Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.

--Claudia Lady Bird Johnson


  


Parliamentary Committees Module:
Unit 5: Parliamentary Committees and the Lawmaking Process

 

Unit 5 Questions

Please answer each of the following questions.  If you are taking this course in a group you may meet to discuss your answers.

  1. What are the key stages in parliamentary law making?
  2. What functions do parliamentary committees play in the law making process?
  3. What are the common challenges faced by parliamentary committees in the law making process?

 

Select Bibliography

Longley, L. (1998) The New Roles of Parliamentary Committees (The Library of Legislative Studies) Routledge

Limon, D. & McKay, W. R. (1997) Erskine May’s Treatise on The Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament  (22nd Edition). London: Butterworths

Schreiner H.J. & Linn, S. (2006) The German Bundestag – Functions and Procedures. NDV; Berlin

Relevant Internet Resources

United Kingdom Parliament.  Making New Law [Online] Available at: http://www.parliament.uk/works/newlaw.cfm [Accessed January 2007]

UNDP. Law making stages of the legislative process [Online] Available at:
http://www.undp.org/governance/docs/Parl-Pub-lawmakin.htm [Accessed January 2007]

Parliamentary Monitoring Group South Africa. The Legislative Process [Online]
[Available at : http://www.pmg.org.za/parlinfo/sectionb3.htm] [Accessed March 2007]

 

 

 

 

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