Authoritarianism

Authoritarianism

In relation to the authoritarianism and constitutional law, Gábor Attila Tóth[1] made the following observation: Modern authoritarianism, a form of government (forms of government), is multifaceted. As a broad term, authoritarianism refers to arbitrary governmental authority. The common feature of authoritarian states is the enforcement of obedience to a central authority at the expense of personal freedoms, rule of law and other constitutional values and principles (Oxford English Dictionary; Linz (2001) 57; Ginsburg and Simpser). In other words, authoritarianism can be characterized by chronic shortcomings: narrowed political pluralism, absent or inadequate (…)

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Notes and References

1. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Gábor Attila Tóth, “Authoritarianism” (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)

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• Authoritarianism