Involuntarily, one is reminded of the financial part of the single penalty duo of loss of principal and property. Written by Miklós Király-Kiss.
Justizmord ("murder by law") originally meant a death sentence that was carried out on the basis of a judicial error or political influence of the procedure: the irreparable damage (the execution of the innocent) was therefore done with the active cooperation of the legal system. Over time, the term became more extensive, applicable to all situations,
when the victim suffers significant (if not fatal) harm due to the dysfunctional operation of the law.
For example, the case of Hedvig Malina comes to mind as an individual case, or the legal proceedings of the shameful events of autumn 2006 as cases of collective murder.
That history has not ended, despite all rumors to the contrary, is proven by nothing better than the high number of prominent cases of justice murders that are still present today; sadly, he is so proud of his rule of law, within our own federal system. Since two relevant cases (the colossal coercive fine imposed on Hungary by the European Court of Justice in connection with illegal immigration, and the immunity of Ilaria Salis) are currently stirring up sentiments simultaneously, reinforcing each other, and, moreover, both as the soundtrack to the European Parliament elections, it is worthwhile to dwell a little on the interrelated relationship between law and justice .
Common language expects from the administration of justice exactly what is etymologically expected: justice. Which, on the other hand, is without final – if you like, divine – justice, in a society founded on the cornerstones of liberalism and individualism
it is an impossible mission, because as many people, as many truths (concepts).
The concept of legal service is therefore much closer to our contemporary reality - here are also the roots of the concept of the rule of law, which has now become a unicorn, that you. Everyone should adhere to the laws agreed in principle, and the state should thereby ensure stability and predictability - but it doesn't sound so nice, because it destroys the nimbus and the illusion at the same time. Of course, neither an illusion nor a nimbus is necessary for the operation of a functional system, so we could easily overcome this.
The problem begins with alienation,
when in the context of the word "generally accepted laws" it becomes an epic adjective tending to a kind of cynicism,
like the journalistic code used in the German press for the strictly monotonously increasing number of knife attack perpetrators, "a man" (ein Mann). In the last ten to fifteen years, the subject of mass and illegal immigration has become a veterinary breeding ground, on which the moralizing-educator, the self-influenced progressive elite, which considers itself to be the guardian of Europe's conscience and justice (service), can be excellently modeled, as well as the reality of the administration of justice and an unresolvable contradiction between the plebs, who are forced to bear the consequences of the decisions made jointly in principle. The elite, who have time to cross the M3 between Olaszliszka and Zugliget, Taktaharkány and Máriaremete, while the school or someone else's child in the neighborhood is faced with the practical side of theories that look nice on paper and are guaranteed to win the podium at the swinging Olympics. And after the transition (before, during), he is quite excellent at moralizing about how the plebs should think and behave so as not to deserve his crushing, majestic contempt.
Fresh news: a decision was made in Luxembourg that an EU member state cannot extradite a citizen of a non-EU country to his country of origin if he has been recognized as a refugee in another member state. The person involved in the case is a Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin, suspected of murder, whose extradition Turkey requested from Germany, but who previously obtained refugee status in Italy.
So, for example, the implementation of the life sentence of the Islamic State butcher would remain on Hungary's neck anyway - even if there was a possibility of extradition in principle with Syria - given his refugee status previously obtained in Greece.
(he also acquired it in Turkey, overinsurance is never a problem, but it's a pain, they won't be EU members anytime soon). Of course, it would be evil to live with this kind of cynicism, since these are known to be isolated cases one by one, which can be proven easily and quickly treated with high-quality solutions.
The case of Ilaria Salis is clearer: although for the time being, unfortunately, even the first-instance verdict is still pending (and in possession of the old but newly acquired right of immunity, it will be for a while),
the negative testimony of the Honorable Representative is about as likely to be true as the information contained in the one-off Eva Kaili asset declaration is likely to be true.
There are two really sad moments in the story: one, that the legal service can only show so far in the case of manhunting reminiscent of Weimar Germany; the other is that hundreds of thousands of Italian voters were able to identify with the legitimization of politically motivated, raw and brutal physical aggression against the supposed opponent on the basis of clothing; whereupon it was honored with "the biggest fake job in the world, for 20,000 euros per month". Which, on the one hand, is not the front room of dehumanization, but the bedroom, and on the other hand, it is the joke of the world - only the person has not the slightest desire to laugh. It will be worth reminding not only Representative Salis, but also the other factions of this regularly, if only so that the lack of separation can have a clarifying and purifying effect in the future.
Man is a creature who tends to believe primarily his own eyes and experience - Kassandra could hardly tell you much about this. If he is asked too many times "do you believe us, comrade, or your eyes?" question, sooner or later even those with more serious preconceptions tend - if nothing else, but through their personal decisions, of which the ones concerning their own children are particularly noteworthy - forced to move away from the ground of pure ideology. Or if not, they are removed from there by reality. Which, of course, does not mean that the idea (indeed, the Idea) would be abandoned and that ideology-driven, utopian attempts would not take place again and again. The justly famous great entertainer, Jean-Claude Juncker, testified to this in the following way:
"We all know what we have to do, we just don't know how we're going to get re-elected if we do it."
The Court of Justice of the European Union has certainly learned from these words that faithfully reflect deep democratic commitment (and there is much less reason to worry about re-election there than in an elected office). Of course, this is not at all surprising in light of the institution, as well as the self-image of the president, Koen Lenaerts, who has been reigning since 2015, as well as his perception of the Court's role as the engine of federalism.
In relation to the fine imposed on Hungary, which can be seen from the moon, one is involuntarily reminded of the financial part of the one-time penalty duo of forfeiture of capital and property -
all of this in a case where the results of "isolated cases" piled on top of each other due to the fuzzier legal regulations and the impossibility of implementation can be denied less and less, and the direct consequence of which is the gross erosion of trust in the legal system. If you don't believe it, look it up - in Germany.
Parenthesis. Meanwhile
The Court of Justice of the European Union also has the time and energy to add: "correctly: illegal" next to each "illegal" adjective contained in the relevant EU legislation.
But only in the Hungarian version of the judgment, not in the equally authentic French version. If you don't believe this either, check here and here . And he has the courage to carefully announce such a politically sensitive verdict four days after the European Parliament elections, so as not to interfere with the campaign - although it is certainly not related to anything. Bracket closed.
A necessary and essential element of both the classical and modern versions of the justice system is the presentation of ready-made facts.
In the classic case, this does not require any particular explanation - the executed person cannot be resurrected.
But in contemporary cases, it is not difficult to see that if a change on a social scale has taken place (for example, in the demographic composition of a residential community or a city), then the toothpaste can no longer be packed back into the tube, and integration is reduced to a mere mathematical question.
On a different topic, the Austrian Minister of All Affairs Leonore Gewessler (the original name should be: Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie) gave an excellent example of presenting ready-made facts at the weekend, who specifically voted against her own mandate for the environmental protection at a council meeting, the "nature restoration" EU regulation (nature immediately recovered after hearing this). For any normal government, this would have meant an immediate, double-bottomed road map -
not so in the homeland of the operetta republics, where he acknowledged with a polite smile that the tail was wagging him.
This is how law and justice date each other these days - and perhaps we Hungarians are not the only ones to feel that the 2003 referendum was not quite about this (as opposed to some confectionary in Vienna). The masses of founding European countries can also feel that some (and more and more) developments are taking place here, not so much for the citizens, but against the citizens. But the writing has already appeared on the wall:
whoever marries the zeitgeist of justice soon becomes a widow.
Although the galley is on top, they catch up sooner than the lame dog.
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