István Stumpf

ISTVÁN STUMPF (Sárospatak, 1957) is a Professor of Constitutional Law and Governance at Széchenyi István University (Győr) and ELTE Law School. He graduated from Eötvös Loránd University receiving his degree in law and sociology, and a PhD in political science. He was a founder and Director of ELTE István Bibó Law College (1982–1998) and founder and President of Századvég Foundation (1991–2010). He also served as Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office between 1998 and 2002 in the first cabinet of Viktor Orbán. He was a member of the Constitutional Court of Hungary from July 2010 to July of 2019. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Social Science, Institute of Political Science, of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

SOVEREIGNTY, CONSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY AND EUROPEAN LAW

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2014.05.15.

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