Parliaments of the World
eBook - PDF

Parliaments of the World

A Reference Compendium

  1. 997 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Parliaments of the World

A Reference Compendium

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9783111303567
eBook ISBN
9783111691053
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. PART 1: COMPOSITION OF PARLIAMENT
  2. 1 & 2 Characteristics of Parliament
  3. 3 The Electorate’s Qualifications
  4. 4 The Electoral Register
  5. 5 Criteria of Eligibility for Candidature
  6. 6 Nomination of Candidates
  7. 7 The Election Campaign
  8. 8 Electoral Constituencies
  9. 9 Electoral System
  10. 10 Special Provisions for the Ballot
  11. 11 Compulsory Voting
  12. 12 Balloting Procedure
  13. 13 Proclamation and Validation of Elections
  14. 14 Incompatibility of Occupations and Professions with Membership of Parliament
  15. 15 Nature of Parliamentary Mandate
  16. 16 Filling of Vacancies
  17. 17 Parliamentary Immunities
  18. 18 Offences Against Parliament
  19. 19 Parliamentary Remuneration
  20. 20 Facilities and Services
  21. PART 2: ORGANISATION AND OPERATION OF PARLIAMENT
  22. 21 Features of the Chamber
  23. 22 Procedural Independence
  24. 23 Financial Independence
  25. 24 Sessions of Parliament
  26. 25 Subsidiary Bodies and Joint Sittings
  27. 26 Directing Authority
  28. 27 Head of Staff of Parliament
  29. 28 Order of Business
  30. 29 Debate in the House
  31. 30 Speeches in the House
  32. 31 Order in the House
  33. 32 Methods of Voting
  34. 33 Quorum and Voting Majorities
  35. 34 Publication of Debates
  36. 35 Official Languages of Parliament
  37. 36 Political Parties and Groups
  38. 37 Committees
  39. 38 Chairmen and Staff of Committees
  40. 39 Meetings of Committees
  41. 40 Attendance at Committee Meetings
  42. 41 Parliament and its Means of Information
  43. 42 Information provided by the Documentation Services
  44. 43 Parliament and Journalists
  45. 44 Broadcasting of Parliamentary Debates
  46. PART 3: LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION OF PARLIAMENT
  47. 45 The Legislative Function
  48. 46 Legislative Function in Bicameral Parliaments
  49. 47 Initiation of Legislation
  50. 48 Extra-Parliamentary Consultations on Legislation
  51. 49 Volume of Legislation
  52. 50 Stages in the Legislative Process
  53. 51 The Role of Committees in the Legislative Process
  54. 52 Amendments to Bills
  55. 53 Delegated Legislation
  56. 54 Reconsideration and Vetoing of Legislation
  57. 55 Control of the Constitutional Validity of Laws
  58. PART 4: POWERS OF PARLIAMENT OVER FINANCE
  59. 56 Nature of the Budget
  60. 57 Timing of the Budget
  61. 58 Preparation of the Budget
  62. 59 Consideration of the Budget by Parliament
  63. 60 The Budget and Bicameral Parliaments
  64. PART 5: CONTROL OF THE EXECUTIVE BY PARLIAMENT
  65. 61 Role of Parliament in Appointing the Executive
  66. 62 Responsibility of the Government to Parliament
  67. 63 Dissolution of Parliament
  68. 64 Control of the Government (Questions, Interpellations, etc.)
  69. 65 Conduct and Control of Foreign Affairs
  70. 66 Control of Public Expenditure
  71. 67 Control of Public Undertakings
  72. 68 Ombudsmen and Other Supervisory Bodies
  73. PART 6: OTHER FUNCTIONS OF PARLIAMENT
  74. 69 Nomination of Government Officials and Judges
  75. 70 Judicial Functions of Parliament
  76. Select Bibliography
  77. Index