born in 25 May, 1941 at Pécs, Hungary
graduated in 1965 (University of Pécs Faculty of Law), studies at one spring and two summer sessions offered by la Faculté Internationale pour l’Enseignement du Droit Comparé at Strasbourg, Amsterdam & Pescara (1968–71)
“candidate” (CSc, 1977) & “doctor” (DSc, 1991) “of legal sciences” as granted by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Research Professor Emeritus at the Institute for Legal Studies of the Social Science Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2011–, member of its research staff from 1965 on as assistent fellow, associate fellow, fellow, senior fellow, scientific adviser) [H–1250 Budapest, P.O. Box 25; E-mail: <varga@jog.mta.hu>, web: <http://jog.tk.mta.hu/en/researcher/varga-csaba>]
Professor Emeritus of Law and ex founder Director of the Philosophy of Law Institute—awarded with the title “Place of Excellence” (2006–11) of the National Accreditation Committee—at the Faculty of Law of the Pázmány Péter Catholic University of Hungary (1995–) {for parcels: H–1088 Budapest, Szentkirályi út 28}; phone: +361-4297-230 {secretary: +361-4297-226 & -227, or rather -291} & fax: +361-4297-226; E-mail: <varga@jak.ppke.hu> {secretary jbi@jak.ppke.hu}, web: <https://jak.ppke.hu/oktatas/oktatoink-kutatoink/varga-csaba>]
Professor of Law [1992–2002] and Director of the Comparative Legal Cultures Project of the EU Phare/Tempus [1990–93 & 1995–98] at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University
(member of the teaching staff between 1982–92 as adjunct, then, as associate professor)
Political Adviser as Member of the Advisory Board (1991–94) to The Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary
associate member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (2002–)
Széchenyi Prize [the highest recognition available for scientific achievement in the country] (2013)
series editor to Philosophiae Iuris / Jogfilozófiák (Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó & Osiris & Szent István Társulat 1988–), Jog [Law] (Budapest: Osiris 1990–), Bibliotheca Cathedrae Philosophiae Iuris et Rerum Politicarum Universitatis Catholicae de Petro Pázmány / Bibliotheca Facultatis Iuris Universitatis Catholicae de Petro Pázmány / A PPKE JÁK Könyvei [Book series of the Faculty of Law of Pázmány Péter University] (1996–2012)
founding editorial board member of the quarterly Current Legal Theory [Leuwen] (1983–98), bimonthly Ratio Iuris [Bologna/Oxford] (1986–), quarterly Legal Theory [Harvard, Mass.] (1993–99), monthly Magyar Szemle [Hungarian Review] [Budapest] (1995–2003), bimonthly Világosság [Clarity: a philosophical forum] [Budapest] (2003–), book series of PhD Tanulmányok [PhD papers] 6– szerk. Ádám Antal (Pécs: Pécsi Tudományegyetem Állam- és Jogtudományi Kar Doktori Iskola 2007–), irregular Romanian Review of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy [Timişoara] (2008–), Российский Ежегодник Теории Права [Russian Yearbook of Legal Theory] ред. А. В. Поляков, I– [Санктпетербург/SanktPetersburg: Юридическая книга] (2009–), yearbook Альманах международного права [International law almanac] [Одеса/Одесcа/Odessa] (2009–), Acta Universitatis Danubius: Juridica [Galaţi] (2010–), half-yearly Law of Ukraine Scientific-practical Professional Journal [or, from 2013 on] Legal Journal / quarterly Право Украины Научно-практическое издание [or, from 2013 on] Юридический журнал / quarterly Право Україны Юридичний журнал [Київ/Киев/Kiev] (2011–), irregular Фiлософiя права i загальна теорiя права [Philosophy of law and general legal theory] [Киïв/Kiev] (2012–), Порівняльно-правові дослідження [Comparative legal series] [Киïв/Kiev] 2013–; Порівняльне правознавство Науково-практичний фаховий журнал [Comparative jurisprudence: Scientific-practical professional journal] [Киïв/Kiev] (2013–), Правоведение [Jurisprudence] [Санктпетербург/SanktPetersburg] (2013–), Компаративистика – 2012 Сравнительное правоведение, cравнительное государствоведение, cравнительнaя политология [Comparativistica 2012: Comparative jurisprudence, stateprudence, politology] главн. ред. А. Ю. Саломатин & А. В. Кресин (Москва 2013) [Научная мысль] (2013–), Comparative Studies in Law and Politics / Сравнительние правовые и политические исследования Научно-теоретический журнал [Москва/Moscow] (2013–), Romanian Journal of Comparative Law [Bucharest] 2013/3–; Journal of East European Law [Texas, USA & Odessa/Kiev] (2014–), Kutafin Law Review (Moscow: State University of Law »Kutafin«] (2014–)