Attempts at the Kúria to silence judicial dissent

Breaches of the freedom of expression of judges have been a long-standing problem in Hungary. The individual instances may not be as blatant as in the case of Poland, however, the issue is persistent: for a long time, pressure through different administrative means has been put on judges speaking out in defence of the separation of powers and judicial independence. Two recent cases from Hungary’s apex court illustrate the problem clearly.

Our background paper, through explaining the cases of judge András Kovács and X, a senior scientific reasearcher at the Kúria, show how pressure is exerted through administrative means to attempt silencing judicial dissent.

The paper is available here.