Naslov
Constitutional Reforms of Citizen-Initiated Referendum: Causes of Different Outcomes in Slovenia and Croatia

Autori
Podolnjak, Robert

Izvornik
Revus, Journal for Constitutional Theory and philosophy of Law (1581-7652) 26 (2015), 26; 129-149

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Citizen-initiated referendum, popular initiative, constitutional reform, Slovenia, Croatia

Sažetak
In the opinion of many Slovenian and Croatian scholars, the constitutional and legislative design of citizen-initiated referendums in their respective countries was in many ways flawed. Referendums initiated by citizens have caused, at least from the point of view of governments in these two countries, many unexpected constitutional, political and/or economic problems. Over the years, several unsuccessful constitutional reforms of the institute of referendum have been attempted both in Slovenia and Croatia. In 2013, Slovenia finally attained its ‘constitutional moment’ in which it was possible to reach an almost universal consensus in the National Assembly on constitutionally redesigning the legislative referendum. On the other hand, several attempts by the Croatian Parliament to amend the constitutional provision relating to citizens’ initiatives have come to nothing due to the interests of the major parties in the constitutional amendment process being different.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

POVEZANOST RADA