Democracy - An Ideal or a Constitutionally Identifiable Reality?
Abstract
In our scientific discourse, we started from the need to present in a unitary and coherent conception the fundamental issue of democracy as a fluctuating phenomenon, as a project, as an ideal, an intellectually constructed idea. At the same time to present the phenomenon of democracy as a regime, i.e. the result of a political, historical and social notion. Democracy, as an ideal, a fundamental principle is launched in the national and international normative legal discourse, and, first of all, in the Constitution. The Constitution contributes to democracy through its legal-normative content with supreme force, which enhances the democratic orientation of the development of the state and the entire legal system. The Constitution is the mirror of democracy and democratic institutions, which through their interactions make up the confrontation between the ideal and the real. Treating them together means an effort to synthesize everything that is or should be, related to such a complex issue of democracy
Fields of Study & Subjects
Political Theory and Democracy
Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies
Evolving Legal Systems and Governance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Survivanţa tradiţiei constituţionale în tiparele constituţionalismului european
- Pages
- 61–81
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN