PROJUS –National Research Report, Hungary

This report has been developed within the framework of “Procedural Rights of Juveniles Suspected or Accused in the EU (PRO-JUS)”, a regional project implemented in 5 EU Member States (Belgium, France, Hungary, Spain and The Netherlands). This report covers Hungary and is the result of a research that has combined desk research, analysis and semi-structured interviews with adult stakeholders and children. Developed according to a common research methodology that was employed in all of the 5 project countries, the report presents the research findings and identifies noteworthy practices as well as recommendations. Among the main findings it could be seen that the implementation of the Directives into practice faces serious challenges if the suspected or accused person is a foreign citizen under the age of 18.