Prof. Dr. Gabor Attila Toth

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsTheory of Law, Philosophy of Law, Sociology of Law
Keywordscomparative constitutionalism, democracy and authoritarianism, human rights protection, constitution making, constitutional transformation
Honours and awards

2011: Book of the Year

1997: Tolerance Prize

Current contact address

CountryHungary
CityDebrecen
InstitutionUniversity of Debrecen
InstituteFaculty of Law

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Christoph MöllersLehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Anna-Bettina KaiserLehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht und Grundlagen des Rechts, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/12/2017

Programme(s)

2016Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2019Gábor Attila Tóth: Breaking the Equilibrium: From Distrust of Representative Government To an Authoritarian Executive. In: Washington International Law Journal, 2019, 317-348
2019Gábor Attila Tóth: Constitutional Markers of Authoritarianism. In: Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 2019, 1
2019Gábor Attila Tóth: Joint Symposium on ‘Towering Judges’: László Sólyom’s Constitutional Symphony for the Republic of Hungary. In: International Journal of Constitutional Law Blog, 2019, 1-4
2019Kriszta Kovács, Gábor Attila Tóth The Age of Constitutional Barbarism. In: Verfassungsblog, 2019, 1-5
2019Gábor Attila Tóth: The Most Dangerous Branch: Constitutional Crisis in the Republic of Moldova. In: Verfassungsblog, 2019, 1-5
2019Gabor Attila Toth: Toward a Glorious Revolution. In: Verfassungsblog, 2019, 1-5
2018Gábor Attila Tóth: Lost in Transition: Invisible Constitutionalism in Hungary. In: Rosalind Dixon, Adrienne Stone, The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 541-562
2018Kriszta Kovács, Gábor Attila Tóth: Standing upon Stilts: Philosophical Interpretations of the European Convention on Human Rights. In: Iulia Motoc, Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Krzysztof Wojtyczek, New Developments in Constitutional Law: Essays in Honour of Andras Sajo. Eleven, 2018. 239-258
2017Gábor Attila Tóth: Authoritarianism. In: Rainer Grote, Frauke Lachenmann, Ru?diger Wolfrum, Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law. Oxford University Press, 2017. 1-15
2017Gábor Attila Tóth: The Authoritarian’s New Clothes: Tendencies Away from Constitutional Democracy. In: The Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions (Oxford Foundation for Law, Justice and Society), 2017, 2-10
2017Andrew Arato, Gábor Attila Tóth: The Multifaceted Sovereign: Domestic and International Actors in Constitutional Regime Changes. In: Paul Blokker, Constitutional Acceleration within the European Union and Beyond. Routledge, 2017. 75-98