nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20260414-173408-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260414s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20260414-173408-0 doi eng 342 23 Zeller, Barbara Author aut The Case for Constitutional Disobedience - Political and Legal Considerations in Light of Hungary’s Constitutional Moment Zeller, Barbara Verfassungsblog 2026-04-14 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier With Péter Magyar’s landslide victory in the Hungarian parliamentary elections in April 2026, hopes of a return to democracy have rarely been as high as now. The electoral victory has the potential to turn into a constitutional moment for Hungary, yet it is overshadowed by a profound constitutional dilemma: Is it justified to disobey the constitution to rebuild democracy and the rule of law? I argue that constitutional disobedience may not only be justified but legally required in favour of substantive constitutional values and democratic rebuilding. CC BY-SA 4.0 Hungary Tisza Ungarn constitutional disobedience (DE-588)4078541-5 gnd Ungarn Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/hungarian_constitutional-disobedience/ raw object