THE PRACTICAL SETTLEMENT OF ISSUES FOR LEGAL REGULATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA IN CONTEXT OF ENSURING POLITICAL MINORITY (OPPOSITION) RIGHTS Cover Image

THE PRACTICAL SETTLEMENT OF ISSUES FOR LEGAL REGULATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA IN CONTEXT OF ENSURING POLITICAL MINORITY (OPPOSITION) RIGHTS
THE PRACTICAL SETTLEMENT OF ISSUES FOR LEGAL REGULATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA IN CONTEXT OF ENSURING POLITICAL MINORITY (OPPOSITION) RIGHTS

Author(s): Karolis Kaklys
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Governance, Politics and law, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Panevėžio kolegija
Keywords: local self-government; political minorities rights; opposition;

Summary/Abstract: Taking into account the problematic aspects of the legal regulation of local self-government of the Republic of Lithuania identified by the author’s previous researches (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7020-5314), related to the realization and protection of the rights provided for the minority (opposition) of the municipal council in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, the Law on Local Self-Government of the Republic of Lithuania, the Law on Administrative Supervision of Municipalities of the Republic of Lithuania, the Law on Temporary Direct Management in the Municipality of the Republic of Lithuania and other legal acts – this paper will present innovative solutions to the identified problems. In order for the results of the empirical study to be of benefit to the improvement of the national legal framework and to maximize practical applicability, the aim of this paper is to submit as specific proposals as possible to the legislator, which would ensure the protection of the rights of local government political minorities (oppositions) at the local government level of the Republic of Lithuania.

  • Issue Year: 18/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-59
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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