Direct participation of citizens in the Spanish Constitution and the competency in popular consultations in some Autonomous Commu

Authors

  • María Isabel Álvarez Vélez Universidad Pontificia Comillas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.96.2016.17061

Keywords:

Constitution, democracy, referendum, popular consultations, Catalonia, democracy crisis.

Abstract

Abstract:
In the present study, we analyze the characteristics of representative democracy and direct democracy, especially on the referendum and its difference from the popular consultations. Some Autonomous Communities have the power to call referendums, which has led, especially in the case of Catalonia, the Constitutional Court has had to clarify the scope of such consultations and unconstitutional when trying to equate the referendum.

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Author Biography

María Isabel Álvarez Vélez, Universidad Pontificia Comillas

Departamento de Disciplinas Comunes. Profesora Propia Ordinaria de Derecho Constitucional. Alberto Aguilera, 23 - 28015 Madrid

Published

2016-08-06

How to Cite

Álvarez Vélez, M. I. (2016). Direct participation of citizens in the Spanish Constitution and the competency in popular consultations in some Autonomous Commu. Revista de Derecho Político, 1(96), 121–148. https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.96.2016.17061

Issue

Section

ESTUDIOS/STUDIES

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