Občianska spoločnosť – právne vyjadrenie.

Civil society - a legal expression.

Doc. JUDr. Mgr. Martina Gajdošová, PhD., Ústav štátu a práva SAV, v. v. i., Bratislava.

Právny obzor, 106, 2023, No. 4, pp. 275 – 290.

Published online: 21.8.2023

https://doi.org/10.31577/pravnyobzor.2023.4.01

Abstract. The aim of this paper is to outline the legal expression of the concept of civil society. The paper is based both on the sources of the idea of the formation of civil society and on the current knowledge of legal science, legal regulations and strategic documents at the level of the Slovak Republic, the EU and others. The concept of civil society is a broad and internally structurable concept with its own history and dynamics. From a legal perspective, it is important that the content of the concept of civil society includes persons, both natural persons and legal entities. Of course, it also includes their activities. The classification of civil society can take into account the dimension of the state, the dimension of the European Union, the dimension of an otherwise international one. The legal expression of the content of the concept of civil society depends more or less on the purpose for which the term is used and on the „author“ who uses it. Civil society can be expressed in a range from the narrowest to the broadest meaning. A democratic and rule of law state requires an independent civil society.

Key words: civil society, civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations, selfgovernment, governance

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