fThe faculty was founded by the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences in Budapest (ELTE) and Széchenyi István College on 25th June 1995 in Gyõr.
The objective of the institute was to educate students and post-graduates in law and political science at Széchenyi István College in Gyõr according to professional standards and under the professional supervision of the Law Faculty of ELTE. The independent legal status of the faculty was defined in the following statute:
The faculty is an independent branch of the Faculty of Law of ELTE in all educational matters. The faculty has the status of an independent faculty at Széchenyi István College and is incorporated into the university’s administrational and financial structure.
According to the Organisational and Operational Rules (OOR) the founders have assigned the managerial and leadership tasks, including the organisation of the educational programs and business administration to the Dean of the faculty and the Board of the Faculty.
The students who were admitted to the Faculty until 2001 approximately 130 students yearly, were under the academic supervision of, and their diplomas were granted by the ELTE Faculty of Law.
On 1st January 2002 Széchenyi István College became a fully accredited state university with a new name, Széchenyi István University, and within the university the Faculty of Law and Economics was established. The faculty incorporates two institutes the Institute of Law and Political Science and the Institute of Economics.
The teaching of law started at the institute in September 1995 and the first law graduates received their diplomas in 2000. 2002/2003 will be the first academic year in which the University admits law students on its own right. Until this time the institute educated students both under the supervision of ELTE and taught its own curriculum for students admitted after September 2002.
On 1st of January 2007 the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences was established.
With the continuous development of its internal structure and teaching staff the Faculty is capable of meeting the growing academic and teaching challenges.
Department of Private Law and Civil Procedural Law
Courses Offered by the Department:
Civil Law Civil Procedure Non-litigious Procedures Family Law
Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:
Further Development of the Institutions of Property Law (Prof. Barnabás LENKOVICS, Phone: +36 (96) 503-476) Some Questions of Medical Law (Prof. Gábor JOBBÁGYI, Phone: +36 (96) 503-400/Ext. 3136, E-mail:
Legal Questions of Family and Child Protection (Prof. h.c. Ottó CSIKY, Phone: +36 (96) 503-400/Ext. 3136, E-mail:
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Criminal Law Criminal Litigation Criminology Investigation Techniques (Criminalistics) Judicial Psychiatry Prison Law International Criminal Law International Humanitarian Law
Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:
Criminal Litigation: “New Concept in Criminal Litigation” and “The Reform of the Public Prosecution” (Prof. Károly BÁRD, Phone: +36 (96) 503-400/Ext. 3515, E-mail:
) Organised Crime in Hungary and in International Relations (Associate Prof. Balázs J. Gellér) The Criminal Responsibility of Legal Persons (Associate Prof. Balázs J. Gellér and Adj. Prof. Norbert KIS) General Principles of Criminal Law as Reflected in International Criminal Law (Associate Prof. Balázs J. Gellér and Adj. Prof. Norbert KIS)
History of Hungarian State- and Law History of State- and Law of Other States Roman Law
Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:
Development of the Freedom of the Sciences, (Prof. Pál HORVÁTH, Phone: +36 (96) 503-474) Development of Far-Eastern Law, Especially of Japanese Law, (Dr. István KÁLLAY, Research Fellow, Phone, +36 (96) 503-474) Preliminaries of Trade Law as Institutions in Roman law (Prof. András Földi, Phone, +36 (96) 503-474) The Development of Freedom of Speech In Hungary (Prof. Tamás M. Révész, Phone, +36 (96) 503-474)
Department of Private and Public International Law
Subjects and Modules Offered by the Department:
Public International Law Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes with Special Reference to the ICJ International Nuclear Law International Protection of Human Rights Certain Aspects of International Peace and Security in International Law International Private Law International Trade Law European Public and Trade Law Hungarian Competition Law
Main Research Projects and Contact Persons:
Modern Technology and International Law (Prof. Vanda LAMM, head of Department, phone: +36 (96) 503-478) The Optional Clause in the Statute of the ICJ (Prof. Vanda LAMM, head of Department, phone: +36 (96) 503-478) The Use of Force in International Law (Gábor SULYOK, associate professor, phone: +36 (96) 503-478) Humanitarian Intervention (Gábor SULYOK, associate professor, phone: +36 (96) 503-478)
Legal Fundamental Doctrines Legal Dogmatics Legal Sociology Philosophy Ethics
Main Areas of Research Activities:
Rule of Law, Law and Morals, Problems of Hard Cases in Jurisprudence, General Theory of State, (Associate Prof. Péter TAKÁCS Phone: +36 (96) 503-470) Main Trends of Modern State, Rule of Law, Economic Backgrounds of Governmental Policy (Prof. Péter SZIGETI, Phone: +36 (96) 503-470) Social Political and Legal Aspects of Max Weber’s Theory, (Prof. Lajos CS. KISS, Professor, Phone: +36 (96) 503-470)
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Tel.: +36-96/503-400; Központi Fax: +36-96/329-263
