The Faculty of Law of

Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University ( hu, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, ELTE) is a Hungarian public research university based in Budapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public higher education institutions in Hung ...

was founded in 1667 and it is located in Egyetem tér in Belváros-Lipótváros,

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ELTE Faculty of Law and Political Sciences Budapest 2009

History

The Faculty of Law was founded in 1667, 32 years later the foundation of

. Between 1667 and 1872, law education was only at the Faculty of Law in Hungary. Since the foundation of the

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(at that time called Franz Joseph University) in 1872, there had been more universities offering courses on law. Since the nineteenth century, there had been a high quality of law education attributed to the following educators: Gusztáv Wenzel, Jenő Balogh, Győző Concha, László Fayer, Béni Grosschmid, Sándor Plósz, Gusztáv Szászy-Schwarz, and Tamás Vécsey. For a long time, the professors of the Faculyt were at the same time members of the

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. In 1900 the edifice of the Faculty was inaugurated. The building was designed by Sándor Baumgarten and Zsigmond Herczegh. Between

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and

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, there had been high quality of education related to the following professors: Ferenc Eckhart, László Gajzágó, Zoltán Magyary, Géza Marton, Gyula Moór, Ákos Navratil, Endre Nizsalovszky, and Károly Szladits. In 1948, several changes were implemented following the principles of

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causing damages to the entire structure of the Faculty. These changes included the introduction of the obligatory seminars, the structure of the Faculty, the foundation of student associations etc. In 1987,

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graduated from the Faculty. During his studies at the Faculty, he also founded the journal Szászadvég. Miklós Király, Dean of the Faculty, wrote an open letter to

in connection with the situation of the

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Departments

There are 16 departments at the Faculty of Law. Apart from 16 departments, there is one institute and one lectorate.

Organisation

Faculty leadership

Deans

* Attila Harmathy * Lajos Ficzere *

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(1 July 2008 – 1 July 2016) *

Attila Menyhárd Attila Menyhárd is a Hungarian lawyer, a professor of civil law and the head of the Department at Eötvös Loránd University (hereafter ELTE), Faculty of Law, Civil Law Department in Budapest, Hungary. Biography Menyhárd earned his law ...

(1 July 2016 – 1 July 2019) *

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(1 July 2019 –)

Programs

The university currently offers three Master programs in English: Master in European and international business law, Master in European human rights, and Master in international and European taxation. There are two doctoral schools at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciencies: the Doctoral School of Law and the Doctoral School of Political Science.

Notable researchers

Notable alumni

''In parentheses, the year the degree was obtained.'' GönczÁrpád

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, former

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, former

* Csaba Gyüre, politician * János Halmos, lawyer * Balázs Horváth, politician * Csaba Hende, politician and former

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, current

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, politician *

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Honorary doctorates
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Library
The Library of the Faculty of Law is located in Egyetem tér.

Gallery
File:Elte jogi kar légi felvételen.jpg, Bird view File:ElteFotoThalerTamas1.jpg, The façade File:ElteFotoThalerTamas2.jpg, At night

References

External links
* {{Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University 1635 establishments in the Kingdom of Hungary Belváros-Lipótváros