122 result(s) for judiciary in Current Affairs
Former US Ambassador Attacks Orban
- 18 Apr 2018 10:40 AM
- https://thehungaryjournal.wordpress.com/
- current affairs
Former American Ambassador to Budapest Eleni Kounalakis is running for Lieutenant Governor of California this year. In a Medium post the former diplomat harshly criticised Hungary’s government and warned that the “Orban model” can spread in the US.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
As Many As 250 Parties May Run In The Upcoming Election
- 30 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a registry of political parties maintained by the National Office of the Judiciary (OBH), there are currently 250 parties in Hungary, of which 116 have been registered since the 2014 general election. During this time only one party was deleted from the registry.
Tünde Handó Wants Women In Judiciary To Own At Least Five Pairs Of Underwear
- 29 Aug 2017 11:08 AM
- current affairs
Tünde Handó, president of the all-powerful National Judicial Office (OBH), wants women employed by Hungary’s courthouses to start wearing clean panties – and they ought to be white, black or flesh-colored.
Orbán: Hungarian Interests ‘Guiding Star’
- 24 Jul 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Hungarian interests a “guiding star” for his government’s foreign policy, in a Q and A at the “Tusványos” summer university.
Foreign Minister: European Commission In Witch-Hunt Against Central European Countries
- 21 Jul 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched a “witch-hunt” against several central European countries that speak about European challenges openly and honestly as well offering effective answers accordingly, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
Top Court Annuls Legal Provisions On National Security Vetting Of Judges
- 14 Jun 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled unconstitutional and annulled certain legal provisions requiring the national security vetting of judges. The court’s ruling comes after Péter Darák, the head of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, requested that the court declare provisions of the law on national security agencies pertaining to the vetting of judges unconstitutional and annul them.
Orbán: Accusations Of Aim To Close Down CEU ‘Unfounded’
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Accusations levelled at the Hungarian government that recent amendments to Hungary’s higher education law tightening rules on the operations of foreign universities in the country are aimed at closing down Budapest’s Central European University are “unfounded”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate in Brussels.
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Former US Ambassador Attacks Orban
- 18 Apr 2018 10:40 AM
- https://thehungaryjournal.wordpress.com/
- current affairs
Former American Ambassador to Budapest Eleni Kounalakis is running for Lieutenant Governor of California this year. In a Medium post the former diplomat harshly criticised Hungary’s government and warned that the “Orban model” can spread in the US.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
As Many As 250 Parties May Run In The Upcoming Election
- 30 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a registry of political parties maintained by the National Office of the Judiciary (OBH), there are currently 250 parties in Hungary, of which 116 have been registered since the 2014 general election. During this time only one party was deleted from the registry.
Tünde Handó Wants Women In Judiciary To Own At Least Five Pairs Of Underwear
- 29 Aug 2017 11:08 AM
- current affairs
Tünde Handó, president of the all-powerful National Judicial Office (OBH), wants women employed by Hungary’s courthouses to start wearing clean panties – and they ought to be white, black or flesh-colored.
Orbán: Hungarian Interests ‘Guiding Star’
- 24 Jul 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Hungarian interests a “guiding star” for his government’s foreign policy, in a Q and A at the “Tusványos” summer university.
Foreign Minister: European Commission In Witch-Hunt Against Central European Countries
- 21 Jul 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched a “witch-hunt” against several central European countries that speak about European challenges openly and honestly as well offering effective answers accordingly, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
Top Court Annuls Legal Provisions On National Security Vetting Of Judges
- 14 Jun 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled unconstitutional and annulled certain legal provisions requiring the national security vetting of judges. The court’s ruling comes after Péter Darák, the head of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, requested that the court declare provisions of the law on national security agencies pertaining to the vetting of judges unconstitutional and annul them.
Orbán: Accusations Of Aim To Close Down CEU ‘Unfounded’
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Accusations levelled at the Hungarian government that recent amendments to Hungary’s higher education law tightening rules on the operations of foreign universities in the country are aimed at closing down Budapest’s Central European University are “unfounded”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate in Brussels.
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.