upon the information contained in and transmitted with this e-mail by or to anyone other than the recipient designated above by the sender is unauthorised and strictly prohibited. [cid:_4_1807CC241807C9B00040AEEAC1258BF1] Please consider the environment before printing this email.