”The Treaty of Lisbon is the same as the rejected constitution. Only the format has been changed to avoid referendums.” Valéry Giscard d’Estaing‚ former French President and President of the Constitutional Convention in several European newspapers‚ 27 October 2007 1 2 From EU Constitution to Lisbon Treaty The revised EU Constitution analysed by a Danish member of the two constitutional Conventions‚ Jens-Peter Bonde. Jens-Peter Bonde is the author of 60 books on the EU. He has also
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propose bills. However‚ they may have the power to veto acts of the legislature and‚ in turn‚ a supermajority of legislators may act to override the veto. This practice is generally derived from the British tradition of royal assent in which an act of parliament cannot come into effect without the assent of the monarch. In the case of presidential republics‚ the president has a fixed term of office. Elections are held at scheduled times and cannot be triggered by a vote of confidence or other such parliamentary
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The Construction of the Scottish Parliament Building: Poor Planning of Costs Introduction This essay discusses poor cost planning when the new Scottish Parliament Building was built. It was poorly planned beginning with the design of it to when it was handed over. I chose to discuss this building located in Edinburgh EH99 1SP which is adjacent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This is found at the Royal Mile‚ at the bottom of it to be be precise. Because it wasn’t planned well‚ the costs reached
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The article Parliament will decide: An interplay of politics and principle by Norman Hillmer and Philippe Lagassé outlines the Canadian governments role in deciding whether or not to get involved in foreign combat following the first World War and the 1931 Statute of Westminster. Prior to the introduction of the Statute of Westminster in 1931‚ Canada along with other British colonies were required to declare war and deploy armed forces wartime. However‚ even with the establishment of the Statute
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Search in selected Domain Print this page || Email this page MANU/SC/0009/1950 Equivalent Citation: AIR1951SC41‚ (1951)53BOMLR499‚ [1951]21CompCas33(SC)‚ [1950]1SCR869 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Decided On: 04.12.1950 Appellants: Chiranjit Lal Chowdhuri Vs. Respondent: The Union of India (UOI) and Ors. Hon’ble Judges: Harilal Kania‚ C.J.‚ Saiyid Fazl Ali‚ Patanjali Sastri‚ Mukherjea and Das‚ JJ. Subject: Constitution Catch Words Mentioned IN Acts/Rules/Orders: Constitution
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Roles and Levels of Government Regional Government The regional government takes place in Wales – Cardiff‚ Scotland- Edinburgh‚ England – Westminster and Northern Ireland – Stormont. Each and every one of these have their own assembly‚ parliament and have their very own elected MP’s‚ for example‚ MPs‚ Scotland. The regional government run important services for each geographical area health‚ education‚ housing and environment. In addition‚ they can make laws and raise taxes‚ for example‚ smoking
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Can a democracy endure? The challenge of its endurance is consolidation‚ which requires years of commitment. Not all democracies are the same‚ but its survival depends on its institutional system. Arrangements of representation‚ schemes for the separation of powers and oversight‚ and the like all vary under different forms of democracies. Most existing democracies today are either presidential or parliamentary in form; many governments are semi or hybrid in either presidentialism or parliamentarism
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Bibliography: rmeanu‚ Oana. Lecture 15 Notes. Governing Systems and Executive-Legislative Relations.(2007‚ March 3). Governing Systemsand Executive-Legislative Relations: Presidential‚Parliamentary and Hybrid Systems.http://magnet.undp.org/docs/parliaments/governing%20system.htm. Lijphart‚ Arend. Parlimentary versus Presidential Government. 2nd ed. London : Oxford UnivertyPress‚ 1992O ’Neil‚ Patrick. Essentials of Comparative Politics. 1st ed. New York‚ New York: W.W. Norton& Company‚ 2004.
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Article VI LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT * SECTION 1: The Legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a senate and a House of Representatives‚ except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum. * Legislative Power * Essentially the Authority under the Constitution to make laws and subsequently‚ when the need arises‚ to alter and repeal them * Involves the determination of the Legislative policy and
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QUESTION 3: Discuss the role of the European Central Bank in resolving the current economic crisis that is sweeping through Europe. In your opinion‚ does the European Central Bank have an obligation to those countries that have not adopted the euro? The European Central Bank (ECB) based in Germany‚ was established in 1998; it is the central bank for Europe’s single currency that is the euro (Ecb.europa.eu 2015). It consists of 19 European member states out of 28 European union countries‚ where they all
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