"There is always an attempt to undermine our sovereignty through some kind of legal instrument from the European Union's institutional system, so the Ministry of Justice must be strong in this area as well," underlined Bence Tuzson, who will replace Judith Varga at the head of the Ministry of Justice on August 1st.
"The report on the rule of law published by the European Commission the other day is a very recent development in this regard, which is nothing more than another means of exerting pressure. It fits into the process in which they are now trying to enforce demands on us that do not belong to the competence of the union," explained the new head of the ministry.
More recently, complicated legal tricks have been used to circumvent the unanimous decision obligation in certain decisions, this is what happened most recently with the introduction of resettlement quotas in the Council of the Ministers of the Interior, said Bence Tuzson.
"We can soon get to the point where this has to be done. However, with these ideology-driven steps, they destroy the EU's institutional system, endanger the unity of the community, and some member states will simply not implement the decisions forced in this way. Let's say because they specifically conflict with their own legal system. That's why I would call on the decision-makers in Brussels to exercise restraint, come to their senses!" - sent Bence Tuzson.
He also pointed out that the danger of stealthy legislation arises due to the unprecedented fact that the European Union as an organization recently joined the Istanbul Convention. Thus, Hungary has not yet become a member directly, but through the EU decision-making systems, gender-ideological attitudes can infiltrate the various directives and regulations.
Sooner or later, these will also affect the legal order of the nation-states, that is, this alarming precedent does indeed affect our sovereignty, he emphasized.
Tuzson also spoke about the fact that he considers the independence of the courts to be very important, but at the same time, whether the legislator's intention prevails in court practice is at least as important. "If the goal was to make people's lives better in a certain area, it doesn't matter if it was achieved or if things went wrong somewhere. Although there is often the intention to improve, if the legislator's goal does not appear in legal practice, the system must be examined and, if necessary, corrected," he explained.
The minister would not hesitate to initiate a consultation with the court leaders in such cases. According to him, the work of professional associations should be helped. "Certain boundaries should not be crossed, and we will not do so, but dialogue with the stakeholders is necessary," he said.
A change of attitude is needed: not only lawyers should discuss legal issues that affect people's everyday lives, but also take into account what the stakeholders themselves want, underlined Tuzson.
"There cannot be a situation where when a citizen wants to settle any legal dispute in the justice system, he already feels that he is participating in a game of chance. They spin the roulette, and then either you can assert your right or you can't. The sense of social security in relation to the courts must be strengthened. In short, I can define our goal as we want transparent and consistent legal practice."
