According to the fact that constitutional reform 2004 didn’t have a desirable result – formation of a well-balanced system of power – the idea of a new constitutional review became more and more popular among politicians and experts. This review is supposed to form more efficient authorities’ structure, clarify political responsibility of decisions makers and help to solve problems, which were not taken to account in 2004, particularly – reformation of the system of local power, administrative and territorial division and competence of the Constitutional Court.
Despite common understanding of defects of the Constitution in its current redaction, politicians and experts have different views upon the constitutional reform. Accordingly, there is no unity of views about the most optimal constitutional amendments mechanisms: some politicians and experts propose to review the Constitution in the order that is prescribed by it, while others support the idea of national referendum conducting.
So, the aim of the conference was to define with the help of different politicians, representatives of leading think tanks, scientists and international specialists which constitutional amendments mechanisms and limits correspond to the main current political problems, collective interests and provide consolidation of society.
The conference consisted of two plenary sessions:
- Constitutional reform: content and limits of constitutional transformations in the context of the interests of society, authority and opposition
- Constitutional amendments mechanisms: problems and solutions
Materials of the conference prepared by experts of the Agency for legislative initiatives
