Family Protection Under Public and Private Law in Hungary

This book chapter presents constitutional and private law (civil law) approaches

to family protection and relations. The former serves as a basic introduction and

covers the most relevant legal sources on the topic and offers a constitutional interpretation

as provided by the Constitutional Court. The latter examines the private

law approach to family protection, with a special emphasis on family law norms. The

article deals with legally recognized relationships and rules governing parent-child

relationships. Family protection is analyzed from the perspective of family law and

related legal institutions.