Some Remarks Concerning Ivan Pankevych’s book Tradition of electivity of Power in Ukraine (Edited by Lviv University Publishing House, Lviv 2015, 488p.) Cover Image

Uwagi nad książkią Iwana Pankewycza, Tradycja wybieralności władz w Ukrainie (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Lwowskiego, Lwów 2015, 488 s.)
Some Remarks Concerning Ivan Pankevych’s book Tradition of electivity of Power in Ukraine (Edited by Lviv University Publishing House, Lviv 2015, 488p.)

Author(s): Roman Shandra
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Book-Review
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Ukraine; tradition of electivity of power; constitutional history; electoral law; elected authorities; principles of electoral law

Summary/Abstract: The book by Ivan Pankevych is dedicated to exploring problems involved in the establishment and development of electoral law in Ukraine. The author analyses the problem of the development of electoral law in the context of legal and state traditions in Ukraine. Pankevych concentrates his attention on the main problems of both the past and the current time frame in the sphere of developing traditions of the electivity of power in Ukraine. Relying on research into both historical-legal and modern Ukrainian experiences, as well as foreign examples, the author offers specific approaches to solving the problems mentioned. The monograph is of paramount importance for understanding the history of the establishment and development of electoral law in Ukraine and the evolution of traditions of the electivity of power. It also offers a new perspective concerning major problems in this sphere and reveals new directions for historical-legal researchers in constitutional history.

  • Issue Year: 9/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 447-451
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish