Péter Szigeti

@DrPeterSzigeti

About/Bio

Péter Szigeti is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, and a Collegium Fellow at the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies. He holds an SJD and LL.M. from Harvard Law School, a Master 2 from Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne), and a J.D. from ELTE University, Budapest. His research interests include nationality/citizenship law, jurisdiction, comparative immigration law, and Anthropocene/Earth Systems law.

Recently Published

“Suspension of Citizenship” in the Hungarian Constitution: On Statelessness, Bull**** and Authoritarian Lawmaking

An ancient and beloved Hungarian folktale is the story of King Matthias and the Clever Girl. According to the story, King Matthias the Just, who often wandered about Hungary in disguise to see how the plain folk were living, was insulted by a village alderman. Matthias, upon his return to court, decreed that the alderman should…

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