törvénytárgy

Törvénytárgy is a legal term used to denote the subject matter of a law or of a legal relationship. It refers to the object or domain that the rule regulates, protects, or affects. The törvénytárgy can be a tangible thing, such as a property or goods, a right or obligation, a service or activity, or an intangible element like personal data or a claim, provided it can be legally protected or regulated.

The concept appears across branches of law and serves to identify what the legal norm concerns. In civil law, for example, the törvénytárgy of a contract might be the performance to be delivered (a service or a good). In property law, it can be the thing over which rights exist. In data protection or intellectual property law, the törvénytárgy specifies what is subject to protection or regulation.

Conditions and implications: a valid törvénytárgy must exist and be determinate enough for legal treatment; it must be capable of being the object of rights and obligations and must not be contrary to mandatory rules or public order. The concept helps determine the applicability of a rule and the available remedies, since only the objects within the törvénytárgy fall under the regulation.

Relationship to other terms: törvénytárgy is distinct from the more general term tárgy (object) of a contract or legal relation; törvénytárgy is a formal notion indicating the regulated or protected object of a norm. In practice, it clarifies the scope of legal regulation.