Constitutional changes and the dilemmas of constitutionalism

Potreba razvijanja ustavnih mehanizama kojima je svrha rješavanje temeljnih odnosa u društvu traži što širu participaciju društvenih aktera u raspravi o potrebi usvajanja ili reviziji ustavnog dokumenta. Otvaranje svakog novog kruga ustavnih promjena je od velike važnosti jer uvijek otvara određena nova i važna pitanja. Odgovore na ta pitanja trebali bi ponuditi politika i civilno društvo uključujući znanost i njene discipline.U tekstu autor dotiče nekoliko tema koje su od interesa u tekućoj raspravi o značaju aktualnih ustavnih promjena za perspektivu razvoja konstitucionalizma i demokracije u Republici Hrvatskoj. To su prije svega teme političkog i legalnog konstitucionalizma i prijedlozi povezani s jačanjem neovisnosti sudbene vlasti. Autor se zalaže za dosljednu primjenu ustavnih mehanizama kontrola i provjera koji isključuju svaku inzularnost sudbene vlasti u odnosu na demokratske kontrole.The need to develop constitutional mechanisms whose aim is to resolve fundamental relations in society demands the widest possible inclusion of all of society’s active participants in the discussion on the need to adopt or revise the Constitution. The opening of every new round of constitutional changes is of great importance because it always unlocks certain new and important questions. The answers to those questions should be offered by state authority (policy) and civil society including science and its disciplines. In this paper, the author mentions several topics which are of interest in the current discussion on the significance of current constitutional changes for the future of the development of constitutionalism and democracy in the Republic of Croatia. These are above all topics of political and legal constitutionalism and suggestions linked to strengthening the independence of judicial powers. The author advocates consistent application of constitutional control and check mechanisms which exclude all insularity of judicial powers in relation to democratic control