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Doctoral dissertations defended at Legal Studies Department
For electronic versions of SJD dissertations please visit the database of the CEU library.
2010
Public And Private Interests In Personal Information Held In Large Databasesby Éva Dimovné KeresztesDefense committee: Prof. Renáta Uitz (chair), Prof. Roger Errera (member of committee), Prof. Gábor Halmai (external member of committee)
18 January 2010
2009
The Emerging Mandate of EU Law in Health Care: A Legal Analysis of the Influence of Internal Market Implementation on Access to Health Care in Hungary and Slovenia by Mária Éva Földes Defense committee: Prof. Anton Pelinka (chair), Prof. Herman Nys (external referee), Prof. Gábor Juhász (external referee), Prof. Judit Sándor (supervisor), Prof. Csilla Kollonay-Lehoczky (supervisor)
16 September 2009
The Prospects of Asset Securitization in Lithuania in the Light of Experiences from the United States of America and Europeby Lina AleknaiteDefense committee: Prof. Tibor Tajti (chair), Prof. Stefan Messmann (member of committee), Prof. András Kisfaludy (member of committee)
10 June 2009
Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration
by Ileana M. Smeureanu Defense committee: Prof. Tibor Várady (chair), Prof. Stefan Messmann (member of committee), Prof. Attila Harmathy (member of committee)
30 March 2009
2008
Mapping International Justice: Immunity of State Officials and Individual Criminal Responsibility
by Javid Gadirov Defense committee: Prof. Timothy Waters (chair), Prof. Károly Bárd (member of committee), Prof. Balázs Gellér (member of committee)
29 May 2008
The Rights of Persons Living with Physical Disabilities: the United States, the European Union and Germany. A Comparative Analysis
by Petra BárdDefense committee: Prof. Roger Errera (chair), Prof. András Sajó (member of committee), Prof. Péter Paczolay (member of committee)
29 January 2008
2007
The Right to Property Jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights: A Comparative Perspective
by Petra JeneyDefense committee: Prof. Alexander Blankenagel (chair), Prof. András Sajó (member of committee), Prof. Marie-Pierre Granger (member of committee)
29 November 2007
Prosecution of Rape and Sexual Assaults as International Crimes. Explaining Variations
by Galina NelaevaDefense committee: Prof. Carol Harrington (chair), Prof. Károly Bárd (member of committee), Prof. Yves Beigbeder (member of committee), Prof. Erin Jenne (member of committee), Prof. Nsongurua Udombana (member of committee)
23 November 2007
Religion in the Public Sphere: Public Schools and Religious Symbolism - A Comparative Analysis
by Maria ZhurnalovaDefense committee: Prof. András Sajó (chair), Prof. Péter Hack (member of committee), Prof. Cole Durham (member of committee)
20 June 2007
Political Rights of Public Servants in a Comparative Perspective
by Anna Sledzinska Defense committee: Prof. Csilla Kollonay-Lehoczky (chair), Prof. András Sajó (member of committee), Prof. Edwin Rekosh (member of committee)
16 February 2007
2006
Restitution of Property and the Rule of Law
by Csongor Kuti Defense committee: Prof. András Sajó (chair), Prof. Stefan Messmann (member of committee), Prof. Leon Irish (member of committee)
4 December 2006
Constitutional War Powers. A Perceptual Ambiguity in VII Acts
by Ivan Bimbilowski Defense committee: Prof. Nsongurua Udombana (chair), Prof. András Sajó (member of committee), Prof. Michel Rosenfeld (member of committee)
11 May 2006
Legislative Delegation - A Comparative Analysis
by Bogdan Iancu Defense committee: Prof. Cole Durham (chair), Prof. András Sajó (member of committee), Prof. Guy Haarscher (member of committee)
11 May 2006
2005
Legal Protection of Foreign Investment with Special Emphasis on Serbia and Montenegro and the United States of America - Takings -
by Zoltán Víg Defense committee: Prof. Stefan Messmann (chair), Prof. Tibor Várady (member of committee), Prof. Lászlo Búrián (member of committee)
15 December 2005
Institutional Guarantees for the Media in the Modern State
by Bissera ZankovaDefense committee: Prof. Péter Molnár (chair), Prof. Matthias Mahlmann (member of committee), Prof. Gábor Halmai (member of committee)
23 November 2005
Mergers and Acquisitions in Light of the Competition Law: Comparative Study EU - USA
by Vlatka Butorac Defense committee: Prof. Stefan Messmann (chair), Prof. Peter Hay (member of committee), Prof. Tibor Várady (member of committee)
23 November 2005
The Right of Life vs Right to Die: Euthanasia, the Ultimate Civil Liberty or an Act of Murder?
by Violeta Besirevic Defense committee: Prof. Michel Rosenfeld (chair), Prof. András Sajó (member of committee), Prof. János Kis (member of committee)
21 June 2005
Disclosure in the Security Laws of the United States and the European Union
by Marta Majcher Defense committee: Prof. Tibor Várady (chair), Prof. Stanley Siegel (member of committee), Prof. Stefan Messmann (member of committee)
18 May, 2005
2004
Domain Names and the Protection of Trademarks and Names on the Internet
by Szilvia Fényesi Defense committee: Prof. György Boytha (chair), Prof. Tibor Várady (member of committee), Prof. Stefan Messmann (member of committee)
17 November 2004
Comparative Analysis of Some Legal Aspects of International Franchising - Development, Notion, Kinds of Franchising
by Jeny Marekova Defense committee: Prof. György Boytha (chair), Prof. Frederick Abbott (member of committee), Prof. Tibor Tajti (member of committee)
15 June 2004
2003
Libel - A Comparative Study
by Petar Teofilovic Defense committee: Prof. Stefan Messmann (chair), Prof. Tibor Várady (member of committee), Prof. Károly Bárd (member of committee)
17 December 2003
Parliamentary Immunity: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
by Rasa Bartkute Defense committee: Prof. Denis Galligan (chair), Prof. Elizabeth Garrett (member of committee), Prof. Patrick Macklem (member of committee)
11 June 2003
Foreign Direct Investment in Romania
by Catalin Tripon Defense committee: Prof. Stefan Messmann (chair), Prof. Tibor Várady (member of committee), Prof. Richard Schneider (member of committee)
10 June 2003
2002
Judicial Independence: Comparative Analysis
by Chimid Enkhbaatar Defense committee: Prof. Alexander Blankenagel (chair), Prof. András Sajó (member of committee), Prof. Peter Solomon (member of committee)
7 November 2002
State of Emergency and Separation of Powers
by Gita Feldhune Defense committee: Prof. Denis Galligan (chair), Prof. Nenad Dimitrijevic (member of committee), Prof. Péter Paczolay (member of committee)
26 February 2002
2001
Harmonization of the Laws on Security Interests
by Tibor Tajti Defense committee: Prof. Stanley Siegel (chair), Prof. Stefan Messmann (member of committee), Prof. Bernadett Bordás (member of committee)
28 May 2001
Constitutional Activism and Deferentialism through Judicial Reasoning
by Renáta Uitz Defense committee: Prof. András Sajó (chair), Prof. Michel Rosenfeld (member of committee), Prof. Cole Durham (member of committee)
8 April 2001
2000
Central and Eastern European Competition Law - Comparative Analysis of the EU Standards
by Milena Minkova Defense committee: Prof. György Boytha (chair), Prof. Tibor Várady (member of committee), Prof. Bernadett Bordás (member of committee)
18 December 2000
The Jurisdiction Problems of Multinational Dimension of the Antitrust Law: The Response Given to the Problems Arising out of the Internationalization of Competition Law Issues by the Public Interest Law and in Selected National Legal Systems
by Bartlomiej Banaszak Defense committee: Prof. Imre Vörös (chair), Prof. Tibor Várady (member of committee), Prof. György Boytha (member of committee)
1 December 2000
Different Legal Models which can Guarantee the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Decision Making Concerning their Specific Identity
by Tamás Korhecz Defense committee: Prof. Gábor Kardos (chair), Prof. Mária Kovács (member of committee), Prof. Alexander Morawa (member of committee)
27 September 2000
1999
Judicial Activism and the Constitutional Court of Romania
by Mihaela Serban Defense committee: Prof. András Sajó (chair), Prof. Alexander Blankenagel (member of committee), Prof. Gábor Halmai (member of committee)
24 November 1999
International Copyright and Sui Generis Protection of Databases against Illicit Reproduction. Study of the European Union, the United States of America, the Russian Federation and Poland
by Grazyna Krzywkowska Defense committee: Prof. Csilla Kollonay Lehoczky (chair), Prof. Peter Jaszi (member of committee), Prof. György Boytha (member of committee)
7 September 1999
Extraterritoriality in the Matter of Antitrust
by Vladimir Pavic Defense committee: Prof. Peter Hay (chair), Prof. Tibor Várady (member of committee), Prof. Imre Vörös (member of committee)
2 June 1999
Legal Regulation of Political Finance. Bulgaria and Russia Compared with Models of Established Democracies
by Daniel SmilovDefense committee: Prof. András Sajó (chair), Prof. Denis Galligan (member of committee), Prof. Károly Bárd (member of committee)
12 January 1999
1998
Groups of Companies: Control, Liability and Minority Protection
by Dragan Golubovic Supervisor: Prof. Attila Harmathy
June 3, 1998
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