This section provides an overview of national human rights structures across various governance levels, including public authorities, parliamentary committees, government agencies, and civil society. Some, like equality bodies and data protection authorities, are mandated by EU law, while others address EU fundamental rights when required by legislation. The roles and structures of these national bodies continue to change over time.
Committee on Justice of the Hungarian National Assembly (CJ)
Parliamentary structure/mechanism
The Fundamental Law of Hungary(Magyarország Alaptörvénye (2011. április 25.))
Act XXXVI of 2012 on the National Assembly (2012. évi XXXVI. törvény az Országgyűlésről)
Resolution 10/2014 (II. 24.) of the National Assembly on certain provisions of the rules of procedure(10/2014. (II. 24.) OGY határozat egyes házszabályi rendelkezésekről)
Resolution 11/2022 (V2) of the National Assembly on the establishment of committees of the National Assembly and the election of their members and officials (11/2022. (V.2.) OGY határozat az Országgyűlés bizottságainak létrehozásáról, tagjainak és tisztségviselőinek megválasztásáról)
Government Decree No 381/2016 (XII. 2.) on the Integrated Legal Protection Service (381/2016. (XII. 2.) Korm. rendelet az Integrált Jogvédelmi Szolgálatról)
Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Article 16
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights,Article 8
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC
Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of27 April 2016on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA
Regulation (EU) 2022/868 of the European Parliament and of the Council of30 May 2022on European data governance and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of19 October 2022on a single market for digital services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC