| Article | The Concept of Democracy in Theoretical and Practical Paradigm of Modern Ukrainian Constitutionalism |
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| Authors | Krusian A. |
| Name of magazine | Legal journal «Law of Ukraine» (Ukrainian version) |
| Issue | 8 / 2013 |
| Pages | 72 - 81 |
| Annotation | The article explains the content of the concept of democracy (and democratism as a manifestation of the theory of democracy and following its ideas) in the context of Constitutionalism. The author argues that in theoretical and practical paradigm of modern Ukrainian Constitutionalism the concept of democracy becomes objective in two forms: first, it is manifested in democratic and legal essence of modern Ukrainian Constitutionalism; second, Constitutional democratism is one of the principles of modern Ukrainian Constitutionalism. On the assumption of democratic and legal essence of modern Ukrainian Constitutionalism, the content of its constitutional democracy principle, main directions of the Ukrainian Constitutional reforms are determined in the article in the context of modern stage of Constitutional reforms in Ukraine. A conclusion was made that democratic renovation of society under the conditions of constitutional modernization in Ukraine should mean not only broad penetration of democratic ideas to all spheres of social and state life but also formation and development of Ukrainian Constitutionalism which is the goal of modern Constitutional reforms in Ukraine. |
| Keywords | democracy, concept of democracy, Constitutional democratism, Constitutionalism, theoretical and practical paradigm of Modern Ukrainian Constitutionalism, Constitution, Constitutional reform. |
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