The Legal Limits of Direct Democracy A Comparative Analysis of Referendums and Initiatives across Europe

• Other Authors: Moeckli, Daniel (Editor), Forgács, Anna (Editor), Ibi, Henri (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK and Northampton MA, USA Edward Elgar Publishing 2021
• Subjects: LND; JPHV; JPHC; LAM; direct democracy; referendum; citizens' initiative; legal limits; europe; rule of law
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

With the rise of direct-democratic instruments, the relationship between popular sovereignty and the rule of law is set to become one of the defining political issues of our time. This important and timely book provides an in-depth analysis of the limits imposed on referendums and citizens' ini...