A szólás és kifejezés szabadsága a román Alkotmánybíróság gyakorlatában

Gellért Nagy

doi:10.47745/ERJOG.2024.02.03

Authors

Gellért Nagy University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law, Deák Ferenc Doctoral School of Law and Political Sciences, Miskolc; Central European Academy, Budapest; Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca Faculty, Department of Law, Cluj-Napoca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47745/ERJOG.2024.02.03

Keywords:

freedom of expression, freedom of the press, defamation, right to reply, the freedom of expression of deputies and senators, case law of the Constitutional Court, constitutional dialogue

Abstract

Article 30 of the Constitution of Romania simultaneously guarantees two important components of freedom of speech and expression, i.e. freedom of opinion and freedom of the press. However, the Constitution does not only provide the object of protection but also contains constitutional limits on freedom of expression. Due to the rigidity of the Romanian Constitution, which is difficult to amend, the Constitutional Court has a key role to play in
the interpretation of certain fundamental rights and freedoms. Thus, the provisions on freedom of expression should also be interpreted in accordance with the case law of the Constitutional Court. The present study aims to explore the content of the freedom in question through a case study on the restrictions of this fundamental right, the freedom of expression of deputies and senators, the right to reply and hunger strike.