Consolidation of Parliamentarizm in Ukraine Monograph By by P. Kyslyi, С. Wise, 2000 

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Table of Contents

Abstract….2
Foreward….3

Section 1. Origins of Parliamentarism…..111

1.1. History of Representative Power….111

1.1.1.        Historic Forms of Popular Rule and Representative Government…11

1.1.2.        Popular Rule and Representative Government in Ancient Greece…19

1.1.3.        Popular Rule and Representative Government in Ancient Rome….25

1.1.4.        Representative Government in Medieval Europe….30

1.1.5.        Evolution of the British Parliament..31

1.1.6.        Evolution of the United States Congress…37

1.2. Development of Representative Government in Ukraine…42

1.2.1.        Popular Rule and Representative Government in Kievan Rus’….42

1.2.2.        Representative Government During the Time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania….45

1.2.3.        Government During the Time of the Hetmanates….50

1.2.4.        The Central Council..56

1.2.5.        Legislative Authority of the Hetmanate….62

1.2.6.        Government during the Directoire…..65

1.2.7.        Verkhovna Rada of the URSR…..66

1.2.8.        Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine….72

1.3. Foundations of Parliamentarism….77

1.3.1.        Formation of the Primary Principles of Parliamentarism….77

1.3.2.        Evolution of Voting Rights…..82

1.4.  Supplements to Section I …87

1.4.1.        Supplement 1.1……87

1.4.2.        Supplement 1.2. ….96

1.4.3.        Supplement 1.3. …..98

Section II. Parliaments in Agencies of the States….103

2.1 Legal Foundation of Parliamentary Activity…103

2.1.1. Laws that Govern the Work of Parliaments….103

2.1.2. Some Problems of Regulating the Verkhovna Rada’s Work….108

2.2. Primary Functions of Parliaments….112

2.2.1 Legislative Functions….112

2.2.2. Oversight Functions….115

2.2.3. Constitutive Functions…118

2.2.4. Budgetary and Fiscal Functions…..122

2.2.5. Internal Political Functions….123

2.2.6. External Political Functions…123

2.3 Relations Between Executive and Legislative Branches…127

2.3.1. Parliaments in State Agency System of Advanced Democracies….127

2.3.2. The Role of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada in the Government Administration System…132

2.3.3. Relationship Between the Verkhovna Rada and Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers….136

2.3.4. Relationship between the Parliament and the Head of State….136

2.4. Parliament and the Judiciary…139

2.4.1. Parliament and the Constitutional Court…139

2.4.2. Parliament and Courts of General Jurisdiction…141

2.5. Parliament and Regions…142

2.5.1. Local Self Government and Government Administration…142

2.5.2. Parliament and Organs of Local Self Government….144

2.5.3. The Verkhovna Rada and Local Self Government in Ukraine ….149

2.5.4. Forming Local Budgets….152

2.6. Supplements for Section II..155

2.6.1. Supplement 2.1………..155

2.6.2. Supplement 2.2……156

2.6.3. Supplement 2.3……158

2.6.4 Supplement 2.4…..158

Section II. Structure and Organization of Parliaments….159

3.1. Structure and Procedures of Parliaments from Around the Globe….159

3.1.1. Single and Two-Chamber Parliaments…159

3.1.2. Primary Bodies and Divisions of Parliament….164

3.1.3. Parliamentary Procedures….166

3.2. Committees and Organization of Their Work….172

3.2.1. Creation and Liquidation of Committees….172

3.2.2. Strong Committee Systems….177

3.2.3. Weak Committee Systems…180

3.2.4 Transitional Committee Systems….181

3.3. Status of Factions in Parliament….183

3.3.1 The Role of Parties in Society…183

3.3.2. Role Factions in Parliament….189

3.4. Administration and Staff ….195

3.4.1 General Information on Administration and Staff…195

3.4.2. Special Features of the Administration and Staff…197

3.4.3. Parliaments Without Specific Administration and Staff…198

3.4.4. Apparat of Legislative Committees….198

3.5. Administrative Services…202

3.6. Research Division…204

3.7. Auditing Service…205

3.8. Structure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine….205

3.8.1. Primary Bodies and Divisions of the Verkhovana Rada…205

3.9. Committees of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada….207

3.9.1. Constitutional Basis of Committee Formation..207

3.9.2. Organization of Committee Work….210

3.9.3. The Role of Committees in the Work of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada…211

3.10. Factions in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada…214

3.10.1. Organization and Liquidation of Factions….214

3.10.2. On the Problem of Forming a Parliamentary Majority…216

3.11. Apparat of the Verkhovna Radi of Ukraine…224

3.11.1 Departments of the Apparat of the Verkhovna Rada…224

3.11.2. Research Services…227

3.11.3. Administration…230

3.12. Institute of Lawmaking of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada….231

3.13. Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights…233

3.14. Accounting Chamber…235

3.15. Supplements to Section III….237

3.15.1 Supplement 3.1…..237

3.15.2. Supplement 3.2….239

3.15.3. Supplement 3.3….240

3.15.4. Supplement 3.4…241

3.15.5. Supplement 3.5…243

3.15.6 Supplement 3.6….244

3.15.7 Supplement 3.7…245

3.15.8. Supplement 3.8…247

3.15.9 Supplement 3.9.  253

3.15.10 Supplement 3.10…254

Section IV. Legislative Process…255

4.1. Fundamentals of the Legislative Process…255

4.1.1. General Information on the Legislative Process…255

4.1.2. Preparing Draft Laws, Legislative Initiative…259

4.1.3. Introducing Bills to the Parliament…260

4.2. Review of Bills in Committees…262

4.2.1. Submitting Bills to Committees…262

4.2.2. Committee Work on Bills….262

4.2.3. Committee Hearings on Bills….264

4.2.4. Amending Bills…270

4.2.5. Case and Law Work Flow in Committees…271

4.3. Work on Bills in Plenary Sessions….273

4.3.1. Introducing Bills in Plenary Sessions…273

4.3.2. Review of Bills in Plenary Sessions….274

4.4. Role of the Head of State in the Legislative Process….280

4.5. The Process of Adopting Budget Bills….284

4.5.1. Developing and Implementing Tax Policy…284

4.5.2. Stages of the Budget Process: Budget Resolution and the Fiscal Cycle….291

4.5.3. Budget Authority of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada…297

4.6. Role of the Constitutional Court in the Legislative Process…299

4.7. Problems of Hierarchy of Regulations…301

4.8. Supplements to Section Iv….305

4.8.1. Supplement 4.1….305

4.8.2. Supplement 4.2. ….306

4.8.3. Supplement 4.3….307

4.8.4. Supplement 4.4….308

4.8.5. Supplement 4.5…..309

4.8.6. Supplement 4.6….313

4.8.7. Supplement 4.7…..313

4.8.8. Supplement 4.8…..315

4.8.9 Supplement 4.9….316

4.8.10 Supplement 4.10….316

4.8.11 Supplement 4.11 …320

Section V. Control Process…321

5.1. Control in Governments from Around the World….321

5.1.1. Oversight Activities of Parliaments of the World….321

5.1.2. Budget Implementation and Monitoring…324

5.2. Oversight in Ukraine….334

5.2.1. Oversight Bodies in Ukraine…334

5.2.2. Oversight Authority of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada …337

5.2.3. Oversight Authority of Committees of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada…338

5.2.4. Examination of Officials in Committees….339

5.2.5. Deputy Inquiries, Question Hour….344

5.2.6. Ukrainian Government Day….345

5.2.7. Investigations…..352

5.2.8. Control of Local Self Government Bodies’ Compliance with Laws…353

5.2.9. Control of Legal Compliance of Civil Society Organizations…357

5.3. Supplements to Section V….361

5.3.1. Supplement 5.1…………361

Section VI. Work of Parliamentarians…363

6.1. Deputy Ethics….363

6.1.1. Deputies’ Legal Status….363

6.1.2. Parliamentary Privileges….366

6.1.3. Deputy Code of Conduct             …370

6.2. Deputies’ Functional Obligations…377

6.2.1. Deputies’ Legislative Functions….377

6.2.2. Deputies’ Role in the Budget Process….380

6.2.3. Deputies’ Representative Functions….381

6.2.4. Deputies’ Oversight Functions…384

6.2.5. Deputy Work in Groups and Factions….389

6.2.6. Deputy Work in Standing Committees…391

6.3. Role of Deputies in Lobbying….392

6.3.1. Regulation of Lobbying….392

6.3.2. Lobbying in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada…393

6.4. Supplements to Sectoin VI…394

6.4.1. Supplement 6.1…394

6.4.2. Supplement 6.2….394

6.4.3. Supplement 6.3….396

Bibilography..397

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