Law of Hungary
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Constitution
Legislation
The legislature is the Magyar Országgyűlés (English: National Assembly).[3] There was formerly a Diet of Hungary.
Legislation[4] includes Acts (Hungarian: törvény[5] or törvények).[6][7]
List of legislation
- Golden Bull of 1222
- Golden Bull of 1242
- April Laws of 1848
- Regency Act (Act XIX of 1937)[8]
- Defence Law (Act II of 1938)[9]
- Act IV of 1947 on the abolition of certain titles and ranks[10]
- Civil Code (Act IV of 1959)[11][12]
- Government decree of 1971 on legal advisers[13]
- Act IV of 1972 concerning the courts[14]
- Act VII of 1972 on the planning of the national economy[15]
- Act I of 1973 on criminal procedure[16]
- Act I of 1974 on marriage, family, and guardianship[17]
- Act II of 1976 on the protection of human environment[18]
- Act I of 1977 on notifications and proposals of public interest, and on complaints[19]
- Act VI of 1977 on state enterprises[20]
- Act IV of 1978 on criminal code[21]
- Act II of 1979 on public finances[22]
- Law Decree No 13 of the 1979 on private international law
- Law III of 1952 on the Code of Civil Procedure.[23]
Courts and judiciary
There is a Supreme Court, a Constitutional Court[3] and a Central District Court of Pest.[24] There was a Chief Justice of Hungary.
Legal practitioners
Criminal law

The law of Hungary includes criminal law.[29] Legislation on this subject has included Act IV of 1978 on criminal code.
Legislation on criminal procedure has included Act III of 1951,[30][31][32] Act I of 1973 on criminal procedure[16] and Act XIX of 1998.[33][34]
The current Hungarian Criminal Code is the Act C of 2012 on Criminal Code, in force since 1st July 2013.[35]
Company law
The law of Hungary includes company law.[36] Legislation on accounting has included Act C of 2000.[37][38]
Energy
The law of Hungary includes energy law.[39] Legislation on electricity has included Act XLVIII of 1994.[40][41]
History
The royal prerogatives of the King of Hungary included prefection.[42] Tripartitum was a law book.[43]
