Publication details
Local Referendum in the Czech Republic - History and Present Days
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal on Legal and Economic Issues of Central Europe |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Law sciences |
| Keywords | Local Referendum; Czech Republic |
| Description | In the Czech Republic, local referendum enables citizens to participate directly in administration of public issues and thus it shall be understood as an effective form of direct democracy. Citizens express their approach to a particular question that relates to the life in a municipality. Notwithstanding that by means of referendum citizens may participate directly in the decision making process in a municipality, local referendum is not used very often and is more or less exceptional. We will see if region referendum, which can be announced after January 1, 2011, will be used in practice. |