Carl Schmitt’s Travels to Hungary and into Hungarian Legal Thought

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15170/DIKE.2024.08.01-02.09

Keywords:

Carl Schmitt, Hungary, Großraumlehre, Budapest, Conservatism, Deutsches Wissenschaftliches Institut

Abstract

The article explores Carl Schmitt’s influence on Hungarian legal science and political public opinion, especially before 1945. On the one hand, it analyses which elements of Schmitt’s theories were discussed in Hungary and why the ‘Großraumlehre’, in particular, attracted significant interest. On the other hand, Schmitt’s two visits to Budapest (1942 and 1943) are briefly described, especially regarding his lecture on ‘The State of European Legal Science’, which was first published in Hungarian and contained connections with conservative-traditionalist Hungarian legal theory.

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2025-03-15

How to Cite

Techet, P. (2025). Carl Schmitt’s Travels to Hungary and into Hungarian Legal Thought. Díké - Journal of Dezső Márkus Research Group for Comparative Legal History, 8(1-2), 260–272. https://doi.org/10.15170/DIKE.2024.08.01-02.09

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1-2 (2024): National Socialism Transnational. Transfer of Law and Ideology, especially between the ‘Third Reich’ and Hungary

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Tanulmányok

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