Constitutional Law & Governance
Cardinal Aspects of the Liberalization of International Trade and Its Effect on...
International trade law; state sovereignty; trade liberalization; GATT; World Trade Organization; dispute settlement
The article examines how international trade liberalization has transformed nation-state sovereignty. Through the development of the GATT and WTO systems, it analyses the growing influence of binding trade rules and dispute-settlement mechanisms on national economic and social policy.
PONGRÁCZ, ALEX
Political Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe: Twenty Years of Experience
Post-communist transformation; Central and Eastern Europe; democratization; constitutional systems; party systems; regional diversity
This article compares post-communist political transformation in Central Europe, the Baltic states, and the Balkans. It examines the historical and cultural determinants of democratization, different transition scenarios, constitutional choices concerning executive power, and the development of party systems, demonstrating that no uniform model of transformation emerged across the region.
WOJNICKI, JACEK
Role of the Holy Crown Doctrine and “Historical Constitution” in the Hungarian Constitutionalism
Holy Crown Doctrine; historical constitution; Hungarian constitutionalism; constitutional continuity; Fundamental Law; national identity
The article examines the historical development of the Holy Crown Doctrine and the concept of Hungary’s historical constitution. It analyses their influence on Hungarian theories of the state and their renewed constitutional significance in the National Avowal of the Fundamental Law.
EGRESI, KATALIN
In Search of Rights to Political Participation: The Emerging Voice of National Minorities...
National minority rights; political participation; Bosnia and Herzegovina; EU conditionality; constitutional discrimination; Sejdić and Finci
The article examines the political exclusion of national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly after the Sejdić and Finci judgment. It argues that fragmented EU conditionality and domestic ethnic power structures have obstructed constitutional reform and effective minority participation.
SAVIĆ-BOJANIĆ, MAJA
Current issue
