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Title |
Definition,
Features and Basic Principles of Civil Legislative
Initiative |
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Authors |
Kuteynikov Dmitry Leonidovich
student, department of constitutional and municipal law of Russian
Federation, O.E. Kutafin Moscow State University of Law, Russian Federation,
Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Str., Bld. 19, Moscow, 123995. E-mail: kuteynikov@me.com |
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Section |
Constitution,
state
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sociiety |
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Issue |
2/2014 |
Page |
41-46 |
index UDC |
340.1 + 342.82 |
index LBC |
Х400.3 + Х800.83 |
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Abstract |
The article analyzes various
approaches to understanding the civil legislative initiatives as well as to the
definition of its place in the system of
constitutional law. According to the study of the
doctrine and statutory acts of various levels, the author offers his understanding
of the essence of civil legislative initiatives and proposes its definition. The
article also points out main features and principles of civil legislative initiative as a
form of direct democracy. Thereafter the article also presents the analysis
of the relation of civil legislative initiative to such forms of direct democracy as a
referendum and the right for petition. |
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Keywords |
civil
legislative initiative, public lawmaking initiative,
referendum. |
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