10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABROGATIVE»
Discover the use of
abrogative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
abrogative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Citizens' Initiatives in Europe: Procedures and Consequences ...
The quorum, conceived as a democratic safeguard for the adoption of ordinary
laws, but not of constitutional laws, penalizes participation and rewards non-
participation. The political impact of abrogative initiatives The abrogative initiative
was ...
Maija Setala, Maija Setälä, Theo Schiller, 2012
2
Local Direct Democracy in Europe
2 1970-2008 Abrogative referendum questions on ordinary laws (Art. 75, Const.)
59 1970-2008 Total questions voted upon by electors 63 Abrogative referenda
on ordinary laws (Art. 75 Const.) resolved by Parlia- 1970-2008 ment before the ...
3
Referendums Around the World: The Growing Use of Direct ...
A referendum under the provisions of Article 75 is abrogative — that is, it seeks
the repeal of a law. Thus a Yes vote is a vote to repeal the law; a No vote one to
maintain it on the statute book. By contrast with Switzerland and the American ...
David Butler, Austin Ranney, 1994
4
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law
Thus no less than 46 demands for abrogative referendums have been rejected
by the Constitutional Court between 1971 and 2011, against a total of 68
abrogative referendums declared admissible and effectively held.58 Formal
motivations ...
Michel Rosenfeld, András Sajó, 2012
5
Referendums and Representative Democracy: Responsiveness, ...
Therefore, policy changes may also be induced by the means of an abrogative
referendum. In this aspect, the abrogative referendum may substitute to some
extent for the weak popular initiative (Schiller 2002; Uleri 1996). Finally, in 1989
there ...
Maija Setälä, Theo Schiller, 2009
6
The Politics of Italy: Governance in a Normal Country
And despite the preoccupations of the constitutional founding fathers, abrogative
referenda have been the drivers or concomitants, on at least two occasions, of
very significant change in post-war Italy. The first was in 1974, with the
referendum ...
7
Jurisprudence: Or The Theory of the Law
The Sources of Law as Constitutive and Abrogative. The process of legal
evolution is threefold. It comprises in § 47 the first place the increase or growth of
law — that is to say, the substitution of legal principles for the discretion of courts,
and ...
Sir John William Salmond, 1907
8
The Hidden Wealth of Nations
Abrogative referenda have the advantage of empowering the public to intervene
if they feel strongly enough, but without the problems associated with fuller forms
of direct democracy. They also fit well into a world of 'spectator' and special ...
9
The Law Quarterly Review
Precedents supple tor not abrogative. — We have already seen the falsity of the
theory that all precedents are declaratory. We have seen that they possess a
distinct and legally recognized law-creating power. This power, however, is
purely ...
Sir Frederick Pollock, Alfred Edward Randall, Arthur Lehman Goodhart, 1900
10
Seminar on Participatory Democracy in Central and Eastern ...
There is nothing to prevent parliament from indulging in instant legislation: thus,
after one abrogative referendum, the Minister for Agriculture became the Minister
for Agricultural Resources, and the situation remained unchanged. In Italy, the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABROGATIVE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
abrogative is used in the context of the following news items.
Bill amending Local Councils Act 'undemocratic' - Simon Busuttil
The Opposition, Dr Busuttil said, believed in democracy including in local councils, in European Parliament elections, and through abrogative ... «Times of Malta, May 15»
One week later: Reflections on the spring hunting referendum
They made an issue relating to mature and the first ever abrogative referendum a political matter. Having said that, I do not think that the result ... «Malta Independent Online, Apr 15»
Hands off referenda, Alternattiva Demokratika says
The people of Malta have fought over the years to widen participative democracy in our country. The abrogative referendum has already many ... «Malta Independent Online, Apr 15»
Slow start to spring hunt as police and army patrol
The opening of the hunting season came three days after Malta voted to retain spring hunting in a historic abrogative referendum. «Times of Malta, Apr 15»
State of local politics
The abrogative referendum represented the ultimate expression of the role of civil society in telling our politicians in an irrevocable manner that ... «Times of Malta, Apr 15»
Kathleen Grima calls for referendum reform to 'safeguard minorities'
“I would like to see these safeguards extended so that abrogative referenda ... calling for an abrogative referendum to abolish spring hunting. «MaltaToday, Apr 15»
'Hunting season should be closed if there are illegalities' - BirdLife
Birdlife Malta's Geoffrey Saliba rued what he called Malta's missed opportunity of the abrogative referendum on the Spring hunting season, but ... «MaltaToday, Apr 15»
From priest politicians to spring hunting: Malta's six referenda
It turns out that the incorrect translation of the Referendum Act into Maltese contradicts the very definition of 'abrogative referendum' as laid ... «MaltaToday, Apr 15»
Referendum votes to be counted even if turnout fails to meet 50 …
Since the spring hunting referendum is an abrogative referendum which has been organised through a petition signed by at least 10% of the ... «Malta Independent Online, Apr 15»
10 reasons to vote No on Saturday
... that other minority sports, hobbies and activities could be threatened or prejudiced by future attempts to have an abrogative referendum. 9. «Times of Malta, Apr 15»
