Review article
https://doi.org/10.31297/hkju.17.1.5
How to Define a Lobbyist: Experience of Poland and Lithuania
Egle Kavoliunaite-Ragauskiene
orcid.org/0000-0002-3235-4941
; Researcher of the Law Institute of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Abstract
The article analyses what aspects should be considered
when deciding on the subjective scope of application of
lobbying regulation in a country. Any country defining a
lobbyist should first of all take into account its political and
legal context, and theoretical insights about the types and
activities of lobbyists that may exist. Furthermore, good
practice and lessons from the experience of other countries
should be evaluated. The legal definitions of the terms
lobbyist and lobbying activities in Lithuania and Poland – the
first EU member states to start regulating lobbying activities
– are analysed in the article in order to highlight the
main shortfalls of the existing legislation. The article provides
guidelines on defining a lobbyist for countries planning
to adopt legal regulation of lobbying activities, as well
as countries wishing to improve existing regulation.
Keywords
lobbyist; lobbying activities; regulation; legal definition
Hrčak ID:
178720
URI
Publication date:
29.3.2017.
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