Recent theories and interpretations on the decision-making process in contemporary parliaments
Keywords:
National Congress, Internal Regulations, Institutional Change, Legislative Power, Executive-Legislative RelationshipAbstract
The article reviews the main approaches on the functioning of contemporary parliaments, highlighting the issue of the internal organization of their legislative works. Starting with a brief reflection on the value of the majority rule as a guarantee of parliamentary decision, it deals with the question of the allocation of decision-making powers to certain institutional agents, focusing the consequences of the centralization/decentralization of works for the legislative activity. Finally, the article reflects about the reasons causing that the legislator determine a more or less centralized organization of parliamentary works. The article concludes that, even little explored in Brazil and in comparative terms, this is a topic which demands research attention, especially about the institutional change in contemporary parliament’s regulations.
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