The Hungarian Bar Association, at its conference here today, adopted a resolution voicing opposition to the clause in a new bill introduced last July which would tend to discriminate against members of the Bar Association on the basis of race.
Emil Nagy, former Minister of Justice in Hungary, declared that “Hungary, which demands justice for herself, must deal justly with its racial minorities.”
The bill, published by the present Minister of Justice, Dr. Lazar, empowers the Ministry of Justice to limit the number of new lawyers in proportion to the numbers of the various racial and religious sections of the population.
The bill has met with considerable opposition, especially in view of the fact that a numerus clausus limiting the number of students from minority groups, has already been in effect in the universities since 1920. Repeated attempts of Jews, Catholics and other minority groups to have the numerus clausus rescinded have thus far met with failure.
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