<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Through this article, we propose an (original) analytical approach on the consultative referendum of May 2019 and a wider critical landscape regarding the consultative referendum institution by enforcing a teleological interpretation. In this sense, we propose three sections. We will start with a short overview on the use of the consultative referendum in the recent years of Romanian democracy. In the second section we will focus on the consultative referendum from 26 May, 2019. In the third section we will ask the Founding Fathers of the Constitution for an “opinion” regarding the possibilities and impossibilities of the consultative referendum.</p></abstract>

Through this article, we propose an (original) analytical approach on the consultative referendum of May 2019 and a wider critical landscape regarding the consultative referendum institution by enforcing a teleological interpretation. In this sense, we propose three sections. We will start with a short overview on the use of the consultative referendum in the recent years of Romanian democracy. In the second section we will focus on the consultative referendum from 26 May, 2019. In the third section we will ask the Founding Fathers of the Constitution for an “opinion” regarding the possibilities and impossibilities of the consultative referendum.

The Romanian Prezidentialized Consultative Referendum. Eating Apples from a Poisonous Tree? Personal and Teleological Interpretations

Journal of Legal Studies

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Through this article, we propose an (original) analytical approach on the consultative referendum of May 2019 and a wider critical landscape regarding the...

The Romanian Prezidentialized Consultative Referendum. Eating Apples from a Poisonous Tree? Personal and Teleological Interpretations

Published Online: Dec 11, 2019

Page range: 23 - 43

Received: Sep 01, 2019

Accepted: Oct 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2019-0007

Keywords
Consultative Referendum, Romanian Constitution, head of state authoritarianism, constitutional coherence

© 2019 Răzvan Cosmin Roghină, published by Sciendo

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

The Romanian Prezidentialized Consultative Referendum. Eating Apples from a Poisonous Tree? Personal and Teleological Interpretations

Published Online: Dec 11, 2019

Page range: 23 - 43

Received: Sep 01, 2019

Accepted: Oct 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2019-0007

KeywordsConsultative Referendum, Romanian Constitution, head of state authoritarianism, constitutional coherence

© 2019 Răzvan Cosmin Roghină, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
Consultative Referendum, Romanian Constitution, head of state authoritarianism, constitutional coherence