C. VARGA

Research professor emeritus of the Institute for Legal Studies at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and of the Peter Pazmany Catholic University (Budapest), D. Sc. (Law). Visiting professor at several universities in the United States, Australia, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, and Russia. Author of more than 400 works published in English, German, French and other languages, including monographs on “Codiﬁcation as a Sociohistorical Phenomenon”, “The Place of Law in Lukácsʼ World Concept”, “Theory of Judicial Process”, and “Paradigms of Legal Thinking”. Advisor to the prime minister of Hungary (1990–1994), member of the International Academy of Comparative Law. Recipient of Hungaryʼs highest award for scientiﬁc achievements.

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