Hungary's highest courts are located in Budapest. The Curia (supreme court of Hungary), the highest court in the judicial order, which reviews criminal and civil cases, is located in the District V, Leopoldtown. Under the authority of its president it has three departments: criminal, civil and administrative-labour law departments. Each department has various chambers. The Curia guarantees the uniform application of law. The decisions of the Curia on uniform jurisdiction are binding for other courts. The second most important judicial authority, the National Judicial Council, is also housed in the District V, with the tasks of controlling the financial management of the judicial administration and the courts and giving an opinion on the practice of the president of the National Office for the Judiciary and the Curia deciding about the applications of judges and court leaders, among others. The Constitutional Court of Hungary is one of the highest level actors independent of the politics in the country. The Constitutional Court serves as the main body for the protection of the Constitution, its tasks being the review of the constitutionality of statutes. The Constitutional Court performs its tasks independently. With its own budget and its judges being elected by Parliament it does not constitute a part of the ordinary judicial system. The constitutional court passes on the constitutionality of laws, and there is no right of appeal on these decisions.
HUNgAry's HiGhEsT Courts are LOcated in bUdapEST. ThE CurIa (sUPrEMe COUrT OF Hungary), the hIgHest couRt in the JUDicial orDeR, wHICh revieWS cRIminal and cIvIl cASES, Is located in The disTricT V, leopoLDtOwn. unDer the autHority of iTs presIDeNT It hAS tHrEE DEparTments: crimInAL, civil and adMiNIstrAtiVe-lABOUr laW DepartMents. each dePArtMeNt Has VarIous ChaMbERs. the CurIa guarantEes The uniform ApplicaTion of law. tHe dEcisions of tHE CuRia On unIfoRm juriSdictIon are binding fOr OtHer CoURts. THe sECOnD MOST imPOrTant jUdIciAl autHOrity, The nAtioNaL juDiciAL cOunCIl, Is aLso hoUsed in tHE distRicT V, wiTh tHe tASkS oF controLLiNg ThE finAnciaL ManagemeNt of tHe Judicial aDmINistration and the Courts aNd gIVInG an OPInion ON the pRACtIce of the PresidenT of the nAtIOnal oFfIce FoR The jUdIciARY and THe cUriA deciding abOUt the appLICatIons of jUdges aNd coUrt leaders, among otherS. THe coNstitUtionAL CouRt of hungAry IS One of thE HighEsT level actOrs InDePendEnT oF the polITiCs in The couNtrY. tHe COnstitutionaL cOurt ServEs As the main body fOR The prOtectIoN OF the ConstitutiOn, itS tAsKs beiNG THe review Of tHe constitutioNaLIty of STatuTeS. tHe coNstItutiONal coUrt peRfoRmS Its taSKS IndePeNdeNtLy. WITh its own buDgEt and itS judgeS beINg eleCTed by pArliamEnt it doeS nOT cONstItUtE a PARt oF the ordiNArY juDicIal sysTEM. THE constiTutIOnal cOURt pasSes ON THE CoNstitutionalIty OF Laws, aND there is NO rIGHt of apPEAL On THEsE DecIsiONs.