La calidad formal de la cooperación vertical

2013 ◽  
pp. 167-196
Author(s):  
Xabier ARBÓS MARÍN
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Official Journal ◽  
Autonomous Communities ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Federal States ◽  
Intergovernmental Relationships ◽  
Normative Requirement ◽  
Autonomous State

LABURPENA: Estatu konposatuetan, gobernuen arteko harremanak ezin saihestuzkoak dira; adibidez, estatu federaletan eta gure autonomien estatuan. Eskumenak banatzeko ezein prozedura ez da behar bezain zehatza, eta ez ditu aurreratzen jardun publikoaren beharrak edo eragile politikoen lehentasunak. Estatuaren eta autonomiaerkidegoen arteko elkarlana lankidetza-hitzarmenen bidez adierazten da. Lan honek 2008ko maiatzaren 15etik 2012ko maiatzaren 15era bitarte argitaratutako hitzarmen horietako 3.208 aztertzen ditu, eta eskumen-titulua zehazteko betebeharra bete dela egiaztatzen ahalegintzen da. Hori Zuzenbide Estatuaren arauzko eskakizuna da 1978ko Konstituzioaren ildotik, eta gure gobernuarteko harremanen kalitate demokratikoaren adierazgarria ere izan daiteke. RESUMEN: En los Estados compuestos, como los Estados federales y nuestro Estado de las autonomías, las relaciones intergubernamentales son inevitables. Ninguna fórmula de distribución de competencias es lo suficientemente precisa, ni anticipa las necesidades de la acción pública o las preferencias de los actores políticos. La cooperación entre el Estado y las comunidades autónomas se manifiesta a través de los convenios de colaboración. Este trabajo analiza 3208 de estos convenios, publicados en el Boletín Oficial del estado entre el 15 de mayo de 2008 y el 15 de mayo de 2012, y trata de verificar el cumplimiento de la obligación de explicitar el título competencial. Ello es una exigencia normativa del Estado de Derecho en los términos de la Constitución de 1978, y puede ser también un indicador de la calidad democrática de nuestras relaciones intergubernamentales. ABSTRACT: In non unitarian States, like federal States or our Autonomous State, intergovernmental relationships are unavoidable. No formula for the allocation of powers seem to be sufficiently precise, and no one foresees the needs for public action or the political actors’ preferences. The cooperation between the State and the Autonomous Communities appears by means of the agreements for collaboration. This work analyzes 3208 agreements which were published in the Official Journal from May 15th 2008 to May 15th 2012 and it tries to verify the fulfilment of the duty to state the legal basis for the exercise of competences. This is a normative requirement of the rule of law as stated by the Constitution of 1978 and it can also be an indicator of the democratic quality of our intergovernmental relationships.

scholarly journals On the rule of law and the quality of the law: reflections of the constitutional-turned-international judge

2019 ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Egidijus Küris
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Legal Tradition ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Law

Western legal tradition gave the birth to the concept of the rule of law. Legal theory and constitutional justice significantly contributed to the crystallisation of its standards and to moving into the direction of the common concept of the rule of law. The European Court of Human Rights uses this concept as an interpretative tool, the extension of which is the quality of the law doctrine, which encompasses concrete requirements for the law under examination in this Court, such as prospectivity of law, its foreseeability, clarity etc. The author of the article, former judge of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court and currently the judge of the European Court of Human Rights, examines how the latter court has gradually intensified (not always consistently) its reliance on the rule of law as a general principle, inherent in all the Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, to the extent that in some of its judgments it concentrates not anymore on the factual situation of an individual applicant, but, first and foremost, on the examination of the quality of the law. The trend is that, having found the quality of the applicable law to be insufficient, the Court considers that the mere existence of contested legislation amounts to an unjustifiable interference into a respective right and finds a violation of respective provisions of the Convention. This is an indication of the Court’s progressing self-approximation to constitutional courts, which are called to exercise abstract norm-control.La tradición occidental alumbró la noción del Estado de Derecho. La teoría del Derecho y la Justicia Constitucional han contribuido decisivamente a la cristalización de sus estándares, ayudando a conformar un acervo común en torno al mismo. El Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos emplea la noción de Estado de Derecho como una herramienta interpretativa, fundamentalmente centrada en la doctrina de la calidad de la ley, que implica requisitos concretos que exige el Tribunal tales como la claridad, la previsibilidad, y la certeza en la redacción y aplicación de la norma. El autor, en la actualidad Juez del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos y anterior Magistrado del Tribunal Constitucional de Lituania, examina cómo el primero ha intensificado gradualmente (no siempre de forma igual de consistente) su confianza en el Estado de Derecho como principio general, inherente a todos los preceptos que forman el Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos, hasta el punto de que en algunas de sus resoluciones se concentra no tanto en la situación de hecho del demandante individual sino, sobre todo y ante todo, en el examen de esa calidad de la ley. La tendencia del Tribunal es a considerar que, si observa que la ley no goza de calidad suficiente, la mera existencia de la legislación discutida supone una interferencia injustificable dentro del derecho en cuestión y declara la violación del precepto correspondiente del Convenio. Esto implica el acercamiento progresivo del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos a los Tribunales Constitucionales, quienes tienen encargado el control en abstracto de la norma legal.

scholarly journals An Approach of Legisprudence Theory to Assess the Quality of Local Regulation

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Marthen Arie
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Local Regulation ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Political Approach ◽  
Important Object

The applicable law (as a result of legislation) is not always a reflection of the society concerned. Local regulations in the area were impressed into law to be “forced” because it does not conform to the spirit and characteristics of the society. The formation of local regulation is increasingly complex and complicated when the process and its substance beside cannot be separated from the political process, it is also cannot be separated from social processes. The problematic of local regulation formation is indicated by the fact that the authorized institution to arrange the local regulation is still not sufficient to produce products of high quality local laws. Legisprudence theory may open new perspectives on the validity of norm or legitimacy of norm and by course using this approach the quality of local regulations will be more qualified. Although a political approach is more into the heart in the legislative process but legislation and regulation can be an important object. Legal theory is not only a basis on enforcement or implementation of the rule of law, but it is very useful theory in law-making.

scholarly journals From the Persuasion of Theory to the Certainty of Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleh Al-Sharieh ◽  
Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
European Union ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public

This paper analyses the legal bases of community policing under European Union (EU) law and the national laws of England, France, Germany, Italy, Romania and Portugal. Community policing arguably helps the police achieve efficient policing while respecting the requirements of the rule of law, a founding value of the EU, and can be a form of co-operation between the EU Member States under the EU legal framework for crime prevention. Moreover, the law in the selected jurisdictions supports four elements of the community policing model: (1) the public-police partnership in establishing policing strategies and priorities; (2) the public-police partnership for crime prevention and detection; (3) proactive and preventive policing; and (4) the police as providers of high quality services tailored to improve people’s quality of life. These elements are interrelated and interdependent: their holistic legal articulation is necessary for their effective existence.

On the quality of pre-trial proceedings

2019 ◽  
pp. 391-399
Author(s):  
Igor Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminal Cases ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Crime Detection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Special Order ◽  
Objective Research

We consider the problem of the pre-trial proceedings quality and the impact on it of the shortcomings of the regulation of the procedural order of consideration of crimes reports, the special trial order, as well as the practice of their application. We characterize the dualistic nature of the previously conducted reform of the procedural order of crimes reports and strengthening the rule of law at the stage of criminal cases, which, at first glance, seems to be a solution to the problem of crime detection. We designate the expediency of refusal in the legislative order from the production of investigative actions during pre-investigation inspections and from the procedural terms of such inspections. Referring to the practice of courts of a special order of court decision, we note that the simplification and acceleration of criminal proceedings is permissible, but the existing rules of a special order should not be interpreted as a rejection of impartial and objective research by the court of the evidence available in the case, even if indirectly – on the case materials. It is stated that the shortcomings of the special order regulation and the practice of its application have a negative impact on the quality of both judicial and pre-trial proceedings. In addition, we propose scientifically based measures aimed at correcting the above shortcomings.

scholarly journals British Views of the Legacy of the Colonial Administration of Hong Kong: A Preliminary Assessment

1997 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 553-566
Author(s):  
Brian Hook
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Chinese Communist Party ◽  
Colonial Administration ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Historical Significance

The legacy of the colonial administration of Hong Kong, viewed from the majority of constituencies in Britain, is chiefly formed from the characteristics of the territory on the eve of retrocession. This, it will be noted, is in sharp contrast to the views formed by both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and many Chinese observers. The British prefer to emphasize personal freedoms, the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, the efficiency of government, the competitiveness of business, the preeminent status in international trade, the suppression of corruption, the quality of the engineering infrastructure, and the improving health and welfare provisions as essential characteristics of their legacy.Their Chinese counterparts are much more likely to hark back to the bad old days of national humiliation and imperialist exploitation, seeking to draw the attention of all compatriots to the historical significance of reunification.

Legality Without The Rule of Law? Scott Shapiro on Wicked Legal Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-200
Author(s):  
David Dyzenhaus
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Natural Law ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
Legal Positivism ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Moral Quality ◽  
Legal Positivist

InLegality,Scott Shapiro – a leading legal positivist – analyses the problem of a wicked legal system in a way that brings him close to natural law positions. For he argues that a wicked legal system is botched as a legal system and I show that such an argument entails a prior argument that there is some set of standards or criteria internal to law which are both moral and legal. As a result, the more successful a legal order is legally speaking, the better the moral quality of its law, and the more it is a failure morally speaking, the worse the legal quality of its law. It is such moral features of law that Shapiro concedes make it plausible to account for law’s claim to justified authority over its subjects. However, Shapiro cannot, as a legal positivist, accept this entailment. His book thus brings to the surface and illuminates a central dilemma for legal positivism. If legal positivists wish to account for the authority of law they have to abandon legal positivism’s denial that law has such moral features. If they do not, they should revive a form of legal positivism that specifically abjures any claim to account for law’s normative nature.

scholarly journals KENDALA DALAM PELAKSANAAN FUNGSI BALAI PEMASYARAKATAN DALAM PERLINDUNGAN HAK ASASI MANUSIA PADA SISTEM PERADILAN ANAK

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
Nuryuli Nurdin ◽  
Baso Madiong ◽  
Yulia A. Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Justice System ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Collection Methods

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pelaksanaan Fungsi Balai Pemasyarakatan (BAPAS) Makassar Dalam Perlindungan Hak Asasi Manusia Pada Sistem Pidana Anak dan Kendala Balai Pemasyarakatan dalam Perlindungan Hak Asasi Manusia Pada Sistem Peradilan Anak. Penelitian merupakan penelitian normatif. Metode Pengumpulan Data melalui wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknis Analisis data ini merupakan analisis kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Balai Pemasyarakatan kelas I Makassar sebagai salah satu penegak hukum khususnya dalam pembimbingan terhadap anak nakal menjalankan perannya tersebut melalui tiga tahap, yaitu tahap Pra ajudikasi, tahap ajudikasi dan tahap Post ajudikasi. Faktor kendala yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan Fungsi Balai Pemasyarakatan (BAPAS) antara lain kelemahan aturan hukum yang berlaku terhadap tindak pidana anak, kurangnya koordinasi diantara sesama aparat penegak hukum, rendahnya kualitas sumber daya manusia di BAPAS, and kurang Sarana dan Prasarana yang memadai. Mengakibatkan pelaksaan Fungsi Balai Pemasyarakatan (BAPAS) kurang optimal, dan alokasi anggaran dana yang sangat minim. This study aims to determine the implementation of the function of Makassar Correctional Center (BAPAS) in the Protection of Human Rights in the Criminal Justice System of Children and the Obstacles of the Correctional Center in the Protection of Human Rights in the Justice System of Children. This research is normative research. Data collection methods were through interviews and documentation. Technical analysis of the data is a qualitative analysis. The results showed that Correctional Center Class I Makassar as one of the law enforcers, especially in guiding delinquents carried out their roles in three stages, which are the Pre-adjudication stage, the adjudication stage and the Post-adjudication stage. Obstacles faced in the implementation of the function of Correctional Center (BAPAS) are weaknesses in the rule of law that applies to the crimes of children, lack of coordination among law enforcement officials, low quality of human resources at BAPAS, and lack of adequate facilities and infrastructure. As a result, the implementation of the function of Correctional Center (BAPAS) is not optimal, and the budget allocation for funds is very minimal.

scholarly journals Theoretical and Practical Aspects of the Development of the Rule of Law State in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (26) ◽  
pp. 442-449
Author(s):  
Vasyl Ya. Tatsiy ◽  
Oleg G. Danilyan
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Civil Liability ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Process Implementation ◽  
European Tradition ◽  
Law Making

The article is devoted to the analysis of socio-cultural and institutional-legal features of the development of the rule of law state in Ukraine. It is noted that the development of the rule of law state in Ukraine involves the interaction of several socio-cultural, ideological and institutional-legal aspects, the implementation of which at present is burdened with various difficulties of an objective and subjective nature. In particular, the most significant problems that need to be addressed immediately are optimization of the Ukrainian government system and improvement of the quality of law-making, increasing the level of professionalism and civil liability of officials of all levels, overcoming imbalance in government and effective legal support of this process, implementation of the principles of the rule of law state taking into account the European tradition of democratic governance.

Quality of Government: Toward a More Complex Definition

2013 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCUS AGNAFORS
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Good Decision ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Moral Content ◽  
Adequate Definition ◽  
Quality Of Governance ◽  
Definition Of

Concepts such as “quality of government” and “good governance” refer to a desired character of the exercise of public authority. Recently the interest in good governance, the quality of government, and similar concepts has increased considerably. However, despite this increasing interest and use, an adequate definition of the concept of quality of government has proved difficult to find. This article criticizes recent attempts at such a definition and proposes an alternative, more complex definition that includes moral content and also encompasses a plurality of values and virtues at its core. An acceptable definition of the quality of governance must be consistent with the demands of a public ethos, the virtues of good decision making and reason giving, the rule of law, efficiency, stability, and a principle of beneficence. The article describes these components in detail and the relations among them.

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