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Hungarian Penal Code (Act 4 of 1978), Article 170 (4)

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Country: Hungary
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020. 

general law: bodily harm causing permanent physical disability or serious health deterioration (punishment: 1-5 years of imprisonment)

Criminal Law

Applicability of the principle of extraterritoriality

Yes, if the offender is a Hungarian citizen. Non-citizens: exigency of double incrimination.

Types of FGM addressed

Hungarian criminal law does not name FGM; it could be punishable under general law ("serious bodily injury causing permanent disability"). No specific mention of FGM in criminal law, thus no distinction is made among the various forms of FGM.

Number of court cases

Availability of information collecting system or reports

Country statistics on cases in general: at the National Police Headquarters (but no category/no data for FGM).

Source

European Commission, Feasibility study to assess the possibilities , opportunities and needs to standardize national legislation on violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence, 2010 [National Report Hungary - E. Pap, J. Spronz, J. Wirth], http://net.jogtar.hu/jr/gen/hjegy_doc.cgi?docid=97800004.TV#lbj795param

Additional information

Date of entering into force

1978 (entered into force) 01/03/1999 (was slightly modified)

Metadata

Type:
Policy / Legislation
Language:
Hungarian
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
legislation
criminal law