Lawsuit of prime ministers (A historical fiction)

Authors

  • István Szabó

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32980/MJSz.2021.5.1495

Keywords:

prime minister, ministerial responsibility, lawsuit, historical fiction

Abstract

In Hungary, the 1848 law governing ministerial responsibility was in force for a hundred years. Under the law, ministers could only be prosecuted by Parliament, including for crimes they had committed. In a hundred years, five prime ministers have been sentenced to death, but always by special courts and not by Parliament. In my study, I look at what judgments could have been handed down in the proceedings conducted by Parliament. That is why I chose the subtitle "a historical fiction", as it is about trials that did not take place in reality.

Published

2022-04-18

How to Cite

Szabó, I. (2022). Lawsuit of prime ministers (A historical fiction). Miskolci Jogi Szemle, 16(5), 570–582. https://doi.org/10.32980/MJSz.2021.5.1495