Parliaments of the World

Name: Parliaments of the World | A Reference Compendium
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A Reference Compendium

Valentine Herman(Autor*in)

De Gruyter (Verlag)

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 10. März 2015

XII, 985 Seiten

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Intro
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
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