PARLIAMENT IN CRISIS: INSUFFICIENCY OF REFORMS IN PARLIAMENTARY RULES FOR INSTITUTIONAL Well-Being
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbms.v4i1.165Keywords:
Parliament in crisis, disruption, parliamentary rules, decline of parliament, party systemAbstract
In recent years, the nation has witnessed a further deterioration in the institutional functioning of parliament. Disruption, poor quality legislation, wobbly parliamentary financial oversight, and weakening of accountability mechanism have been long-standing concerns. This paper discusses some of the suggested reforms in parliamentary Rules that are available in the literature and explores why parliament so far has not brought those changes. It further contends that even if Rules are amended, yet it may not serve the purpose if deeper and structural issues relating to the ‘decline of parliament’ and the democratic deficit in parties are not addressed. The insufficiency of standalone rules notwithstanding, public discussions on them are nevertheless important for generating civil society pressure on political parties and putting them in the dock to undertake democratic reforms in their organization and functioning.
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