Is good enough enough? In Memoriam Karsai Dániel Cover Image

Elég az elég jó? In Memoriam Karsai Dániel
Is good enough enough? In Memoriam Karsai Dániel

Author(s): Melinda Szappanyos, Ildikó Vadál
Subject(s): Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Keywords: euthanasia; European Court on Human Rights; Dániel Karsai; Right to self-de-termination; margin of appreciation

Summary/Abstract: The authors of this article published another paper on the Hungarian regulation of eutha-nasia, when Dániel Karsai was still alive, before the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgement in his case. That paper sought to explore the shortcomings of the Hungarian regulation of euthanasia, more specifically the contradictions and constitu-tional dilemmas between the Fundamental Law and Hungarian legislation. After the publication of the article, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the case of Dániel Karsai v. Hungary, which, in addition to a general presentation of the judgment, also provides an opportunity for the authors to examine their earlier findings in a broader context. The purpose of the analysis is twofold. On the one hand, it is worth seeing whether the contradictions and constitutional dilemmas of Hungarian law reach the Court, and whether it took them into account in its decision. On the other hand, it is also important to examine the arguments on the basis of which the Court has ruled that Hungary has not violated the European Convention on Human Rights. The present article also responds to one of Dániel Karsai's last requests: to put this terrible situation at the service of science.

  • Issue Year: 6/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 66-81
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Hungarian
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