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Dr. Krisztina Farkas PhD, LLM Division of Criminal Law Sciences Phone: +36-1-3567-566/136. |
Main research subjects
| » | The possibilities of acceleration of criminal proceeding | |
| » | Comparative criminal procedure | |
| » | European criminal law | |
| » | The criminal law protection of cultural property |
Current research projects
| 2021 | • | Participation in the implementation of the research project entitled 'Corruption risks? Risks of Corruption?' (Hercule application) (1 January 2021 – 30 April 2022) |
| • | The limitation of the right of access to documents based on the interpretation of the law by the Court of Justice of the European Union | |
| • | The limits of using the results obtained through covert surveillance in Hungarian judicial practice | |
| 2020 | • | Effects of the reform of criminal proceedings on carrying out of the proceedings in reasonable time |
| • | The 'ne bis in idem' principle in the light of the case Law of the Court of Justice of the European Union | |
| 2019 | • | International cooperation in obtaining evidence (with Gabriella Kármán) |
| 2018/19 | • | International regulations of integrity tests, practical measures following positive integrity tests in the light of investigative and case-law and their comparative study of their experience with Hungarian ones (with Orsolya Bolyky & Eszter Sárik) |
| 2018 | • | Typical difficulties and viable methods of detecting and proving budget frauds for budgets and funds managed by or on behalf of the European Union (with Renáta Garai) |
| • | Difficulties in the classification of corruption offences in the light of the relevant guidelines of the Chief Prosecutor’s Office; the latency of these crimes and challenges in detecting and proving them (with Klára Kerezsi & józsef Kó) | |
| 2017/18 | • | Problems of the classification of corruption offenses in the light of the relevant guidelines of the General Prosecutor's Office |
| • | The law enforcement tool for the protection of cultural property |
Highlighted publications
| 1. | The legality and admissibility of evidence in the new Hungarian Criminal Procedure Code with special regard to the defendant’s confession In: Collection of Papers From the International Academic Conference 22nd – 23rd of February 2018 Constitutional, Statutory and Criminological Attributes for Crime Victims Bratislava Legal Forum 2018. Legal Forum, Bratislava, 2020, pp. 8–20 |
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| 2. | Az integritásteszt alapjai nemzetközi tapasztalatok tükrében [Basics of integrity testing in the light of international experience] In: Vókó György (ed.): Kriminológiai Tanulmányok 57. [Studies on Criminology 57.] OKRI, Budapest, 2020, pp. 145–160 |
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| 3. | Farkas Krisztina – Kármán Gabriella: Nemzetközi együttműködés a bizonyítékok beszerzésében – empirikus megközelítésben [International cooperation in obtaining evidence – an empirical approach] In: Vókó György (szerk.): Kriminológiai Tanulmányok 57. [Studies on Criminology 57.] OKRI, Budapest, 2020, pp. 216–245. |
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| 4. | Kerezsi, Klára – Kó, József – Farkas, Krisztina: Experience of case law related to corruption crimes in Hungary In: Farkas, Ákos – Dannecker, Gerhard – Jacsó, Judit (eds.): Criminal Law Aspects of the Protection of the Financial Interests of the European Union with particular emphasis on the national legislation on tax fraud, corruption, money laundering and criminal compliance with reference to cybercrime. Wolters Kluwer, Budapest, 2019, pp. 466–474 |
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| 5. | Towards common minimum standards for fundamental rights protection throughout EU legislation In: Criminal Law as Ultima Ratio – Substantive and Procedural Aspects. Collection of Papers from 1th section the International Academic Conference Legal Forum 21th–22th of October 2016. Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Law, Bratislava, 2016, pp. 53–61 |
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| 6. | Effective Remedies for Excessive Length of Criminal Proceeding in Respect of International Requirements and the Hungarian Solution In: Daniela Čičkánová – Ivana Hapčová – Vladislav Mičátek (eds.): Bratislava Legal Forum 2015: Collection of Papers from the International Academic Conference Bratislava Legal Forum 2015. Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Law, Bratislava, 2015. pp. 603–309 |
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| 7. | Verfahrensabsprachen nach der gesetzlichen Regelung im deutschen Strafrecht In: Miskolci Egyetem Doktoranduszok Fóruma, Miskolc, 2014. november 20. Miskolci Egyetem ÁJK, Miskolc, 2014, pp. 99–104 |
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| 8. | The possibilities to simplify the criminal procedure in a comparative perspective In: European Studies and Research, Vol. II. Public Law, International Conference of PhD Students in Law, Timisoara, April 2010. Wolters Kluwer, Romania, 2010, pp. 269–280 |
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| 9. | Die Strafprozessreform in Österreich – einige Fragmente der neuen Strafprozessordnung In: Csemáné Váradi Erika (szerk.): Koncepciók és megvalósulásuk a rendszerváltozás utáni kriminálpolitikában. VI. Országos Kriminológiai Vándorgyűlés, 2008. október 16–17., Magyar Kriminológiai Társaság, Miskolc, 2009, p. 122–128 |
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| 10. | Die Strafprozessreform in Österreich – einige Fragmente der neuen Strafprozessordnung In: Csemáné Váradi Erika (szerk.): Koncepciók és megvalósulásuk a rendszerváltozás utáni kriminálpolitikában. VI. Országos Kriminológiai Vándorgyűlés, 2008. október 16–17., Magyar Kriminológiai Társaság, Miskolc, 2009, p. 122–128 |
Professional experiences
| 2017– | National Institute of Criminology, Division of Criminal Law Sciences Seconded Prosecutor |
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| 2015/17 | 8th District Prosecutor’s Office of Budapest 2016 Prosecutor 2015 Junior Prosecutor |
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| 2006/15 | 14th–16th District Prosecutor's Office of Budapest Trainee Prosecutor |
Education and courses
| 2018 | Post-Graduate Specialist in European Law (LL.M) Pazmany Peter Catholic University (in English) |
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| 2016 | PhD Degree in Law University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Procedure Law and Penitentiary Law. Thesis title: The possibilities of the acceleration in the German, Swiss and Italian criminal justice |
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| 2014/15 | Legal English Course Organiser: Office of the Prosecutor General Budapest |
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| 2012 | Bar exam | |
| 2008/10 | Professional Language Communication Debrecen University Centre for Agricultural and Applied Economic Sciences (in English) |
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| 2006/09 | PhD Studies in Law University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law |
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| 2004/06 | European Studies Cooperation of the European Centre of the Westfälische Wihelms Universität of Münster and Faculty of Law of the University of Miskolc (in German) |
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| 2001/06 | Doctor of Law (LLD) University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law |
Scholarships and Awards
| 2018 | Max-Planc Society Scholarship Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law Freiburg i.Br. – Germany |
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| 2016 | Austrian–Hungarian Action Foundation Short Research Fellowship Karl-Franzens University, Faculty of Law, Graz, Austria |
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| 2015 | 26th European Summer School Scholarship from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Gustav-Stresemann-Institute Bonn, Bonn and Brussel – Germany and Belgium (ten days) |
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| 2010 | DAAD Research Fellowship Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law Freiburg i.Br., Germany |
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| 2009 | Research travel University of Florence, Faculty of Law, Florence, Italy |
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| 2006 | Erasmus Scholarship University of Trier, Faculty of Law, Trier, Germany |
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| 2005/06 | Scholarship from State Baden-Württemberg and the Hungarian Scholarship Board Office Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Faculty of Law, Heidelberg, Germany |
Professional Awards and Honors
| 2017 | Pro Dissertatione Iuridica Excelentissima Award of the HAS Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Legal Studies as recognition of PhD dissertation |
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| 2015 | Third place on the Sándor Kozma Scientific Competition announced by General Prosecutor of Hungary The title of paper: “The Effective Remedies as one of the ways for Excessive Length of Criminal Proceedings in Respect of International Experience” |
Educational activities
| 2020 | Combating Cybercrime, Corruption and Money Laundering postgraduate training (Introduction to Criminal Procedure Law and Forensic Sciences; Integrity testing, Asset recovery) Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law |
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| 2019 | “Acceleration of criminal procedure from comparative perspective” vocational course Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law |
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| 2013– | Occasional Tuition at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Department of Criminal Law |
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| 2013– | Adult education on children’s right at National Documental Centre of Patients’ rights, Social rights and Children's rights (topic: juvenile delinquency) |
Membership
| 2011– | Hungarian Society of Criminology – member | |
| 2011– | National Association of Prosecutors – member |
Language skills
English – upper-intermediate level
German – advanced (State Language Exam type “C”)
Italian – advanced (State Language Exam type “C”)
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (The Hungarian Scientific Bibliography) |