Question juridique clé
Whether the cantonal parliament was competent to invalidate the initiative for lack of a rule of law / normative character
Solution extraite
Yes. In the context of a political-rights appeal, the parliament could assess whether the initiative satisfied the requirement of addressing a general and abstract norm.
Motifs extraits
The distinction between form and substance under cantonal law does not clearly place this issue on the formal side. Because the initiative’s normative character cannot be determined by a mere textual reading and concerns the substance of what may be enacted, the parliament may rule on it under Art. 75 para. 3 LDP/JU.