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<p>The 2017–2018 constitutional reform amended the Constitution of Georgia and changed the political system of the country. The president has the responsibility to represent the country in international relations, but only with the approval of the government. Constitutional norms are not specific, leaving room for different interpretations. Article 78 of the Constitution obliges constitutional bodies to use all measures for European integration. Under this constitutional obligation, the president met with European colleagues, though without governmental approval. This provoked the ruling party to initiate the process of impeachment. The Constitutional Court of Georgia concluded that the president breached the Constitution, but the parliament could not impeach the president. The paper analyses the role of presidential representation in international relations and its constitutional responsibility in the light of Georgia’s European aspirations.</p>
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The 2017–2018 constitutional reform amended the Constitution of Georgia and changed the political system of the country. The president has the responsibility to represent the country in international relations, but only with the approval of the government. Constitutional norms are not specific, leaving room for different interpretations. Article 78 of the Constitution obliges constitutional bodies to use all measures for European integration. Under this constitutional obligation, the president met with European colleagues, though without governmental approval. This provoked the ruling party to initiate the process of impeachment. The Constitutional Court of Georgia concluded that the president breached the Constitution, but the parliament could not impeach the president. The paper analyses the role of presidential representation in international relations and its constitutional responsibility in the light of Georgia’s European aspirations.

Representation in International Relations, Impeachment of the President of Georgia, and European Integration

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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The 2017–2018 constitutional reform amended the Constitution of Georgia and changed the political system of the country. The president has the responsibility...

Representation in International Relations, Impeachment of the President of Georgia, and European Integration

Publié en ligne: 03 juin 2024

Pages: 233 - 252

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2024-0011

Mots clés
constitutional court, European integration, Georgia, government, impeachment, president, representation

© 2024 Dimitry Gegenava et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Representation in International Relations, Impeachment of the President of Georgia, and European Integration

Publié en ligne: 03 juin 2024

Pages: 233 - 252

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2024-0011

Mots clésconstitutional court, European integration, Georgia, government, impeachment, president, representation

© 2024 Dimitry Gegenava et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
constitutional court, European integration, Georgia, government, impeachment, president, representation