Populist, illiberal regimes that claim power in the name of relative majorities are often characterized as quasi-authoritarian. Analysing the constitutional system of illiberal democracies and illiberal phenomena in 'mature democracies', the author argues that this drift to mild despotism is not authoritarianism, but an abuse of constitutionalism.
Populist, illiberal regimes that claim power in the name of relative majorities are often characterized as quasi-authoritarian. Analysing the constitutional system of illiberal democracies and illiberal phenomena in 'mature democracies', the author argues that this drift to mild despotism is not authoritarianism, but an abuse of constitutionalism.
András Sajó is a University Professor at Central European University and a Former Vice-President-Judge at the European Court of Human Rights. He holds an Honorary Doctorate from the European University Institute and Visiting Professorships at Cardozo Law School, University of Chicago Law School, NYU Law School and Harvard Law School. His recent publications include Constitutional Sentiments (2011) and, with R. Uitz, The Constitution of Freedom (2017).
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Introduction 1. Placing illiberal democracy: Caesarism, totalitarian democracy and unfinished constitutionalism 2. The emergence of the illiberal state 3. Creating dependence 4. They, the people 5. Constitutional structure 6. The fate of Human Rights 7. Profiting from the rule of law 8. Cheating: The legal secret of illiberal democracy Index.
Introduction 1. Placing illiberal democracy: Caesarism, totalitarian democracy and unfinished constitutionalism 2. The emergence of the illiberal state 3. Creating dependence 4. They, the people 5. Constitutional structure 6. The fate of Human Rights 7. Profiting from the rule of law 8. Cheating: The legal secret of illiberal democracy Index.
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