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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"parliaments"”.
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National parliaments and European legislation: how scrutiny procedures have adapted and why
National parliaments have always been involved in the affairs of the European Union. They have debated and voted on joining the Community and have ratified the European treaties negotiated by their governments. On a more regular basis, national parliaments have also, to varying degrees, scrutinised …
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A study of the Parliament of Paris and the other parliaments of France
The subject of the Parliaments of France, so far as I am aware, is treated by no one English author. While frequent allusions are made to the Parliaments in all histories of France, somewhat diligent search has failed to find in any English work an adequate explanation of their origin, their …
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The role of parliaments in the resilience of non-democratic regimes : a case study of the Iranian parliament (Majles)
… is to produce an understanding of the role of parliaments in the survival of authoritarian regimes by focusing on their institutional capacity and related performance. Using the Iranian parliament, Majles, as a case study, the major point of contention in this study are the conditions under …
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The role of the Pan African Parliament in promoting constitutionalism and democratic governance in Africa : lessons from other supranational parliaments
… governance in their regions through their parliaments. In this connection, the thesis focused on the role of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in promoting the African Union (AU) agenda on constitutionalism and democratic governance’ (the agenda). It investigated the problem of the generally …
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The Effect of Hegemonic Masculinity in the Proportion of Women in Post-Communist Parliaments: A Case Study of Estonia and Poland
The under representation of women in national parliaments is a phenomenon that plagues much of the world, with the Baltic Sea Region being no exception. Two countries, Estonia and Poland, are chosen for comparative analysis in this paper, as they possess different cultures and histories, but have …
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Participatory constitutional reforms vs. realization of equal representation of men and women in the parliaments: a study of Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania
… equal representation of men and women in parliaments. Findings contained in this thesis are informed by primary data from international, regional and national legal frameworks relating to participation in political decision-making processes and are supplemented by secondary data from …
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Elected legislatures in sub-saharan Africa: Attitudes of citizens from 18 countries towards legislatures, with a particular focus on Mozambique, its assembly and parliamentarians
… the lives of ordinary citizens demands guardian parliaments. Parliaments are comprised predominantly of politicians and, interconnected with citizens and executives, are perceived as core institutions of representative democracies. This dissertation seeks to contribute to a better understanding …
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The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism: Any Imperative for participation therein and the implementation of its recommendations by the South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development (PCJ&CD)?
… acknowledged the significant role that national parliaments can play in the international human rights framework, particularly through the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism. Established in 2006, the Universal Periodic Review mechanism aims to assess adherence to and …
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Youth participation and the Scottish Parliament: accessibility and participation for children and young people.
… this were four principles around which the Parliaments operations were designed: power-sharing; accountability; accessibility and participation; and equal opportunities. Citing accessibility and participation as the cornerstone of their work, the Parliaments institutional architects (the …
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The Impact of Gender on Domestic Human Rights Abuse
… the inclusion an untested variable, women in parliaments. The research is conducted on pooled cross-sectional time-series data from 130 countries between 1978 and 1996. For the purpose of analysis the Prais-Winsten Regression method with Panel Corrected Standard Errors was used. The women in …
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Religion, Electoral Rules and Women's Representation: A Cross National Examination
… are underrepresented and/or varied in national parliaments. The study examines women's representation variation and deficit in national parliaments in 67 countries worldwide. Women's representation is explained through the lenses of both political culture (religion and sub-religious groups; …
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African legislatures active in the budget process?! Emerging trends and consequences for legislative identity
… on the basis of extensive fieldwork in five parliaments in Southern Africa with similar historical attributes. This includes semi-structured interviews with over 160 MPs and staff, focus group discussions, and archival analysis in the Parliaments of Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and …
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Le juge constitutionnel comme législateur-cadre positif : les normes juridictionnelles relatives à la production et au contenu de normes législatives futures. Une analyse comparative en droit français, belge et allemand
… of legislative provisions by the three national parliaments.
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Moving towards transparency and participation in the budgetary process : a case study of Sierra Leone
… growth. However, a proactive participation of Parliaments and other key stakeholders, including the Auditor-General and civil society, in achieving this goal, has been very limited. As a result, systemic corruption and mismanagement of financial resources continue to pervade emerging economies …
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Representation of Young People both Domestically and at the International Level
… IPU Report on Youth Participation in National Parliaments offers a general perspective on the current situation of low youth participation in parliaments, taking into consideration facts and figures from most recent data collected from national parliaments. Consequently, at the international …
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Factors affecting parliament's performance of budgetary oversight in Botswana
Parliaments are bestowed with core functions of representation, legislation, constituency service as well as oversight and scrutiny of the executive. Parliaments are expected to perform these core functions effectively. While that is the case, the effectiveness of parliaments in doing so is often …
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Unravelling the role of parliament in developing network industries: comparative case of ICT sector reform in Kenya and South Africa
… pays little attention, however, to the role of parliaments in these reforms. The institutional factors determining the degree and nature of parliamentary participation in ICT sector reforms in Africa is what this thesis examines. Drawing from the political economy tradition, this thesis explores …
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Factors affecting parliament's performance of budgetary oversight in Botswana
Parliaments are bestowed with core functions of representation, legislation, constituency service as well as oversight and scrutiny of the executive. Parliaments are expected to perform these core functions effectively. While that is the case, the effectiveness of parliaments in doing so is often …
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A nemzeti parlamentek lehetőségei az európai uniós döntéshozatal befolyásolására. Út a lisszaboni szerződésig és azon túl = Possibilities of the national parliaments to influence the european union’s decision-making. Way till the treaty of lisbon and beyond
A nemzeti parlamentek uniós döntéshozatali befolyásolásának lehetőségét vizsgálni igen aktuális téma. Egyrészről a Lisszaboni Szerződés hatálybalépésével a nemzeti parlamentek történelmi jelentőségű jogi lehetőségeket kaptak az uniós döntéshozatal befolyásolására. Ugyan továbbra sem tekinthetők a …
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Gender shades : intersectional phenotypic and demographic evaluation of face datasets and gender classifiers
… types which is then applied to develop the Pilot Parliaments Benchmark (PPB), and (3) uses PPB to assess the classification accuracy of Adience, IBM, Microsoft, and Face++ gender classifiers with respect to gender, skin type, and the intersection of skin type and gender. The datasets evaluated are …
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