Militant Democracy
Subtitle: Undemocratic Political Parties and Beyond
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781138016422
Subjects: Democracy; Political parties, australia
Description: The term 'militant democracy' was coined by Karl Loewenstein in the 1930s. He argued that attempts to establish democracy in the Weimar Republic failed due to the lack of militancy against subversive movements. The concept of militant democracy was introduced to legal scholarship and constitutional practice so as to provide democracy with legal means to defend itself against the range of possible activities of non-democratic political actors. This book offers a broad comparative look at the legal concept of militant democracy.