The legal limits of direct democracy : : a comparative analysis of referendums and initiatives across Europe / / edited by Daniel Moeckli, Anna Forgács and Henri Ibi.

"With the rise of direct-democratic instruments, the relationship between popular sovereignty and the rule of law is set to become one of the defining political issues of our time. This important and timely book provides an in-depth analysis of the limits imposed on referendums and citizens...

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Place / Publishing House:Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents: 1 Introduction to the legal limits of direct democracy / Daniel Moeckli
  • Part I: The venice commission's code of good practice on referendums
  • 2. The code of good practice on referendums / Pierre Garrone
  • 3. Revision of the code of good practice on referendums / Nicos C. Alivizatos
  • Part II: 'old' European democracies
  • 4. Switzerland / Daniel Moeckli
  • 5. Liechtenstein / Wilfried Marxer
  • 6. Italy / Henri Ibi
  • 7. Spain / Daniel Simancas
  • 8. France / Marthe Fatin-Rouge Stefanini
  • Part III: 'new' European democracies
  • 9. Slovenia / Bruna Žuber and Igor Kaučič
  • 10. Croatia / Robert Podolnjak
  • 11. Slovakia / Kamil Baraník
  • 12. Hungary / Anna Forgács
  • 13. Latvia / Mārtinš Birģelis
  • 14. Russia / Julian Ivan Beriger
  • 15. Comparative conclusion / Anna Forgács, Henri Ibi and Daniel Moeckli
  • Index.