... impeachment of the then-President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych. This was immediately followed by a series of changes in quick succession in Ukraine's sociopolitical system, including the formation of a new interim government, the restoration of the previous constitution, and the call to hold impromptu presidential elections within months. After a first revolution, known as the Orange Revolution in 2004, Ukraine had ... committed to adopt reforms in its judiciary and political system, as well as in its financial and economic policies, in order to comply with the provisions set in...

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... finally our understanding of the EU democratic deficit, I will show how such a deficit exists within the EU. The democratic deficit will be demonstrated by analysing the institutional set-up and consequential delegation of executive, legislative and regulatory powers within the EU. The essay will go on to question the meaning of the term "democratic deficit", with particular reference ... to the negative implications of the word "deficit", and how our understanding of this term effects whether a deficit exists at all. Democracy, as a dictionary definition, "is government by the people i...

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... agencies."" The European Union, similarly, has instituted the European Court of Justice, which upholds standards of community law that are "separate from, and superior to national law."" The ECJ was set up for the similar purpose of the ICJ in creating a peaceable means to conflict resolution between states. The court also is responsible for aiding the European Community in evolving and ... standards for which its citizens to uphold; for example, its decision regarding the Iran hostage crisis of 1979 was that the Iranian government should aid the United States in achieving the release o...

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