The National Office for the Judiciary collects and then processes data regarding juvenile or adult defendants who were convicted under Government decree 388/2017 (XII. 13.) on the mandatory data service for the National Statistical Data Collection Program. The collected data are not only used for domestic research but to provide information in case of international inquiries as well. The statistics also provide an overview of the main social, sociological, and criminal indicators regarding defendants and the issued punishments.

The NationalOffice for the Judiciary has organised the International Conference on Courts and Communication for this sixth time in the Hungarian Academy of Justice (Magyar Igazságügyi Akadémia) in 2018. This confererence – having evolved into a traditional event – serves as a professional forum for foreign and domestic judges, communications experts, to share good practices relating to court communications. The conference series have hosted nearly 600 interested professionals from several European countries over the past six years.

Since 2013 an alternative dispute resolution procedure has been available at the Hungarian courts. During the past five years mediation process at court has become known among the members of the court system, what ensures the resort to the process in greater proportion in cases appropriate for mediation.The National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ) commenced this project in view of the European mediation practice in such a way that encourages the parties to take advantage of the mediation by giving adequate personal information and creating a financial interest.

The Open Court Programme, initiated by the NOJ in 2012 for social responsibility purposes in order to facilitate the judicial career orientation and law-awareness of the new generations, completed its sixth successful year.

This programme with colourful content and methodology that is realized with the wide-scope, active and create contribution of the courts attracts tens of thousands of people every year.

The key goals of the national programme of the National Office for the Judiciary titled ‘Child-centred Justice’ are to protect the interests of children in court procedures and to continuously educate the judges hearing cases involving minors.

In 2017, the National Office for the Judiciary continued to treat the high-level protection of the interests and rights of children in court proceedings as a priority, and put a strong emphasis on the training of family law judges and judges hearing the criminal cases of young persons.

Alternative dispute resolution procedure, i.e. court mediation, has been available in Hungarian courts since the second semester of 2012, and is an effective tool of enhancing customer satisfaction and timeliness in civil litigious and non-litigious cases. From 1 January 2018, the parties will have the possibilities to approve the mediation agreement in court in a settlement attempt at a very low fee to make it enforceable.

Judges

Judges pursue their profession at the Curia, courts of appeal, general courts, district and urban district courts, as well as at administrative and labour courts.

With just a few exceptions, judge positions are available by way of applications.

Except for cases stipulated in the Act CLXII of 2011 on the Legal Status and Remuneration of Judges (the Judges Act), applications for these positions are invited by the President of the National Office for the Judiciary (NOJ).

A bírói magatartás bangalorei alapelvei

The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct 2002

Guide to judiciary policy

Integrity of the judicial system

JOGI IDŐSZAKI KIADVÁNYOK MAGYAR NYELVEN A BÍRÓSÁGI KÖNYVTÁRAKBAN

ALKOTMÁNYJOG

Borvák Erzsébet, Makkos Nándor (2024): A hátrányos helyzetű gyermekek lehetőségeiről. Jegyző és Közigazgatás, 26. évf., 1. sz., 29 - 32.

JOGI IDŐSZAKI KIADVÁNYOK MAGYAR NYELVEN A BÍRÓSÁGI KÖNYVTÁRAKBAN

BÜNTETŐJOG

Börtönzsúfoltság kontra nemzetállamok / Pázsit Veronika, Tallódi Zoltán. – In: Belügyi Szemle ISSN 1789-4689. – 65. évf. 11-12. sz. (2017) p. 118-159.

A büntetés-végrehajtás helyzete és aktuális feladatai napjainkban / Tóth Tamás. – In: Belügyi Szemle ISSN 1789-4689. – 65. évf. 11-12. sz. (2017) p. 7-17.

In order to collect and utilise and also to accomplish specific objectives, the President of the National Office for the Judiciary (hereinafter: NOJ) sets up working groups to carry out particular tasks.

With activities encompassing analysis, consultancy, proposals, opinions and preparation for decision-making, these working groups are there to help the President of NOJ in discharging duties set out in Section 76 of the Act CLXI of 2011 on the organisation and administration of courts.

Act II of 2012 on minor offences, offence procedures and the registration system of offence(hereinafter: the Offences Act) provides for sanctioning criminal action that violates or jeopardises generally accepted rules of cohabitation within society, without however the level or risk or extent of danger that would consitute a crime and which would necessitate sanctions accordingly. The range of action deemed as offence is defined by the Offences Act.

Komplex szervezetfejlesztési projekt megvalósítása a Budapest Környéki Törvényszéken" - ÁROP-1.2.18/A-2013-2013-0054

A projekt célja a Budapest Környéki Törvényszék belső működési hatékonyságának javítása volt. A szervezetfejlesztési program 5 beavatkozási területet jelölt meg: teljesítménymenedzsment, folyamatoptimalizálás, minőségmenedzsment, tudásmegosztás és változásmenedzsment. Az elkészített fejlesztési módszertan segítségével lehetővé tették: