EUROPEAN PUBLIC-LEGAL STANDARDS FOR LOCAL REFERENDUMS
Author (s): Oliinyk O., Korin A.
Work place:
Oliinyk O. I.,
Ph.D. in Law, Associate Professor, First Vice-Rector,
Academy of the State Penitentiary Service, Chernihiv, Ukraine;
Korin A. V.,
officer of academic group 361,
Academy of the State Penitentiary Service, Chernihiv, Ukraine
Language: English
Criminal Executive System: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. 2019. № 2 (6): 26-33
https://doi.org/10.32755/sjcriminal.2019.02.026
The European standards in the field of functioning the institute of local self-government are considered. The basic normative-legal acts of the Council of Europe that determine holding of local referendums are analyzed. The issue of determining the subject of a local referendum is considered. So, the subject of the local referendum are issues that are within the competence of local self-government and issues related to the revision of the boundaries of administrative and territorial units.
Key words: local referendum, people’s initiative, democracy, people’s power, local self-government.
References
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