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• Are Charter Cities Innovation Theatres or Threats to State Sovereignty? The Example of Próspera in Honduras

  Krisztián Manzinger

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  In Honduras, the corrupt elite that came to power after the 2009 military coup allowed foreign investors to create special economic zones in the country as part of a new economic stimulus package. These zones were allowed to create their own private legal framework, which Tegucigalpa hoped would improve the country’s economic situation. The most famous ZEDE implemented has been Próspera, which is mainly backed by US venture capital managers. After the Honduran legal framework on ZEDEs was repealed in 2024, a certain amount of uncertainty arose, as although investments are protected for 10, or 50 years, the hostile social and political environment might pose a significant obstacle to their continued operation.

• Is the New Regulation Justified? Applicability of the New Rules of Self-defense in Case-law

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  Viktória Deák

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  412

  In the history of the regulation of self-defense, Act C of 2012 has resulted in the most substantial change. The greatest innovation in the act is the introduction of the situational self-defense, which creates an irrebuttable presumption that the unlawful attacks carried out under certain circumstances shall be considered as attacks against life. The new regulation has been criticized a lot, mostly because there are fears that the new rules of law will be misused. Through the case-law of the Supreme Court relating to self-defense in the last ten years, this study intends to reveal whether it was justified to include the situational self-defense in the new law or whether the concerns in connection with situational self-defense can be considered legitimate.