Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe A Comparative Analysis

• Main Author: Forgács, Anna (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2023
• Subjects: LND; Direct democracy; Referendum authorization; Procedural guarantees; Fair trial; Rule of law; Legal limits of referendums
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Exploring the referendum practices of eight European states, this book unpacks the intricacies of the institutional and procedural settings of referendum authorization to reach an equilibrium between the exercise of popular sovereignty and the protection of rule of law. The book also examines how, b...