<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>An e-petition (online petition or internet petition) is one of the most popular ways for civil society to interact with public authorities. It is no accident that the number of countries implementing this e-democracy tool is increasing. The institution of electronic petition has its own peculiarities in each country where it has been introduced: different forms, subjects, filing procedures and legal consequences. The common feature is that the e-petition is an independent form of direct democracy through which citizens participate in the management of public affairs. The article investigates the place of e-petitions in the system of direct democracy forms, analyzes practices of using the institution of electronic petitions, shows the establishment of the institution of e-petitions in Ukraine, reveals the concepts and features of online petitions, and highlights the problems of implementing the right to electronic petition in Ukraine.</p></abstract>

An e-petition (online petition or internet petition) is one of the most popular ways for civil society to interact with public authorities. It is no accident that the number of countries implementing this e-democracy tool is increasing. The institution of electronic petition has its own peculiarities in each country where it has been introduced: different forms, subjects, filing procedures and legal consequences. The common feature is that the e-petition is an independent form of direct democracy through which citizens participate in the management of public affairs. The article investigates the place of e-petitions in the system of direct democracy forms, analyzes practices of using the institution of electronic petitions, shows the establishment of the institution of e-petitions in Ukraine, reveals the concepts and features of online petitions, and highlights the problems of implementing the right to electronic petition in Ukraine.

The Legal Nature of E-Petitions

Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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An e-petition (online petition or internet petition) is one of the most popular ways for civil society to interact with public authorities. It is no accident...

The Legal Nature of E-Petitions

Published Online: Mar 12, 2020

Page range: 19 - 46

Received: Apr 29, 2019

Accepted: Dec 19, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2019-0010

Keywords
E-democracy, information society, citizens’ appeal, e-petition, legal nature

© 2019 Igor Babin et al., published by Sciendo

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

The Legal Nature of E-Petitions

Published Online: Mar 12, 2020

Page range: 19 - 46

Received: Apr 29, 2019

Accepted: Dec 19, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2019-0010

KeywordsE-democracy, information society, citizens’ appeal, e-petition, legal nature

© 2019 Igor Babin et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
E-democracy, information society, citizens’ appeal, e-petition, legal nature