Dreptul la petiționare: evoluție, esență și conținut [Articol]

Abstract

The citizen's possession of the right to petition is the supreme condition for this subject of law to realize freely and untouched through one’s freedom to express the personal opinion, which is forwarded to the state bodies or responsible officials. The importance of this right of the citizen lies in the fact that it manifests the natural existence of human freedom in the possibility of expression, defense of rights and freedoms, as well as in the involvement in the affairs of the state. The right to petition is a constitutional right, and it is also a general legal guarantee for other fundamental human rights and freedoms. The right to petition is a right that is reflected in the freedom of expression, freedom of opinion and freedom of thought, which presupposes the existence of a pluralism of ideas, the creation of ideas and their communication.