Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: From the 1989 Constitution to the 2011 Fundamental Law János Kis I. Legitimacy What Democracy Is? Ronald Dworkin Regime Change, Revolution and Legitimacy Andrew Arato Constitution-Making, Competition and Cooperation Zoltán Miklósi II. History and Community A Sacred Symbol in a Secular Country: The Holy Crown Sándor Radnóti From “We the People” to “We the Nation” Zsolt Körtvélyesi III. Human Rights Human Dignity: Rhetoric, Protection and Instrumentalisation Catherine Dupré Equality: The Missing Link Kriszta Kovács Freedom of Religion and Churches: Archeology in a Constitution-making Assembly Renáta Uitz IV. Institutional Design From Separation of Powers to a Government without Checks: Hungary’s Old and New Constitutions Miklós Bánkuti, Gábor Halmai and Kim Lane Scheppele Between Revolution and Constitution: The Roles of the Hungarian Constitutional Court Christian Boulanger, Oliver W. Lembcke Governance, Accountability and the Market Márton Varju V. European Perspectives No New(s), Good News? The Fundamental Law and the European Law András Bragyova Trees in the Wood: The Fundamental Law and the European Court of Human Rights Jeremy McBride VI. Appendix The Fundamental Law of Hungary Transitional Provisions of the Fundamental Law First Amendment of the Fundamental Law Bill on the Second Amendment of the Fundamental Law Opinion on the Fundamental Law of Hungary (Amicus Brief), Edited by Andrew Arato, Gábor Halmai and János Kis Opinion on the New Constitution of Hungary, European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) Bibliography Table of Cases Contributors Index