Correctional Legislation and Codification Following the Regime Change in Hungary

Abstract

It is almost a quarter of a century since the correctional legislation of 1993 came into effect. The importance of this regulation cannot be stressed enough since its focus was to facilitate Hungary’s entry to the more up-to-date European norms. By analysing the social and legal circumstances of the era, the author presents the most important events of the codification, its provisions and long-term effects. The author concludes by stating that modern correctional philosophy has only had a brief impact on the legal evolution of the relevant fields.