<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the context of the Ukrainian crisis, the Law ‘On the specifics of state policy to ensure the state sovereignty of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Lugansk regions’, which is also called the ‘Law on De-occupation (or Reintegration) of Donbas’, became the key point. After four years of occupation of parts of southeastern Ukraine, the adoption of such a law was necessary, since this particular law formed and legally established the legal and organizational conditions for the resumption of territorial integrity of Ukraine. The importance of this law and the consequences of its adoption caused public involvement on behalf of civic organizations, political analysts, representatives of the academic and economic elite in the process of its discussion. However, due to the small amount of time from the stage of the legislative initiative to the publication of the law, it was not officially discussed by the public. Despite this, the enactment of the law led to an active public debate.</p><p>Our study is aimed to investigate the degree of public involvement in the political decision-making process and the extent of public influence on lawmaking in Ukraine on the example of this legislative act.</p></abstract>

In the context of the Ukrainian crisis, the Law ‘On the specifics of state policy to ensure the state sovereignty of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Lugansk regions’, which is also called the ‘Law on De-occupation (or Reintegration) of Donbas’, became the key point. After four years of occupation of parts of southeastern Ukraine, the adoption of such a law was necessary, since this particular law formed and legally established the legal and organizational conditions for the resumption of territorial integrity of Ukraine. The importance of this law and the consequences of its adoption caused public involvement on behalf of civic organizations, political analysts, representatives of the academic and economic elite in the process of its discussion. However, due to the small amount of time from the stage of the legislative initiative to the publication of the law, it was not officially discussed by the public. Despite this, the enactment of the law led to an active public debate.Our study is aimed to investigate the degree of public involvement in the political decision-making process and the extent of public influence on lawmaking in Ukraine on the example of this legislative act.

Public Influence on Legislative Process in the Problem of De-occupation of Donbas

Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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In the context of the Ukrainian crisis, the Law ‘On the specifics of state policy to ensure the state sovereignty of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied...

Public Influence on Legislative Process in the Problem of De-occupation of Donbas

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 224 - 244

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2019-0031

Keywords
civil society, de-occupation, Donbas, lawmaking process, Ukraine

© 2019 Olena Gilchenco et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Public Influence on Legislative Process in the Problem of De-occupation of Donbas

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 224 - 244

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2019-0031

Keywordscivil society, de-occupation, Donbas, lawmaking process, Ukraine

© 2019 Olena Gilchenco et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
civil society, de-occupation, Donbas, lawmaking process, Ukraine