Direct Democracy in Factual Issues in Germany

RA Dr. Peter Neumann

doi:10.5771/9783748963363

Summary

The suggestion to write a relevant overview in English – including the terminology, the historical development, the normative framework and the current status in Germany – goes back to several lectures given by the author at various institutions: for example at the Faculty of Law of the University of Split, the Esslingen University of Applied Sciences and at a conference of the Institute for Eastern European Law in Regensburg. Relevant materials have already been published in Russian and Ukrainian.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-3373-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-6336-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Studien zur Sachunmittelbaren Demokratie
Volume: 18
Language: English
Pages: 78
Product type: Book Titles

1. Preface No access
A. Introduction No access Pages 9 - 12
1. 1. “Direkte Demokratie” or “Unmittelbare Demokratie“? No access
2. 2. Direct democracy in factual issues and direct democracy in personal issues No access
3. 3. Divergent literary voices No access
4. 1. 4.1 Initiative No access
  2. 1. a) Mandatory (compulsory) referendum No access
    2. 1. aa) Optional referendum at the request of the government No access
      2. bb) Optional referendum at the request of another state body/authority No access
      3. cc) Optional referendum at the request of Parliament No access
      4. dd) Optional referendum at the request of the people No access
    3. 1. aa) Consultative referendum No access
      2. bb) Financial referendum No access
      3. cc) Administrative (act) referendum No access
      4. dd) The constructive referendum / alternative draft No access
      5. ee) Territorial referendum No access
    4. d) Constitutional referendum in the context of constitution-making - distinction between constitution-making and constitutional amendment No access
1. 1. State level No access
  2. Municipal level No access
2. 2. National Socialism No access
3. 3. post-war period No access
4. 4. the Federal Republic until 1949 - 1990 / GDR 1949 – 1990 No access
5. 5. German reunification No access
6. 1. State level No access
  2. Municipal level No access
1. 1. federal level No access
2. 1. 2.1 Initiatives at the level of the federal state No access
  2. 1. a) Referendums No access
    2. b) plebiscitary dissolution of parliament – parliament recall No access
3. 1. 1. aa) municipalities No access
    2. bb) districts No access
  2. 1. aa) Municipalities No access
    2. bb) Districts No access
E. State practice No access Pages 59 - 60
F. Recent development trends No access Pages 61 - 62
1. 1. 1.1. The Initial Situation No access
  2. 1.2. Evaluation No access
  3. 1.3. Assessment No access
2. 2. Constitutional Limits to the Implementation of the Optional Referendum at the People's Request? No access
H. Prospect No access Pages 69 - 72
I. Literature No access Pages 73 - 78