Attila Menyhárd is a Hungarian lawyer, a

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of civil law and the head of the Department at

Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University ( hu, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, ELTE) is a Hungarian public research university based in Budapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public higher education institutions in Hung ...

(hereafter ELTE), Faculty of Law, Civil Law Department in

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Biography

Menyhárd earned his law degree from

in 1993. During his studies he became a member of Eötvös Loránd University István Bibó College of Law and Political Sciencies. He admitted to the Budapest bar association in 1997. He promoted with PhD degree in 2003 in ELTE Law Faculty (

) with the thesis on immoral contracts. He habilitated in 2007 with his book on property law and his thesis on human rights in private law.
He is teaching the whole range of private law and has special courses in contract law, tort law, property law, commercial law, law and economics, law and literature, human rights in private law, European business law and European company law. Upon the invitation of the Ministry of Justice he contributed the project for a new Hungarian Civil Code, being liable for the provisions on property law and rent law. Professor Menyhárd is participant in several international research projects and programs. He is the Hungarian fellow of

European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law Since November 2000 the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (ECTIL), based in Vienna, has been an association whose purpose is *to conduct legal and comparative research in the field of national, international and common European tort and ...

(Wien). He participates in the Trento Common Core Project in

Product Liability Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. Although the word "product" has b ...

and in Property Law. Professor Menyhárd is a listed member of the Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Budapest. Within the China-EU School of Law he is in charge of representing ELTE (Budapest). In March 2012 Menyhárd was appointed as university full professor by the

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. His special research fields are:

contract law A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to t ...

tort law A tort is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Tort law can be contrasted with criminal law, which deals with criminal wrongs that are punishab ...

property law Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land) and personal property. Property refers to legally protected claims to resources, such as land and personal property, including intellectual pro ...

commercial law Commercial law, also known as mercantile law or trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and business engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branc ...

, corporate law, human rights and

private law Private law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the '' jus commune'' that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts and torts (as it is called in the common law), and the law of obligations ...

, and economic analysis of law.

Selected works

He is the author of four books and more than eighty other publications in tort law, contract law, property law, company law, law and economics and human rights in private law in Hungarian, English and German language in Hungary as well as in abroad. Some of his works which were written in English: *''The Hungarian Tort Law 2003-2009''.; European Tort Law 2003, Springer, Wien/New York, (2004-2010). *''Tort and Regulatory Law in Hungary''., Tort and Regulatory Law, Springer Verlag, Wien/New York (2007). *''Natural Causation in Hungarian Tort Law''., Digest of European Tort Law Vol. 1: Essential Cases on Natural Causation, Springer Verlag, Wien/New York (2007). *''Natural Causation as a Prerequisite for Liability in Hungarian Tort Law (case comment on „loss of a chance”).''., 16 Eur. Rev. Priv. Law (2008). *''Contract Law in a Changing Society – Hungarian Experiences''., The Private Law and the Many Cultures in Europe, Kluwer Law International (2007). *''Consumer Protection and Private Law''., The Transformation of the Hungarian Legal Order 1985 – 2005 Kluwer Law International. *''Punitive Damages in Hungary''., Punitive Damages: Common Law and Civil Law Perspectives. Wien; New York: Springer-Verlag, (2009). *''Aggregation and Divisibility of Damage in Hungary: Tort Law and Insurance''., Aggregation and Divisibility of Damage. Wien; New York: Springer-Verlag, (2009). *''Damages Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms in Hungarian Tort Law''., Damage Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms: Comparative Survey of Redress Options for Harm to Persons, Property or the Environment. Berlin; New York: De Gruyter, (2010).Official website of European Unio
Study for the European Commission by outside organisations
PDF, retrieved: 28 February 2012 *''The Development of Legal Techniques and Legal Culture in the New Context of Europe''., Text and Context: The Development of Legal Techniques and Legal Culture in the New Context of Europe. Baden-Baden: Nomos(2010).

References

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