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Direkte Demokratie und Menschenrechte
Kirchgässner, Gebhard - School of Economics and Political Science, Universität … - 2009
There is a basic tension between the principle of democracy and the rule of law. This becomes obvious whenever the Swiss citizens accept an initiative that is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. First, we discuss the traditions behind these two principles before we survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082615
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Direkte Demokratie und Menschenrechte
Kirchgässner, Gebhard - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2009
There is a basic tension between the principle of democracy and the rule of law. This becomes obvious whenever the Swiss citizens accept an initiative that is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. First, we discuss the traditions behind these two principles before we survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005042253
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Can constitutionalism build the rule of law?
Islami, Iliriana - In: SEER : journal for labour and social affairs in Eastern … 19 (2016) 2, pp. 141-152
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Islamic Constitutionalism and Rule of Law : A Constitutional Economics Perspective
Gouda, Moamen - 2016
Azhar, one of the most respected Sunni religious institutions in the world, developed a model of an Islamic constitution …. This study uses Al-Azhar's constitution as a model of Islamic constitutionalism, whereby its stance regarding rule of law … is examined. We find that Al-Azhar's constitution does not correspond with essential concepts of rule of law. For example …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992710
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Civic participation : element of European democracy
Bercu, Ana-Maria - In: CES working papers 1 (2009) 1, pp. 5-9
Democracy is explained by giving the power to the government, with the consent of citizens, expressing their will, directly or indirectly through voting. Promoting and respecting individual and collective rights and freedoms is the foundation of democracy. Citizen participation is remarkable on...
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Human rights violations after 9/11 and the role of constitutional constraints
Goderis, Benedikt; Versteeg, Mila - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003827862
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The Republic of Senegal at a political turning point as President Faye takes office
Grütjen, Klaus - German Institute of Development and Sustainability - 2024
On 24 March 2024, presidential elections were held in Senegal, with opposition politician Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, who was 43 at the time, emerging as the winner. On 2 April 2024, he was sworn in as the fifth President of the Republic of Senegal. This event may mark a turning point in the...
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Governmental Fiscal Prudence, Writ Constitutionally
Kruger, Stephen - 2016
clause, in the then-proposed United States Constitution, which intended to give open-ended borrowing authority to the United …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009183
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Taking back control? : rule by law(s) and the executive in the post-Brexit world
Barnard, Catherine - In: Oxford review of economic policy 38 (2022) 1, pp. 11-26
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012878407
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Taxation under direct democracy
Geschwind, Stephan; Rösel, Felix - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 200 (2022), pp. 536-554
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