The application of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European
Union (EUCFR) by Hungarian courts has been varied. On the one hand, it has been used
in significant cases, often to clarify crucial points of law and to rectify serious
legal problems. On the other hand, its reception and impact has been limited to certain
divisions of the national judiciary and to certain areas of domestic law. The fundamental
rights covered by Article 47, like other rights protected in the EUCFR, still seem
to struggle to gain a more widespread recognition in the Hungarian judiciary at large.
In the future, the application of Article 47 is expected to gain further relevance
as it may represent the final guarantee of judicial protection under law in contemporary
Hungary.
