Mission, Strategy, Vision
The Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law basically organizes its activities around three functions: I. Applied Legal Research: Comparative legal expertise for government actors in the decision-making phase. II. Basic Legal Research: research conducted at an institutional level and also individually by MFI staff. III. Building a multifunctional national and international network: to enhance the impact of the above activities and to enforce other government priorities. When building MFI’s capabilities, using its capacity and resources, applied legal research is a top priority.
Applied legal research is confidential according to the needs of governmental actors. This research is profitable even in the short-term for the government which provides the research funding. In contrast, a significantly smaller proportion of MFI resources are used for basic legal research and networking. Such activities are long-term return on investment compared to applied research. External actors are to a large extent involved in basic research and external actors are the basis for networking.
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Carries out comparative international legal researches
in order to develop jurisprudence and it develops proposals for domestic legislation.
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Advancing legal science
through research, analyses and publishing activities
![Scientific conferences](https://mfi.gov.hu/wp-content/uploads/mfi-icon-5.png)
Organizes scientific conferences
and other professional events.
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Collaborates with similar research institutes and scientific workshops
and has extensive international relations.
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Prepares policy analyses
and has extensive international relations.
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Contributes
to the tasks of the Minister of Justice