Plebiscite
Plebiscite
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Plebiscite Definition
Plebiscite, a vote by the electorate of a nation, region, or locality on a specific question.
Historical Introduction
In modern times, plebiscites have been held to determine the wishes of the inhabitants of a country or area as to their choice of sovereignty and have constituted an important political means of self-determination for a number of peoples and nations. The use of plebiscites in this sense originated at the time of the French Revolution, supposedly as an alternative to forcible annexations and wars of conquest. The plebiscites held after 1793, however, in areas including Belgium and the Rhineland, were accompanied by the intimidation of voters in order to assure decisions desired by the French government. As democratic instruments, plebiscites were used after the resurgence of nationalistic sentiments in Europe in 1848. They played a prominent role, for example, in the long struggle for the independence and unification of Italy.
In 1852 a notable plebiscite was held in France by Napoleon III to give the appearance of popular approval to the coup d'etat by which he had overthrown the republic and established the second empire. In the 20th century, important plebiscites resulted in the separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905 and in the reacquisition of the Saarland by Germany in 1935. More recently, they have been used in Africa to learn the preferences of newly independent peoples for their national sovereignty. Source: "Plebiscite,"Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia
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Plebiscite in Constitutional Law
From the Comparative Constitutions Project: see Referendum
Plebiscite
In relation to the plebiscite and constitutional law, Francesco Biagi[1] made the following observation: Referendums, plebiscites, petitions, citizens' initiatives and recalls represent the most common forms of popular consultations by which the people are asked to vote directly on an issue, a policy or an elected representative (direct democracy). Both from a theoretical and practical standpoint, drawing a clear-cut distinction among these consultations is extremely complicated. As far as the plebiscite is concerned, one cannot find a generally accepted definition within the literature, and in practice the term 'plebiscite' has been used to describe very (...)
Plebiscite
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on plebiscite explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.
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Further Reading
The entry "plebiscite" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press
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Notes and References
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Francesco Biagi, "Plebiscite" (2018, Germany, United Kingdom)
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Hierarchical Display of Plebiscite
Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system
Politics > Political framework > Political philosophy > Democracy > Direct democracy
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Concept of Plebiscite
See the dictionary definition of Plebiscite.
Characteristics of Plebiscite
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Translation of Plebiscite
Spanish: Plebiscito
French: Plébiscite
German: Plebiszit
Italian: Plebiscito
Portuguese: Plebiscito
Polish: Plebiscyt
Thesaurus of Plebiscite
Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system > Plebiscite
Politics > Political framework > Political philosophy > Democracy > Direct democracy > Plebiscite
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