REFERENDUM AS AN INSTRUMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN A STATE GOVERNED BY THE RULE OF LAW: AN ANALISYS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE ROMANIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S CASE-LAW
REFERENDUM AS AN INSTRUMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN A STATE GOVERNED BY THE RULE OF LAW: AN ANALISYS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE ROMANIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S CASE-LAW
Author(s): Valentina BărbățeanuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law
Published by: Centrul de Cercetare în Drept SARA
Keywords: conflict of interests; company with legal personality; administrator; favoring certain persons;
Summary/Abstract: The paper intends to highlight the importance of the referendum in a democratic State and to stress the need that its organization and conduct have to be in accordance with the standards required by a State governed by the rule of law. The role of the Constitutional Court will also be depicted and its case-law will be briefly presented in what concers the most relevant aspects of the referendum as an instrument used by the citizens in order to participate in the decision-making process at the State level.
Journal: International Journal of Legal and Social Order
- Issue Year: 5/2025
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-11
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
