The Problem of Human Rights in Direct Democracy

Abstract

The main aim of this article is to illustrate the relationship between human rights and referendums. In international and constitutional law theory, human rights are considered to be fundamental. A modern democratic state should guarantee the protection of such human rights as dignity, freedom, and ownership of property, as well as ensure equality and social and economic rights. But from their beginnings, the foundations of these rights have been associated with conflict, and at times, such as during the French Revolution, even with terror, with dictatorships and totalitarian systems often abusing terms taken from the vocabulary of human rights, including liberty and equality.