Parliaments of the World

A Reference Compendium

Valentine Herman

• Verlag: De Gruyter
• Jahr: 2015
• eBook-ISBN:
  9783111691053
• ISBN drucken:
  9783111303567
• Thema: Social Sciences

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

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