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Hungary's first Penal Code Bill

The social and political changes induced by Ferenc Rákóczi's war of independence gave way to the rejuvenation of legislative endeavours to establish a proper penal codex, non-existent in any form in contemporary Hungary. As a result of these efforts, deputies discussed (and eventually rejected) the first Hungarian Penal Code Bill (Codex de delectis eorumque poenis) of 1795 written in Latin, the first edition of which (published in 1807) is to be found in the Library's Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection.

Published on - 2020-02-13 03:01:00
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A selection of our freshly acquired foreign titles – European Union

The Library of Parliament places strong emphasis on the acquisition of timely and relevant foreign resources related to its main scope of collection, that is law, political science, history, international organizations and foreign parliaments. Below you may find a few summaries of books selected from this year's new arrivals in the field of European studies.

Published on - 2020-01-31 10:24:00
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Ferenc Finkey, prominent scholar of criminal law born 150 years ago

The renowned legal scholar, Ferenc Finkey – born 150 years ago – had earned country-wide recognition for his professional achievement in the field of material criminal law as well as his struggle for humane law-enforcement. Along with his professional peers he played a major role in laying the foundations of academic-level penology in Hungary.

Published on - 2020-01-30 03:35:00
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Works of renowned Hungarian legal scholar now available online

All the works of well-known Hungarian legal scholar, Pál Angyal – available in our library's holdings – have recently gone online. We now remember the life and career of this widely acclaimed lecturer and author of criminal law.

Published on - 2020-01-20 09:52:00
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Remembering Margaret of Hungary

On the occasion of the 750th anniversary of Margaret of Hungary's death, we draw your attention to related Latin and Hungarian books from our Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection.

Published on - 2020-01-17 12:39:00
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A selection of our freshly acquired foreign titles – history

The Library of Parliament places strong emphasis on the acquisition of timely and relevant foreign resources related to its main scope of collection, that is law, political science, history, international organizations and foreign parliaments. Below you may find a few summaries of books selected from this year's new arrivals in the field of history.

Published on - 2020-01-16 02:09:00
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