Constitutionalism as the Instrument of Security and Sustainability in European Union Law

Bieliauskaitė, Jolanta; Šlapkauskas, Vytautas; Vainiutė, Milda; Beinoravičius, Darijus

doi:10.9770/jssi.2016.5.3(6)

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“…The legislative process is inseparable from the various groups and individual members of the public opportunities to represent their interests, resulting in the adoption of legislation and decision-making institutions, transparency and openness, which is a democratic society one of the key principles (Goyal, Sergi 2015;Slapikaitė et al 2015;Urmonas et al 2015;Bieliauskaitė et al 2016). The Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the functional, of the European Union 2012 / C 326/01, Article 15 establish such provisions: "In order to promote good governance and ensure the participation of civil society, the Union's Institutions, Bodies, offices and agencies shall conduct their work as openly as possible (...).…”

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Transparent lobbying for sustainability: case of Lithuania

Stankevičius¹,

Lukšaitė²

2016

JESI

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The aim of presented paper is to provide interpretation possibilities of transparent, integral lobbying phenomenon in Lithuanian law system and to divulge possible points of interaction between lobbying and sustainable development. Authors reveals definitions of lobbying, according to legal regulation of lobbying in EU and Lithuania legal acts. With reference to expert interview results and analysis, were identified problematic aspects, which helped to formulate the interim and final conclusions. Also authors seeks to find answer the question if science sector 1 is active in latent 2 lobbying; what patterns and possible trends of this phenomenon with sustainable development. Science, as social technology, is the driving force of the sustainable development and industrial revoliution. Its mentioned in EU and Lithuanian long term strategic documents. This affects to research manifestations of lobbying in this sector. Obtained results, it is believed, will help to improve lobbying law regulation; will create preconditions to remove the legal contradictions and loopholes; will shape favorable environment for sustainable development and competitiveness process.

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Transparent lobbying for sustainability: case of Lithuania

Stankevičius¹,

Lukšaitė²

2016

JESI

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“…However, we believe that it was comprehensively answered by F. A. Hayek's deep analysis of the nature of rules and order 13 , which stresses the necessity to free ourselves wholly from the erroneous conception that there can first be a society which then gives itself laws.…”

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Aharon Barak’s Legal Ideology in the Context of European Constitutionalism

Bieliauskaitė

Šlapkauskas

2017

Baltic Journal of Law &Amp; Politics

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The EU lacks the legal ideology as a social instrument that could satisfy the spirit of liberal democracy and would help to consolidate different societies to a solid European demos. Although the existence of an ideological system alone does not guarantee social consensus, it helps to manage dissension within the limits of particular values and norms. It is because a legal ideology provides the structure for social thought that individuals and social groups are able to interpret the nature of emerging conflicts and the interests they 184The article demonstrates that the neoliberal way of thinking that prevails in contemporary Europe does not meet the spirit of the constitutionalism of the EU MemberStates; the article introduces some aspects of Aharon Barak's legal ideology that could be relevant for the formation and development of European demos and constitutionalism. In order to achieve this aim, the research is focused on issues that emerge in the area of three main pillars of constitutionalism: (1) adherence to the rule of law, (2) limited and accountable government, and (3) protection of fundamental human rights.

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Constitutionalism as the Instrument of Security and Sustainability in European Union Law

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Transparent lobbying for sustainability: case of Lithuania

Transparent lobbying for sustainability: case of Lithuania

Aharon Barak’s Legal Ideology in the Context of European Constitutionalism

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