Jogsértek

Jogsértek is a term used in Hungarian-language legal discourse to denote the persons whose legal rights have been violated by another party, be it a private actor, a public authority, or an organization. In formal statutes and many court documents, the more standard phrasing is “jogsértett fél” in the singular or “jogsértettek” in the plural; jogsértek appears primarily in explanatory, academic, or translational contexts as a collective designation for the harmed parties.

Definition and scope

A jogsértet is someone who has endured an infringement of civil, constitutional, or other legally protected rights. This can include infringements of contract, property, personality rights, privacy and data protection, consumer rights, or intellectual property. A rights infringement arises from an unlawful act or omission that breaches a legal obligation, causing harm or potential harm to the rights holder.

Legal remedies

Jogsértek pursue remedies through civil or administrative channels. Possible remedies include damages or compensation (kártérítés), restoration or restitution of the original state, and injunctions or declaratory judgments to stop ongoing infringements or to affirm rights. The burden of proof lies with the jogsértett személy or entity to establish the facts of the infringement and its causal link to the harm suffered.

Context

While widely understood in everyday language, the term jogsértek is less common in formal procedural language, where references to the harmed party as the jogsértett fél or the plaintiff are more typical. In practice, protections and remedies align with existing civil procedure, statutory rights, and applicable European Union norms, such as data protection and consumer law.

See also: jogsértés, jogsértett fél, kártérítés, peres eljárás.