Hungary: How judges are kept in line

<p>Over the past decade, Hungary has slid into a competitive authoritarian state. Courts are formally independent, but that independence is hollowed out in practise. Learn about how judges are controlled, and why it is difficult for the EU to intervene.</p><p>Vlad Makszimov interviews Etienne Hanelt, researcher at Verfassungsblog and Masaryk University, and Attila Vincze, assistant professor at Masaryk University.</p><p>This episode is part of a mini-series on Hungary.</p><p><a href="/arena/english/about/news/news/2025/arena-europa-hungary2-transcript.pdf">Full transcript available.</a> </p><p>Read more: <a href="doi.org/10.1007/s12286-024-00621-y">Ma… courts in competitive authoritarian regimes: Co-optation, repression and resistance in Hungary</a>.</p>