nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/2507072b4fdcbbcd DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251015s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/2507072b4fdcbbcd doi eng 342 23 Kóczé, Angéla Author aut Codifying Belonging - The Legalization of Racialized Exclusion in Europe Kóczé, Angéla Verfassungsblog 2025-10-15 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Amid numerous global catastrophes, a quieter crisis at home is strikingly overlooked: a direct attack on equality and, effectively, the denial of Roma people’s rights, their freedom of movement, and dignity as European citizens. The newly adopted Hungary’s 2025 Act on the Protection of Local Identity straightforwardly normalises racial exclusion at the local level under the guise of safeguarding “heritage” and “community values,” and directly empowers local governments to determine who may belong within their borders. CC BY-SA 4.0 Act on the Protection of Local Identity Discrimination EU Equality Hungary Local Identity Roma People Ungarn (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU (DE-588)4078541-5 gnd Ungarn Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/codifying-belonging/ raw object