Kálmán Kulcsár
Kálmán Kulcsár (born June 27, 1928 in Erdőtelek , Heves County , Hungary ; † September 4, 2010 in Budapest , Hungary) was a Hungarian legal sociologist and politician.
Life
After studying law in Budapest, he worked at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences as a research assistant, then from 1969 to 1983 director of the Institute of Sociology. In 1982 he was accepted as a full member of the Academy, in 1983 he was elected its Deputy Secretary General. From 1963 to 1970 he taught as an assistant professor at the University of Pécs , then as a full professor at the Loránd Eötvös University in Budapest.
From May 29, 1988 to May 22, 1990 he was Hungarian Minister of Justice in the cabinets of Károly Grósz and Miklós Németh . During this time he directed the preparation of a new constitution. From 1990 to 1993 he was Hungary's ambassador to Canada .
Works
Monographs
- Legal sociological treatises . 1980, ISBN 963-05-1896-1
- A népi ülnök a bíróságon ; English translation: People's assessors in the courts. A study on the sociology of law , 1982, ISBN 963-05-2849-5
- Contemporary Hungarian society , 1984, ISBN 963-13-1839-7
- A modernizáció és a jog ; English translation: Modernization and law , 1992, ISBN 963-05-6278-2
- Két világ között. Rendszerváltás Magyarországon 1988–1990 , 1994, ISBN 963-05-6845-4 ; German translation: System change in Hungary 1988–1990: Analyzes and memories of the Hungarian Minister of Justice at the time , 1997, ISBN 3-465-02869-4
Articles in books and magazines
- Hungary, Germany, Europe - the upheaval from a historical perspective . In: Gabriele Gorzka (Hrsg.): Hungary in Transition: Interim balance sheet and aspects of Hungarian-German relations . 1995, ISBN 3-8046-8829-2
- Prospects and realities. An outline of a potential version in the political development of Europe . (PDF; 158 kB) In: Ferenc Glatz (Ed.): European Visions . 1995, ISBN 963-04-5463-7 .
- Basics and practice of socialist legality in Hungary . In: Gert Bender u. a. (Ed.): Law in Socialism , Volume 3. 1999, ISBN 3-465-02798-1
Web links
- CV (PDF; English; 43 kB)
- Summary of system change in Hungary (German)
- Obituary article (Hungarian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kulcsár, Kálmán |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian legal sociologist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erdőtelek |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 2010 |
| Place of death | Budapest |