Contributions to the Regulation of the Referendum after 2013 Cover Image

Adalékok a népszavazás intézményének 2013 utáni hazai szabályozásához
Contributions to the Regulation of the Referendum after 2013

Author(s): Szilárd Szabó
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Debreceni Egyetem Politikatudományi és Szociológiai Intézet
Keywords: referendum;Fundamental law; Constitutional Court; National Assembly; National Election Commission; International treaties

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to define and show the nature and functions of the referendum ingeneral, and to examine the legislative regulation of its institution in Hungary after 2013.The brief introduction will be followed by an analysis of some of the institutional andinstrumental features of the referendum in the context of the constitutional law. Special attentionwill be paid to the question raised by, and to the pros and cons of the referendum held in 2016.The legal aspects and social consequences of this invalid referendum will be emphasized.

  • Issue Year: 6/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-25
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Hungarian