Susprezanje autonomije političkog predstavništva građanskim inicijativama

Abstract

Ovaj rad ispituje pravne odraze autonomije političkog predstavništva u kontekstu tekuće pandemije. U njemu se iz vizure ustavne teorije razmatraju dva događaja. Jedan je odluka Ustavnog suda o izbornosti uvjeta ograničenja temeljnih prava. Drugi su građanske inicijative kojima se Sabor nastoji prisiliti na pridržavanje tih uvjeta. Koristeći koncept ustavne šutnje kao instrument, ova se dva razvoja povezuje kako bi se istražilo prostore koje Ustav Republike Hrvatske ostavlja političkim praksama, ali i moguće djelovanje građanskih inicijativa na njih. Svrha je toga tvrditi da se građanske inicijative ne može smatrati neustavnima ako ne pokušavaju nadglasati legitimne ustavne šutnje političkog predstavništva.

Mapping the constitutional terrain of vulnerability in the COVID pandemic

“…The executive largely overshadowed the Parliament, leading to two referendums that unsuccessfully aimed at restoring some of the legislature's power. 33 Hence, in comparative terms, even though the Court's finding did not formally renounce any possibility of oversight over the executive's action, it did take out the bite out of such a control, both in terms of constitutional adjudication and parliamentary oversight.…”

The clarity of referendums: An instrument for managing the (dis)continuity and perception of change

“…Referendums are always to some extent grounded in an asymmetry of power, where a small group of actors determines the referendum question to which all other voters respond. 47 The clarity of the question addresses this challenge, as the idea behind it is to prevent actors controlling the referendum initiative from combining disparate issues under the umbrella of a single question. 48 Examples of this abuse include log-rolling and riding, where two issues are brought together under a single question to ensure that both are adopted or where a less popular issue is attached 46 to a more popular one to secure its passage.…”