Regulating business criminal law is one of the most significant matters in Hungarian criminal policy. According to recent statistics, most crimes are commited againts property. Since the Hungarian business enviroment is very complex, it is necesseary to have an established knowledge about the relevant acts and crimes. 1. Main statutes The Act C of 2012 on the criminal code regulates the substative criminal law. The Act has two parts; the…
Hungary belongs to the continental legal system, which means that the sources of law are predominantly statutes. Case law is secondary compared to the statutes, as opposed to the common-law system, which gives primacy to judge made law. The two main statutes in connection with criminal law are the Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (substantive law), and the Act XIX of 1998 on the Criminal Proceedings (procedural…
When people hear the word crime or fellony, probably come the most serious crimes in their minds, like homicide or rape. However, there exist also such actions in the law, which cause not so significant damage to the society, altough they are also apostrophised as criminal acts. These crimes represent usually the lowest level of criminal offenses, for example the misdemeanor of simple battery, defamation, slander, public nuisance or vandalism.…
