This course analyses procedures and practices of law-making in contemporary democracies.
- The first part places law-making among other parliamentary functions, underlining the close interrelationship and intertwining between the main features of the law-making process and the form of government.
- The second part is devoted to parliamentary procedures for law-making and is divided into two sections: (a1) a historical approach, exploring the main models adopted in the UK, France and US (respectively, the tThree rReadings in the UK; the “‘Bureaux System”’ in France; and the Permanent Specialized Committees in the US), and (b2) a section focusing on a key driver of the transformation of law-making procedures: the growing complexity of legislation (‘complexification’), a key factor that is transforming contemporary law-making procedures.
- The third and final part explores specific law-making practices through a comparative study of different jurisdictions.
At the end of this course, you will better understand:
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Why we practice parliamentary oversight (theory)
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What parliamentary oversight is and is not (the tools)
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How parliamentary oversight is carried out (the practice)
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The implications of parliamentary oversight (the politics)
Throughout, you will be able to explore a wide range of case studies from across Europe and beyond.
Legislation constitutes the product of a lengthy process, beginning from a policy concept and ending with the realisation of the desired regulatory results
The legislative drafting process is part of the legislative (law-making) process, which in turn is part of the policy (governance) process.
The course consists of 8 modules. Please click on the "Launch the learning module" in order to start the course
