Prof. Dr. András Zs. Varga, President of the Curia of Hungary participated at the Opening of the Judicial Year and the 4th Judicial Seminar of the International Criminal Court. The online event was held on 20 January 2022.
The seminar focused on the disciplinary regime of the members of the judiciary and the disciplinary mechanisms applicable to judges.
On the invitation of Dr. hab. Małgorzata Manowska, First President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Poland, Prof. Dr. András Zs. Varga, President of the Curia of Hungary, Prof. Dr. András Patyi, Vice-President of the Curia of Hungary in charge of ensuring uniform jurisprudence and Dr. Lilla Berkes, Director of the Curia’s Judge Royal Werbőczy István Research Institute paid an official visit to Warsaw on 27-29 October 2021 to pursue discussions at the Polish Supreme Court.
The President of the Curia reiterates that respect for the authority of the judiciary is a fundamental value of constitutional functioning and the rule of law. Respect for the decisions of the courts is an obligation not only for the winning party but also for the party who loses the case. Judicial decisions can, naturally, be challenged. Where remedies are available to redress an alleged error, they can be availed of. Within the framework of the available remedies any objective counterargument can be expressed.
The Venice Commission's Opinion, published today, has given a positive assessment on the functioning of the Curia in several respects.
The Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe met for the eleventh time from 17 to 20 October 2021, this time in Bled, Slovenia.
The event was attended by Dr. András Zs. Varga, President of the Curia of Hungary, and Dr. Árpád Orosz, Head of the Civil Chamber of the Curia of Hungary.