Open AccessConstitutionalism or populism
Author(s) -
Vitaliy Kovalchuk,
Bogdana B. Melnychenko,
Кostyantyn Marysyuk,
Yaryna Bohiv,
Svitlana O. Poliarush-Safronenko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
informatologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1848-7793
pISSN - 1330-0067
DOI - 10.32914/i.55.1-2.8
Subject(s) - constitutionalism , populism , constitution , political science , politics , democracy , legislation , jurisdiction , independence (probability theory) , law , political economy , judicial independence , constitutional economics , constitutional amendment , law and economics , sociology , statistics , mathematics
The authors have conducted the political and legal analysis of such phenomena in modern civilization as constitutionalism and populism, their value and institutional foundations, and the negative impact of populist parties on the constitution transformations under democratic transition. The article proves that populists treat any legal proceduresand institutions negatively, particularly those that cannot sat-isfy their goals. A means of political struggle populist parties resort to isthe diminution of judiciary independence and the role of constitutionaljurisdiction bodies. The experience of Central and Eastern European countries shows that it is almost impossible to combine populist legislation with the inde-pendence of constitutional jurisdiction bodies. The article emphasizes that populist parties, which enjoy a highcredit of public trust, are trying to expand their powers by adopting populist constitutions.