Recent Lessons and Further Challenges in Algorithmic Constitutionalism Research

11 June 2026, 9:00–13:00 Humán Tudományok Háza, Jogtudományi Intézet Tanácsterem 

In autumn 2025, the Institute for Legal Studies—in collaboration with the National Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and the Momentum/Lendület Research Group on Algorithmic Constitutionalism—launched a new series of events entitled:

Sustainable Use of Artificial Intelligence in Legal Practice

The fifth event in this series focuses on the presentation of the ConstAI database, currently being developed by the Momentum Research Group on Algorithmic Constitutionalism, and the discussion of two manuscripts produced within the framework of the project.

The ConstAI database compiles normative legislation, soft law instruments, and judicial case law from across the globe concerning the impact of AI on freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial, and the right to a healthy environment. In the first session, presentations will outline the methodology for collection and systematisation, the initial tangible results, and the long-term added value expected from the project’s continuation, with a particular focus on the specificities of individual sub-fields.

The second session will be dedicated to discussing two draft manuscripts prepared during the second year of the Algorithmic Constitutionalism Momentum project. One examines the concept of algorithmic constitutionalism, while the other explores its application to the right to a healthy environment.

Programme

9:00–9:10 | Welcome Address

9:10–10:50 | Session I Presentation of the ConstAI Database: Methodology, Initial Results, and Future Perspectives

• The ConstAI Database: Methodological Frameworks and Challenges – Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth, Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Algorithmic Constitutionalism Research Group (ELTE CSS Institute for Legal Studies)
• The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in the United States – Rudolf Berkes, Researcher, ELTE CSS Institute for Legal Studies
• Judicial Practice Concerning Artificial Intelligence – Dóra Pálfi, PhD Student, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Law
• The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Energy Law – Dorottya Deáki, Research Assistant, ELTE Institute for Legal Studies

10:50–11:10 | Break

11:10–12:15 | Session II Algorithmic Constitutionalism: Rethinking a Concept – Manuscript Discussion

• The Emergence and Evolution of the Concept of Algorithmic Constitutionalism – Gergely Lendvai (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)

Manuscript: Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth, Gergely Lendvai, Rudolf Berkes: The Definition and Evolution of Algorithmic Constitutionalism

• The Link Between Algorithmic Constitutionalism, Sustainability, and Global Wellbeing – Orsolya Tuba (University of Jyväskylä)

Manuscript: Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth, Rudolf Berkes, Orsolya Tuba: The Implementation of Algorithmic Constitutionalism in the Field of Sustainability and Planetary Well-being