Znaczenie zasady dwuizbowości w praktyce ustrojowej wybranych demokracji Azji Południowo-Wschodniej. Malezja, Singapur, Tajlandia, Timor Wschodni
The Significance of the Bicameral Principle in the Political Practice of Selected Democracies of Southeast Asia. Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor

Author(s): Anna Michalak
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Legislation;normative acts;bicameral parliament;legislature;Southeast Asia
Summary/Abstract: The existing parliamentary classifications indicate that researchers of the Atlantic area do not refer in their inquiries to the countries of Southeast Asia and the political solutions adopted there. Therefore, the region in question requires legal and comparative research, particularly in terms of analyzing the adaptation of institutions, their modifications and unique, characteristic solutions. The present monograph is the result of research conducted in the years 2014–2017, aimed at analyzing the functioning of legislative bodies in selected democracies of Southeast Asia. The author elucidates the significance behind the introduction of a bicameral structure of parliament in the countries of this region, breaking her analysis down into several aspects: legal (incorporation of bicameralism in normative acts), functional (changes in the effectiveness of the legislative process and in exercising other prerogatives by the legislature) and political (stabilization of governments, one-party hegemony).

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