The Principle of Subsidiarity and its Implementation Prospects in Georgian Political-Legal Environment
Keywords:
Principle of Subsidiarity, Decentralization, Local Self-Government, Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Division of Power, Separation of Power.Abstract
As the saying goes, the change of three words in the legislation turns all the libraries into wastepaper, however, the three new words suffice to fill the libraries again. The principle of subsidiarity belongs to the latter category[1]. Nowadays the principle of subsidiarity has become a kind of “trendy” idea. It is the constituent conception of the political-legal traditions for a number of European countries[2] having gained the recognition and influence even in the USA[3]. Moreover, the principle of subsidiarity is reflected in the treaty of the European Union as well.
As a result of the Constitutional Reform of 2017 the principle was enshrined in the Constitution of Georgia as well. Thus, the principle gained the additional topicality for Georgia. In the present paper there is reviewed the basic concept of the principle of subsidiarity, the conditions for its enforcement and the practice of the Constitutional regulation, in addition, there are evaluated the challenges posed to implementing the principle of subsidiarity and the further prospects of its enforcement in Georgia.
* Doctor of Law, Assistant-Professor at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law.
[1] Schutze R., Subsidiarity after Lisbon: Reinforcing the Safeguards of Federalism?, Cambridge Law Journal, Vol. 68, № 3, 2009, 525.
[2] Delcamp A., Balducci M., Busch J., Nemery J., Pernthaler P., Uyttendaele M., Definition and Limits of the Principle of Subsidiarity, Report Prepared for the Steering Committee on Local and Regional Authorities (CDLR), Local and Regional Authorities in Europe, №. 55, 1994, 7-8
[3] See Vischer K. R., Subsidiarity as a Principle of Governance: Beyond Devolution, Indiana Law Review, Vol. 35, № 103, 2001, 103-142.
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