02684oam 2200469 450 991074659510332120240201193339.01-03-531121-6(MiAaPQ)EBC30752264(Au-PeEL)EBL30752264(CKB)28284168600041(NjHacI)9928284168600041(UtOrBLW)eep9781035311217(EXLCZ)992828416860004120231010d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierReferendum Authorization Procedures in Europe A Comparative Analysis /Anna ForgácsFirst edition.Northampton :Edward Elgar Publishing,2023.1 online resource (xxi, 233 pages)Elgar Studies in European Law and Policy SeriesPrint version: Forgács, Anna Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited,c2023 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of cases -- Table of legislation/table of legal sources -- 1. Introduction to Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe -- 2. European trends in referendum authorization -- 3. The legal rules on referendums in the selected states -- 4. The nature of the referendum authorization procedure -- 5. Procedural guarantees in referendum authorization -- 6. Impartiality and independence of the decision-maker -- 7. Right to a reasoned decision -- 8. Right to be heard and other participation rights -- 9. Right to an effective remedy -- 10. Conclusions on referendum authorization procedures in Europe -- Bibliography -- Index."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, by authorizing certain issues and refusing others, state institutions can exercise considerable control over the whole referendum process."Elgar Studies in European Law and Policy.ReferendumEuropeReferendum328.23Forgács Anna1430760Edward Elgar Publishing,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910746595103321Referendum Authorization Procedures in Europe3570565UNINA