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Dar apie 1919 metų Lietuvos Laikinosios Konstitucijos pamatinius dėsnius
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2018 |
Straipsnyje diskutuojama 1918–1920 metais atsikuriančios Lietuvos valstybės konstitucinės raidos klausimu: ar antrasis iš eilės jos laikinas 1919 metų konstitucinis aktas buvo nauja pirmojo (1918 metų) redakcija, ar laikytinas visai nauja konstitucija.
This article is a response to the article named „Lithuanian Constitutional Acts of November 2nd, 1918, and April 4th, 1919: Two Separate Constitutions Or Two Editions Of The Same Constitutional Act?“ written by professor J. Machovenko published in the Scientific works journal „Teisė“, volume No. 104 (2017), where the author declares his opinion stating that judging by the formal features and content analysis the following act should be considered as the new Lithuanian Temporary Constitution rather than the new edition of the firstn one. This article describes the preparation for the reform of Fundamental Laws of Lithuanian Temporary Constitution in 1919 and portrays its course showing that it was iniciated and implemented without any purpose to replace the constitutional act with the new one. Only according to circumstances the temporary constitutional base for the temporary institution of the State President was established, however, not giving it the prominence till the final decision on the government form was to be made by Constituent Seimas. Therefore the approach of prof. J. Machovenko to consider this act as an independent act based on a formal legal argumentation is criticized.