Gergely Horváth

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The Renewed Constitutional level of Environmental Law in Hungary

Gergely Horváth

Publication Name: Acta Juridica Hungarica

Publication Date: 2015-12-01

Volume: 56

Issue: 4

Page Range: 302-316

Description:

Environmental law is encroaching into the legal system, because it orders the following of the imperative principle of integration, according to which it is necessary to build environmental considerations and priorities into all norms, plans and activities using or affecting the environment. The highest level of national environmental legislation is the Fundamental Law of Hungary (25 April 2011), which also has new environmentally relevant provisions, which are worth analysingas they serve to protect the natural foundations of life. This assured defence of the interest of future generations stems from the human right to a healthy environment, which is linked to the respect of human dignity and life. This human right belongs to the third generation, the solidarity or collective-developmental group of rights. The Fundamental Law also comprises several subfields of environmental law by mentioning their protected subjects and emphasizing their importance.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/026.2015.56.4.5

Environmental prerequisites of "sustainable well-being" program

Gergely Horváth

Publication Name: Tarsadalomkutatas

Publication Date: 2014-03-01

Volume: 32

Issue: 1

Page Range: 51-62

Description:

Sustainability will not be achieved as long as the human race does not realize its perpetual dependence on the environment. Economic prosperity is based on natural capital, "the natural bases of life" that man can not change with impunity. Man has to be aware of the effects of forcing economic growth and the misconception of the endless biophysical environment. The Seventh Environmental Action Programme, the title of which is "Living well within the limits of our planet" is inconsistent in the state of "overshoot"52. The "growth"-with any indicative before-can not be sustainable in a biophysically inherently finite world. "Well-being" is a relative level, and has a different content as a concept according to patterns of values, and is also fundamentally re-evaluated in a crisis situation.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/Tarskut.32.2014.1.4

Az élet természeti alapjainak védelmi rendszerei

Gergely Horváth

Publication Name: Tarsadalomkutatas

Publication Date: 2013-12-01

Volume: 31

Issue: 4

Page Range: 386-402

Description:

Environmental protection, habitat protection, protection of the living world and nature conservation share the same foundations. All these four protective systems make an effort - with an aim of protecting the society - to protect "the natural bases of life", which are threatened by damaging and over-consuming by humankind. The aspect of organisations (subjective side), the special environmental organs make an essential part of the system of protection. Finally, the specific protective device of nature conservation and habitat protection, the zone system of protected areas gets into the focus of the examination, which also can be considered as a complex defensive system of the natural bases of life.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/Tarskut.31.2013.4.6

Eternal Stewardship in Law: The Legal Concept and Temporal Aspects of Sustainable Development

Gergely Horváth

Publication Name: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Law

Publication Date: 2025-12-10

Volume: 20

Issue: 39

Page Range: 423-441

Description:

Although sustainable development is a late twentieth-century construct, its foundations can be traced to classical legal cultures, particularly Roman and Jewish law, which embedded resource stewardship, communal access, and intergenerational equity. Contemporary legal discourse presents numerous definitions; this study therefore conducts a selective comparative analysis, emphasizing the Hungarian legislative definition and its environmental focus. The research demonstrates that a precise and unambiguous definition of sustainable development is essential, as the pathway toward sustainability remains unclear without it. It is not enough to ensure “the long-term” improvement of quality of life and preservation of biodiversity, it is crucial to prevent the collapse of ecological systems. In the context of sustainability, the temporal dimension emerges as paramount, necessitating a perspective “sub specie aeternitatis” – that is, an orientation toward the perpetual existence of humankind, framed within the horizon of eternity. Although the tendencies appear unfavorable, or even hopeless, there remains potential for a positive outcome.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.21029/JAEL.2025.39.423