Kálmán Kulcsár
Kálmán Kulcsár (* June 27, 1928 in Erdőtelek, Heves, Hungary; † 4 September 2010 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian legal sociologist and politician.
Life
After completing his law degree, which he completed in Budapest, he was at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences first research staff, then from 1969 to 1983 director of the Institute of Sociology. In 1982 he became a full member of the Academy, 1983, he was elected its Deputy Secretary-General. He taught from 1963 to 1970 as an assistant professor at the University of Pécs, then as a full professor at the Eotvos Lorand 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 Ambassador of Hungary in Canada.
Works
Monographs
- Legal Sociological treatises. 1980, ISBN 963-05-1896-1
- A Nepi 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: Analyses and memories of the former Hungarian Minister of Justice, 1997, ISBN 3-465-02869-4
Articles in Books and Magazines
- Hungary, Germany, Europe - the upheaval in historical perspective. In: Gabriele Gorzka (eds.): Hungary in transition: Interim report and aspects of the 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.
- Principles and practice of socialist legality in Hungary. In: Gert Bender et al (eds): Pretty in Socialism, Volume 3, 1999, ISBN 3-465-02798-1