The Law May Not Judge The Value of Life' – The Protection of Human Life in the Works of Pál Angyal Cover Image

„…az élet értékességének kérdésében a jog nem ítélhet” Az emberi élet védelme Angyal Pál vonatkozó műveiben
The Law May Not Judge The Value of Life' – The Protection of Human Life in the Works of Pál Angyal

Author(s): Veronika Lehotay, Tamás Mihály Pauló
Subject(s): History of Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Philosophy of Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Keywords: Pál Angyal; right to life; criminal law; homicide; infanticide; suicide; euthanasia; legal theory; law and morality;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to present and interpret the criminal law thinking of Pál Angyal from both historical and theoretical perspectives, with particular emphasis on the issue of the protection of life. As a prominent figure in early 20th-century Hungarian legal scholarship, Angyal examined numerous aspects of the criminal law protection of human life, including homicide, infanticide, participation in suicide, and euthanasia. At the core of his approach lies the inalienability of the right to life and the state’s duty to protect it – principles that remain relevant today. The right to life, as reflected in Angyal’s works, is closely intertwined with the dilemma between law and morality, a tension that is also addressed in this study.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 133-142
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Hungarian
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