Direct democracy in the Baltic States: institutions, procedures and practice in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Direct democracy in the Baltic States: institutions, procedures and practice in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Direct democracy in the Baltic states: institutions, procedures and practice in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Law of Europe > Europe. Comparative and uniform law > Regional comparative and uniform law > Constitutional law > Constitutional principles > Separation and delegation of power > General

Edition Details

  • Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Evren Somer
  • Language: English
  • Jurisdiction(s): Germany
  • Publication Information: Frankfurt am Main : PL Academic Research, ein Imprint der Peter Lang GmbH, [2015]
  • Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
  • Material: Document, Internet resource
  • Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
  • Series title: Studien des Instituts für Ostrecht München, Bd. 76.
  • Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/direct-democracy-in-the-baltic-states-institutions-procedures-and-practice-in-estonia-latvia-and-lithuania/ (Stable identifier)

Additional Format

Print version: Somer, Evren. Direct democracy in the Baltic States (OCoLC)904541063

Short Description

1 online resource (192 pages) : ILlustrations.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Direct democracy in the Baltic States: institutions, procedures and practice in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

  • Responsable Person: Evren Somer.
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Country/State: Germany
  • Number of Editions: 8 editions
  • First edition Date: 2015
  • Last edition Date: 2015
  • Languages: English
  • Library of Congress Code: KJC5049
  • Dewey Code: 328.2309479
  • ISBN: 9783653044409 3653044405
  • OCLC: 904800674

Main Contents

Cover; Outline; Contents; Preface; I. Introduction; II. Definition and classification of direct democracy; A. Popular sovereignty through referendums; B. Mechanisms of direct democracy and veto player; 1. Initiator of referendums; a) Referendums required by the constitution; b) Referendums from above; c) Citizen-initiated referendums; (a) Citizens' facultative referendum; (b) Citizens' initiatives; (c) Recall; (d) Agenda initiative; 2. The character of referendums; 3. The intention of referendums; 4. The normative level of referendums; C. Constraints on mechanism of direct democracy. III. The legal framework and practice of direct democracy in EstoniaA. Direct democratic instruments in Estonia; 1. Referendums required by the constitution; a) The mandatory constitutional referendum; 2. Referendums from above; a) The parliamentary constitutional plebiscite; b) The parliamentary plebiscite for other draft acts and national issues; 3. Citizen-initiated referendums; a) Initiative rights in the Constitution of 1920; b) The 'collective adresses to Riigikogu'; 4. The legal assessment of referendums; B. Estonian direct democracy in practice. 1. The referendum of 3 March 1991 on Estonia's independence2. The referendum of 28 June 1992 on the constitution; 3. The referendum of 28 June 1992 on voting rights for those who did not yet have citizenship status; 4. The referendum of 14 September 2003 on the accession to the European Union; 5. Rejected draft acts in the Estonian parliament; C. Explanations for the Estonian practice; 1. Legal constraints; 2. Informal constraints; IV. The legal framework and practice of direct democracy in Latvia; A. Direct democratic instruments in Latvia; 1. Referendums required by the constitution. A) The mandatory constitutional referendumb) The mandatory referendum on EU Membership; 2. Referendums from above; a) The parliamentary plebiscite for substantial changes in EU membership; b) The semi-plebiscite on repealing a law; c) The presidential plebiscite on recalling parliament; 3. Citizen-initiated referendums; a) The citizens' constitutional initiative; b) The citizens' legislative initiative; (a) A two-stage signature collection (until 2015); (b) A one round signature collection (in force as of 2015); (c) A quasi-indirect initiative procedure. C) The citizens' initiative on recalling parliament4. The legal assessment of citizens' initiatives; B. Latvian direct democracy in practice; 1. The referendum of 3 March 1991 on Latvia's independence; 2. The referendum of 3 October 1998 on the repeal of the facilitated naturalisation amendment; 3. The referendum of 13 November 1999 on the repeal of the pension system reform amendment; 4. The referendum of 21 September 2003 on accession to the European Union; 5. The referendum of 7 July 2007 on the repeal of amendments to the law on state security services.

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