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The changes undermining the functioning of a constitutional democracy
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MTA Law Working Papers; 2022/09
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FLECK, Zoltán, KOVÁCS, Ágnes, KÖRTVÉLYESI, Zsolt, MÉSZÁROS, Gábor, POLYÁK, Gábor, The changes undermining the functioning of a constitutional democracy, MTA Law Working Papers, 2022/09 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/74524
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This paper reviews the changes that relate to institutions that play a central role in maintaining a functioning democracy. The chapters document how these institutions and areas where, one by one, transformed to undermine constitutionalism and democracy, subjecting them to a political logic that ended up undermining the autonomies that are essential to fulfil their constitutional and democratic mission. Chapter 1 discusses how essential features of parliamentarism disappeared, chapter 2 overviews the misuse of exceptional measures, and chapter 3 takes a brief look at how the independence of the judiciary has been challenged. Chapter 4 and 5 document key developments that transformed the fields of academia and media, areas that could have played an important role in checking power through public discussions.