Vol.2, No 1, 2004 pp. 41-50
UDC 342.511
POSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF STATE SOVEREIGN
(HEAD OF STATE)
Olivera Vučić
Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, Belgrade
As proposed earlier, the President of the Republic should be a guarantor of continuous democratic transformation, and use his position in the system and authority granted by the Constitution so as to ensure the much needed development of democratic society and stable institutions. In line with Constant's view of the role of the sovereign, the head of state will be the "directing power", the fourth branch of sovereign power, and the necessary independence of his position will be possible due to the fact his power emerges directly from the people.
Key words: head of state, president of Republic, state of emergency, countersignature, suspensive veto.
POLOŽAJ I FUNKCIJE DRŽAVNOG POGLAVARA
(ŠEFA DRŽAVE)
Predsednik Republike, kako je već predlagano, treba da bude garant kontinuiteta demokratskog preobražaja i da svojim položajem u sistemu i svojim ovlašćenjima dobijenim Ustavom, obezbeđuje toliko potrebnu izgradnju demokratskog društva stabilnih institucija. U duhu Konstanovog viđenja uloge vladaoca, državni poglavar biće "vlast koja umerava", četvrti deo suverene vlasti, stekavši tu potrebnu nezavisnost položaja neposrednim izviranjem te vlasti iz naroda.
Ključne reči: šef države, predsednik Republike, vanredno stanje, premapotpis, suspenzivni veto.
