Az Alkotmánybíróság gyakorlata

Absztrakt

In the autumn of 2014 the Court ruled that the image of a police officer securing a demonstration might appear without prior consent as news illustration in the press due to the freedom of the press. The Constitutional Court drew attention to the wide freedom of expression in connection with the published value judgements on candidates (often incumbent mayors) during the election campaign. Constitutional requirements were laid down for the procedure of data classification restricting the right to access public information and its requirements. A Court decision reconfirmed that a tax claim may only be enforced in civil procedure if there is a Tax Authority decision against the person liable to pay tax. The Court discussed the presumption of innocence in connection with the extraordinary notice of dismissal and the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment and torture in relation to prison cell sizes. Moreover, the Court also expounded on the concept of the equality of weapons in criminal cases.