Indictment and Grand Jury Debates in Nineteenth Century Hungary
Indictment and Grand Jury Debates in Nineteenth Century Hungary

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses indictment procedures in nineteenth-century Hungary, focusing on debates over the introduction of the grand jury. It examines the stages of criminal procedural codification and compares the grand jury with the indictment chamber in a broader European context. Drawing on primary sources and contemporary legal opinions, the study explains why, despite significant support, the grand jury was ultimately rejected. The main reasons included the lack of domestic tradition, concerns about legal expertise, financial costs, and the specific social conditions of Hungary. Instead, Hungarian legislators adopted the indictment chamber as a more suitable solution within the continental legal system.

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