TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

Temeljna značilnost civilne družbe kot področja, ki ga določajo človekove potrebe, je v njeni avtonomnosti in pluralnosti. Ta se kaže predvsem v samostojnosti subjekta civilne družbe v primerjavi z državo. Čeprav deluje civilna družba tam, kjer ni države, se v sodobnosti razlike med civilno družbo in državo zmanjšujejo. To omogoča razmah pravnega pluralizma v globalni družbi. Ob državi se kot tvorci prava pojavljajo tudi subjekti civilne družbe. V zakonodajno dejavnost države se združenja civilne družbe neposredno vključujejo tudi z institutom ljudske zakonodajne iniciative. Iz potreb posameznikov in skupin civilne družbe nastajajo posebni in posamični interesi, vendar ljudska zakonodajna iniciativa ne bi smela prezreti splošnega oziroma javnega interesa.

The fundamental characteristic of civil society as an area determined by human needs is its autonomy and plurality. This is reflected in the independence of the subject of civil society vis a vis the state. Although civil society operates where there is no state, in modern times the differences between civil society and the state diminish. This enables the expansion of legal pluralism in global society. Along with the state, civil society entities also appear as law makers. Civil society is also directly involved in the legislative activity of the state trough the institute of popular legislative initiative. Individual and special interests arise from the needs of individuals and groups of civil society, but the popular legislative initiative should not neglect the general public interest.

Popular legislative initiative and civil society