Welcome to the website of the Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law!

Established in 2019, the Institute is named after Ferenc Mádl, an academic, an emblematic figure of Hungarian comparative law, an internationally renowned lawyer and President of the Hungarian Republic. During the establishment Ferenc Mádl Institute for Comparative Law (MFI), existing comparative law institutes in other countries served as an important model, in particular the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law which operates under the Federal Ministry of Justice; the Hellenic Institute of International and Foreign Law; and, in some respects, the Max Planck Institute. Beyond the foreign examples, it was also emphasized during the establishment of the MFI that the Institute should also reflect Hungarian national priorities and characteristics both in terms of its spirit, its tasks and its personal and infrastructure capacity.

Events

Federalism and the Future of the Diverse EU

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date: 21 March 2024 - 22 March 2024
event's language: English

On 21-22 March 2024, the Central European Academy will organise a conference entitled "Federalism and the Future of the Diverse EU", in cooperation with the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Miskolc, the Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law and the Central European Comparative Law Association.

Shielding Tomorrow: CSDP and Defence Developments in Central Europe

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date: 07 March 2024 - 08 March 2024
event's language: English

On 7-8 March 2024, the Central European Academy is organising a conference entitled “Shielding Tomorrow: CSDP and Defence Developments in Central Europe”, with the cooperation of the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Miskolc, the Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law and the Central European Comparative Law Association.

News

Normative aspects of family protection and family development -international perspective

Normative aspects of family protection and family development -international perspective

The research team established by the CEA " Normative aspects of family protection and family development - international perspective" researches many problems related to the legal aspects of the demographic development of Europe. The subject of scientific research are families, parents (legal guardians) and children. These issues relate to problems that interest various branches of law in Central European countries.

About our namesake

Ferenc Mádl

Scholar, university professor of law, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Minister without portfolio and later Minister of Culture and Public Education in the first two conservative cabinets between 1990-1994. President of Hungary between 2000-2005.

A Mádl Ferenc Összehasonlító Jogi Intézet névadója, a rendszerváltoztatás utáni szabad Magyarország második köztársasági elnöke, kiemelkedő tudású és nemzetközi tekintélyű jogtudós, akadémikus, a magyar jogösszehasonlítás emblematikus alakja.

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