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Greece: A Procedural Defence of Democracy against the Golden Dawn

Malkopoulou, Anthoula LU orcid (2021) In European Constitutional Law Review 17(2). p.177-201
Abstract
Greece not a militant democracy – Constitution rejects party bans – Challenge posed by neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn – Preference for a procedural approach – Not as passive as previously thought – Proactive use of regular law – Golden Dawn charged for being a criminal organisation disguised as a political party – Questions about the political timing of the trial – Importance of judiciary independence – Why not a terrorist organization – Suspension of party funding and other restrictions against Golden Dawn – Actions by state institutions as opposed to local and civil society – How to distinguish between procedural- and militant-democratic initiatives – Political rights of convicted party leaders – Benefits and risks of procedural model
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European Constitutional Law Review
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17
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2
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177 - 201
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Cambridge University Press
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1744-5515
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10.1017/S1574019621000146
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English
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  series       = {{European Constitutional Law Review}},
  title        = {{Greece: A Procedural Defence of Democracy against the Golden Dawn}},
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