Globális és nemzetközi kormányzás, nemzetközi jog, emberi jogok
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The legal regulation of the abortion phenomenon is a difficult issue, as we are trying
to translate a complex problem into legal norms. Consequently, in some two hundred
countries around the world, very different models have developed and are still changing,
and there is even a wave of regulation, mainly in the direction of liberalisation.
It is, however, natural that changes to abortion legislation should be a divisive
issue in all countries, with forces often divided into the simplistic categories of
pro-life and pro-choice. These debates often cross-national borders and can be so
powerful that they can affect the legal systems of entire regions. Given that in recent
years a large number of countries around the world have changed their abortion legislation,
it is reasonable to speak of a crisis in this area. The constitutional and supreme
courts of the various countries are important players in the search for a way out
of this crisis, and their decisions have in many cases helped to set the legal path
for regulating abortion. The study focuses on the courts and their abortion decisions
that have addressed and taken a position on the issue in the last few years.
