Az állampolgárság fogalmának kialakulása a magyar közjogban

The emergence of the concept of citizenship ("állampolgárság") and its integration into public law are the products of the bourgeois transformation. We do not encounter this concept in the feudal period, since the expressions "honosság" or "honpolgárság" (approximately: nationality, status as a national) were then used to denote one's link to the Hungarian state. This is why the study of the origin and the content of this term pose problems. The interpretation of the concept of citizenship is necessary for a discussion of the evolution of the legislation and the legal practice, since the changes concerning the concept went parallel with the developments in legislative history. The consequence of the latter process is that the external form of appearance, as well as the name of this concept under public law have both undergone a change, which was induced by a modification of its content. The path to the analysis of the details leads through the generation of the concept, which is a very complex phenomenon in the world of law, since it is necessary to also pay attention to social and economic changes. Citizenship in Hungarian constitutional law was the product of the bourgeois transformation, which appeared all over Europe at around the same time. Feudal law was unaware of this phrase, since the differences within society did not provide an opportunity for the concept of citizenship in the modern sense to replace the earlier notions of nationality. The ideology of equality and sovereignty fostered the development of citizenship law. It was necessary to settle the relationship between the state and its citizen, and to precisely define the content of this relationship. For this, however, it was indispensable that the concept of citizenship emerge