While hate speech used to be sanctioned in Hungary under criminal law — the facts of the case being public provocation, then hate crime — the new Civil Code has brought about fundamental changes in the relevant legislation and the opportunities for the enforcement of claims with effect from 15 March 2014. Dr. Mónika Kapetz attorney at law of our Law Firm presents the detailed rules in an article published in the annex of the legal column of www.origo.hu. The article can be found at the following link: http://www.origo.hu/jog/lakossagi/20140305-krs-a-gyuloletbeszed-szabalyo...
The article can be read in PDF format here: