LEGISLATION FOR EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF DEMOCRACY: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF UKRAINE AND LATVIA

• Authors: Babinova Olena
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article is a comparative analysis of the legislation of two post-soviet countries - Ukraine and Latvia - in the field of democracy, particularly in direction of liability of elected officials and civil servants to citizens and society, which is one of the important aspects of effective functioning of democracy in any country. These countries were chosen for such analysis as they are both post-soviet countries, but they have differences in their democratic development. In Ukraine, there are some problems with possibilities for citizens to influence on elected officials and civil servants; till September 10, 2019, it was not possible for them to remove the president from office, but the possibility to recall the members of the parliament is absent even today. Unlike Ukraine, Latvia in a very short time after the collapse of Soviet Union has managed to create effective system of democratic legislation. For development of any country in the direction of democracy, fight against corruption, the relevant legislation is vitally important. In Latvia, there is necessary legal basis, which supports democratic development of the country. Particularly for this reason, experience of this country is very important for Ukraine and some other postsoviet countries, which are only in the process of creation effective, transparent, and liable governments. The goal of this article is not only to compare the relevant legislation of these two countries, but also to define the main problems in the legislation in this field, which should be solved in any democratic country. Special attention is paid to possibilities for citizens to remove the President from office and to recall the elected officials, as it is a very important aspect of democracy.

Keywords

EN

democracy; liability of elected officials and civil servants; accountability of power; citizens’ power; public participation; Ukraine; Latvia

• Publisher: Daugavpils University, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Journal: Sociālo Zinātņu Vēstnesis
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 55-77

Contributors

author

Babinova Olena

Identifiers

ISSN

1691-1881