DIVERGENCES FROM THE SEPARATION OF POWERS IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS TO THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
DIVERGENCES FROM THE SEPARATION OF POWERS IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS TO THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
Author(s): Vesna StefanovskaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Law and Transitional Justice, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Government/Political systems, Politics and law, Politics and society, Comparative politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Philosophy of Law, EU-Legislation, Sociology of Law, Court case
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Separation of Powers; Pandemic; COVID-19; State of Emergency; Human Rights
Summary/Abstract: The worldwide pandemic caused by the coronavirus has disturbed the pure conception of the separation of powers. States forced by the newly established situation, declared a state of emergency, thus the Republic of North Macedonia was not an exception. This paper will focus on the divergences from the separation of powers in the countries from the Western Balkans and across Europe whose departure in the well-established system of checks and balances intrigued the media. The case of North Macedonia was maybe the most interesting because in time of declaring the state of emergency by the President of the Republic, the legislative branch of power – the Assembly was dissolute which meant that the already difficult situation became more complicated to establish a balance between the branches of power to function in protecting the general health of the citizens and the fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: 6/2021
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 52-61
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English