Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen contains articles on political issues dealing with representation and legitimation of the political system. The articles provide a broad overview of the functioning of national and regional parliaments as well as a forum for comparative analysis of international parliaments. One stress is on the parliamentary development of different countries. Indices are provided in every issue which makes the ZParl an outstanding reference book for institutional and comparative political studies. Website: www.zparl.nomos.de
The development of case law on parliamentary law at state level since 2018 has essentially been shaped by the widespread entry of the AfD into the state parliaments . While the party’s communication style led to an increase in calls to order, the...
This essay examines the acceleration of legislative procedures and fast-track legislation based on the legal framework of constitutional law, rules of procedure and parliamentary practice in the Federal Republic of Germany . In the multi-sectional...
Parliaments have long been concerned with taking data protection into account in their work . However, since the GDPR entered into force, there has been intense debate as to whether it also applies to core parliamentary activities – in particular...
In recent years, the European Parliament has regularly positioned itself as a staunch defender of the European Union’s fundamental values . It has repeatedly denounced grievances in member states as well as inaction by the Union’s other bodies ....
After 14 years in opposition, Labour is back in power . A governing party in conflict with itself, big and unresolved economic problems, and a Scottish National Party that managed to steer itself in a political cul-de-sac made change possible . The...
The British party system has been historically defined by two major parties, the Conservatives and the Labour Party . Parliamentary and election rules have reinforced this dominance which, in the twenty first century, is facing major challenges ....
The UK’s departure from the EU caused significant challenges in terms of legal continuity, and specifically how to retain EU law after Brexit to avoid a “cliff edge” scenario . Once Brexit was completed, the focus shifted to reforming or...
The article describes and explains the challenges that Israeli democracy has experienced since 2019 when the constitutional crisis joined other crises the country has to cope with . Israel with its current extreme right-wing government has religious...
The most striking result of the parliamentary elections in South Africa of May 29, 2024 was that, for the first time since the introduction of democratic elections in 1994, the ANC had lost its majority . As a liberation movement against white...
The parliamentary elections to South Korea’s 22nd National Assembly on April 10, 2024, were a classic mid-term election occurring during the five-year term of conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol, who had assumed office two years earlier . The...
The “dignity” of Parliament is an undefined legal concept, the application of which must, on the one hand, leave room for the freedom of the political mandate of Members of Parliament under Article 38 (1) sentence 2 of the Basic Law and take...