Freedom of Religion in Hungary in the Age of Dualism, or the Age at which the Rule of Law is Established

Abstract

The study reviews the regulation of the freedom of religion in the age of dualism in Hungary. Dualism was the era of  the transforming Hungarian society; the article gives a  description of the ongoing socio-economic processes.  Although freedom of religion was already regulated in  1848, the most significant laws were enacted in 1894 and  1895. The regulation of religious freedom has also  influenced the enactment of other laws, such as the content  of laws on matrimonial/birth registration or  marriage, so these laws are also presented by the author.  The period distinguished between the accepted and  recognised religions; they are also presented to the reader  in detail in the study together with the views of the  prominent politicians and statesmen of the period. During  this period, the current outlines of the freedom of religion  developed, and after the repressive era of socialism, this  freedom restored its foundations of the rule of law with the  change of the regime.