Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments
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RECENT STUDIES AND DISCUSSIONS
A chronological list of ASGP reports can be found on a separate page.

Situation as of May 2002  
SubjectRapporteurConsideration
of the report
Review issue
Parliamentary system of MoroccoMr. Mohamed Rachid Idrissi Kaitouni (Morocco)Marrakech 03/02 
Promoting the work of parliamentMr. Ian Harris (Australia)Marrakech 03/02 
The implementation of an e-library in the parliamentMme Adelina Sá Carvalho (Portugal)Marrakech 03/02 
Time reserved for non-government businessMr. Pierre Hontebeyrie (France)Marrakech 03/02 
Policy and strategy for the information services of the Icelandic ParliamentMr. Fridrik Ólafsson (Iceland)Marrakech 03/02 
Parliamentary civil employees – the case of Burkina FasoMr. Prosper Vokouma (Burkina Faso)Marrakech 03/02 
The election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the Zambian Parliament: lessons from other jurisdictionsMr. Mwelwa Chibesakunda (Zambia)Marrakech 03/02 
The use by the French Senate of new technology in the legislative processMr. Jean-Claude Bécane (France)Marrakech 03/02 
The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Austalian Federation in the Australian ParliamentMr. Ian Harris (Australia)Marrakech 03/02 
The parliamentary system of Burkina FasoMr. Prosper Vokouma (Burkina Faso)Ouagadougou 9/01182
The appropriation procedure: an aspect of the budgetary process in a parliamentary democracy - the experience of the National Assembly of NigeriaMr. Ibrahim Salim (Nigeria)Ouagadougou 9/01182
The participation of the Supreme Rada (Parliament) in the work of international parliamentary organisationsMr. Vyacheslav Koval (Ukraine)Ouagadougou 9/01 
Strengthening democracy – the role of the opposition in the Indian ParliamentMr. G.C. Malhotra (India)Ouagadougou 9/01 
The change of political baton in Ghana and how it impacted on the legislative arm of governmentMr. Rex Owusu-Ansah (Ghana)Ouagadougou 9/01 
Timor Lorosae – mission to the interim parliamentAdelina Sá Carvalho (Portugal)Ouagadougou 9/01182
Interparliamentary co-operationMr. Everhard A. Voss (Germany)Ouagadougou 9/01182
The parliamentary system of CubaMr. Ernesto Suárez Méndez (Cuba)Havana 4/01 
Disciplinary steps against members for abuse of transport facilitiesMr. Sindiso Mfenyana (South Africa)Havana 4/01 
The Folkways of LegislaturesMr. O’Brien (Canada)Havana 4/01 
The role of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in the defence of Human RightsMr. Haller (Council of Europe)Havana 4/01181
The budgetary power of the Parliament - concerning a recent case in the Spanish courtsMr. Alba Navarro (Spain)Havana 4/01 
The reform of the Portuguese ParliamentMrs. Sa Carvalho (Portugal)Havana 4/01 
The election of the Speaker of the House of CommonsMr. Winnifrith (United Kingdom)Havana 4/01 
Reforming parliamentary work – the process and outcome: the Swedish experienceMr. Forsberg (Sweden)Havana 4/01 
The committee system in the Rajya SabhaMr. Tripathi (India)Havana 4/01 
Parliamentary Committees with special reference to departmentally related Standing CommitteesMr. Malhotra (India)Havana 4/01 
The Publication of the Book "Procedure and Practice in the House of Commons - Canada" (February 2000)Mrs. Lajoie (Canada)Jakarta 10/00 
Ongoing Efforts of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea for the Preparation and Organisation of an Inter-Korean Parliamentary MeetingMr. Kim (Republic of Korea)Jakarta 10/00 
The Reform of the Portuguese Parliament - first stepsMrs. Sa Carvalho (Portugal)Jakarta 10/00 
The Meeting of the Secretary General of the European Parliament with the Secretaries General of the Parliaments of Candidate Countries (Bucharest 30 May – 1 June 2000)Mr. Dumitrescu (Romania)Jakarta 10/00 
Priority Issues for the Organisation of Activites of the Ukrainian Parliament and Ways of Reforming the Parliamentary System in UkraineMr. Koval (Ukraine)Jakarta 10/00 
The Executive Budget Proposals and Parliamentary Scrutiny – The case of GhanaMr. Owusu-Ansah (Ghana)Jakarta 10/00 
Taking the Parliament to the People, and Enhancing the Public Perception of Members of ParliamentMr. Harris (Australia)Jakarta 10/00 
Experiences of the Process followed by the Ethiopian Parliament in the drafting of a new Bill for the inception of the Human Rights Commission and the OmbudsmanMr. Halefom (Ethiopia)Jakarta 10/00 
The Committee on Political Renewal of the House of Representatives and the Senate of BelgiumMr. Myttenaere (Belgium)Jakarta 10/00 
The Modernisation of the Official Record as a result of the application of new technologyMr. Henrard (Belgium)Jakarta 10/00 
Constraints facing a Parliament in Transition: the case of CongoMrs. Kiakouama (Congo)Jakarta 10/00 
The meeting of Secretaries General of parliaments from countries participating in the process of European Union enlargement, entitled "The Process of Enlargement of the European Union and the Need to Adapt Parliamentary Services. The Role of Secretariats"Mr. Dumitrescu (Romania)Amman 5/00 
Social protection for members of parliament: initial conclusions to be drawn from the answers to the questionnaireMrs. Ponceau (France)Amman 5/00 
The joint rules of a bicameral Parliament and the administration of the ParliamentMr. Mfenyana (South Africa)Amman 5/00 
Reform of the House of LordsMr. Davies (United Kingdom)Amman 5/00 
Changes to the procedure for the examination of budgetary appropriations in the Assemblée nationaleMr. Hontebeyrie (France)Amman 5/00 
Reform of the National Diet of JapanMr. Komazaki (Japan)Amman 5/00 
The parliamentary scrutiny of the secret services in BelgiumMr. Henrard (Belgium)Amman 5/00 
The parliamentary scrutiny of the secret services in NorwayMr. Brattestå (Norway)Amman 5/00 
The evaluation of parliamentary services provided by the Council of FederationMr. Romanov (Russia)Amman 5/00 
The latest changes in Italian Legislation on the financing of Political partiesMr. Trocolli (Italy)Amman 5/00 
The Constitutional Amendment in the Kingdom of CambodiaMr. Kol (Cambodia)Berlin 10/99 
Parliament and Civil Society - taking Parliament to the PeopleMrs. Chephethe for Mrs. Mompei (Botswana)Berlin 10/99 
The National Assembly and Civil SocietyMr. Park (Republic of Korea)Berlin 10/99 
The Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe: the monitoring procedure followed by the Parliamentary AssemblyMr. Haller (Council of Europe)Berlin 10/99 
The Evolution of Democracy in SudanMr. Mohamed Ibrahim (Sudan)Berlin 10/99 
The role of the Secretariat of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania in the legislative process: the constitutional and procedural aspectsMr. Costiniu (Romania)Berlin 10/99 
Consensus Building in the Legislature: The case of GhanaMr. Owusu-Ansah (Ghana)Berlin 10/99 
The new Swiss ConstitutionMr. Clerc (Switzerland)Berlin 10/99179
Modernisation of the House of Commons - further developmentsMr. Winnifrith (United Kingdom)Brussels 4/99 
The European Parliament on the eve of the year 2000: the main political and legislative challengesMr. Rømer (European Parliament)Brussels 4/99177
The Role of the Upper House in the Jordanian parliamentary systemMr. Al-Masalha (Jordan)Brussels 4/99 
The social security system for French members of parliamentMrs. Ponceau (France)Brussels 4/99 
Constitutional Reform in FinlandMr. Tiitinen (Finland)Brussels 4/99178
The Role of Congress in bridging a smooth transition of power in the1998 Philippine electionsMr. Gacutan (Philippines)Brussels 4/99 
Constitutional Amendment in NamibiaMrs. Winson-Rota (Namibia)Brussels 4/99 
Reform in the National Assembly of the Republic of KoreaMr. Park (Republic of Korea)Brussels 4/99 
The simplified examination procedureMr. Hontebeyrie (France)Brussels 4/99178
House of Lords Reform - the present positionMr. Davies (United Kingdom)Brussels 4/99 
The Chamber of Deputies of ChileMr. Zuniga Opazo (Chile)Moscow 9/98176
The difficulties in the Second Chamber of the States General relating to the respective powers and activities of committees and individual membersMr. de Beaufort (Netherlands)Moscow 9/98176
The Bucharest Seminar (June 98) on the Parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic StatesMr. Dumitrescu (Romania)Moscow 9/98176
Recent Developments in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeMr. Haller (Council of Europe)Moscow 9/98176
The evolution of the role of the Secretary General in the Italian Chamber of DeputiesMr Zampini (Italy)Moscow 9/98 
The Federal Parliament of EthiopiaMr. Halefom (Ethiopia)Windhoek 4/98175
Formulating a language policy for the South African ParliamentMr. Mfenyana (South Africa)Windhoek 4/98 
Reform of the Rules of the Italian Chamber of DeputiesMr. Troccoli (Italy)Windhoek 4/98 
The modernisation of the House of Commons - further developmentsMr. Winnifrith (United Kingdom)Windhoek 4/98 
The recent creation of a Senate in GabonMr. Samba-Igamba (Gabon)Windhoek 4/98 
The Second Chamber of the Netherlands and its role as an investigatorMs. Robbers (Netherlands)Windhoek 4/98 
Basic facts about elections of the People’s Congress in ChinaMr. Yin Zhongqing (China)Cairo 9/97 
Donor support for capacity building in emerging parliaments - The Ghanian ExperienceMr. Owusu-Ansah (Ghana)Cairo 9/97 
The modernisation of the House of CommonsMr. Winnifrith (United Kingdom)Cairo 9/97 
The recent initiatives of the Romanian Senate to reform its organisational structure and modernise its legislative activityMr. Dumitrescu (Romania)Cairo 9/97 
The new legislation in Italy concerning the funding of political movements and partiesMr. Troccoli (Italy)Cairo 9/97175
The system for the preparation of the Official Report in Switzerland - further informationMr. Clerc (Switzerland)Seoul 4/97174
The special IPU conference in India, February 1997, on partnership between men and women in political lifeMrs. Rama Devi (India)Seoul 4/97 
The Belgian system of immunities for ministers and members of parliamentMr. Myttenaere (Belgium)Seoul 4/97174
The parliamentary system and the control of the Executive in VenezuelaMr. Correa (Venezuela)Seoul 4/97 
Mechanisms for the direct participation of citizens in the Peruvian parliamentary systemMr. CevascoPiedra (Peru)Seoul 4/97174
The powers of courts in the Philippines with regard to members of the SenateMr. Leynes (Philippines)Seoul 4/97 
The consequences of the fire in Suriname's ParliamentMr. Hooplot (Suriname)Seoul 4/97 
The Upper House: To be or not to be?Mrs. Rama Devi (India)Seoul 4/97173
Positive discrimination in the distribution of parliamentary seatsMrs. Rama Devi (India)Beijing 9/96 
"Provisional measures" and laws passed by decree in BrazilMrs. Nascimento (Brazil)Beijing 9/96 
The system for the preparation of the Official Report in SwitzerlandMr. Gerschwiler (Switzerland)Beijing 9/96174
Defection of Members from their partyMrs. Rama Devi (India)Beijing 9/96 
Parliament and official secretsMr. Alba (Spain)Beijing 9/96174
Management by Parliaments of their historic buildingsMr. Couderc (France)Beijing 9/96
Departmentally-related committees - need and effectivenessMr. Mishra (India)Istanbul 4/96 
The implementation of resolutions of interparliamentary organisationsMr. Moufonda (Congo)Istanbul 4/96 
The powers of the Speaker/President to delete items from the agendaMr. Jacobson (Israel)Istanbul 4/96 
The 1995 and 1996 revisions to the French Constitution Mr. Hontebeyrie (France)Istanbul 4/96171
The prestige of ParliamentMr. Farachio (Uruguay)Istanbul 4/96 
The enlargement of the Council of Europe and the consequences for its Parliamentary (Council of Europe) AssemblyMr. Klebes (Council of Europe)Bucharest 10/95 
The role of Parliament in establishing peace in times of civil warMr. Moufonda (Congo)Bucharest 10/95171
Declarations of financial interestMr. Sweetman & Mr Davies (UK)Madrid 3/95170
Computer information systems in ParliamentsMr. Cevasco (Peru)Madrid 3/95 
The South African Parliament in transitionMr. Hahndiek (South Africa)Madrid 3/95170
Regional conference of Secretaries General of Parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe (Oct 1994)Mr. Sawicki (Poland)Madrid 3/95 
Monitoring the relationship between politics and administration in the management of national parliamentsMr. Diotallevi (Italy)Madrid 3/95 
Parliament and impeachmentMr. Piuzzi (Argentina)Paris 3/94170
Relations between Federal and State Parliaments in federal systemsDr. Galal (Sudan)Paris 3/94 
Electronic Voting SystemsMr. Barlin (Australia)Canberra 9/93168
European Parliaments and subsidiarityMr. Wagener (Luxembourg)New Delhi 4/93166
Effect of the electoral system on the way Parliament functionsDr. Alzu'bi (Jordan)New Delhi 4/93166
Electoral systems and electionsMr. Bakwega (Uganda)Stockholm 9/92 
Role of the National Conference in political change in AfricaMr. Nguema-Mve (Gabon)Stockholm 9/92166
Referendums and lawsMr. Idrissi Kaïtouni (Morocco)Yaoundé 4/92169
Rules concerning the defection of members from their party Mr. Batra for Mr. Jain (India)Yaoundé 4/92165
Multilingual parliamentsMr. Poehle (European Parlt)Santiago 10/91164
Scheduling and Organisation of Parliamentary SessionMr. Mbary (CAR) for Mr. Batetana (Congo)Pyongyang 5/91
Changing parliaments in changing political systemsMr. Sawicki (Poland) Mr. Quiroz (Venezuela)Punta del Este 10/90162
Powers of Speaker/President in the ChamberMr. Traversa for Mr. Marra (Italy)Nicosia 4/90162
Parliamentary buildingsMr Anderson (USA) for Mr Evans (Australia)London 9/89160
Televising of proceedingsMr. Nys (Belgium)London 9/89160
Powers and composition of the BureauMr. Ilunga (Zaïre) Budapest 3/89162
Development of international parliamentary institutionsMr. Klebes (Council of Europe)Budapest 3/89159
Civil liability of Members of ParliamentMr. Lussier (Canada) for Mr. Bertolini (Italy)Sofia 9/88159
Committee meetings in public or behind closed doorsMr. Johansson (Sweden)Sofia 9/88159
Introduction of information technologyMr. Thomas (France) for Mr Hjortdal (Denmark)Sofia 9/88161
Speech from the throne opening a session of parliamentMr Laundy (Canada) for Mr Khair (Jordan)Sofia 9/88 
Consultation of public opinion during legislative processMr Batumeni (Congo) for Mr Bakinahe (Rwanda)Guatemala 4/88159
Parliament's role in interpreting the constitutionMr. Chibesakunda (Zambia)Guatemala 4/88159
Time limits on speeches and debatesMr. Hadjioannou (Cyprus) for Mr. BeysBangkok 10/87157
Methods of checking attendance of MembersMr. Lussier (Canada)Managua 4/87153
Parliamentary groupsMr. Macris (Argentina)Buenos Aires 10/86153
Copyright of parliamentary debates and documentsMr. Hayatou (Cameroon)Buenos Aires 10/86149
Disqualification of MembersMr. Kashyap (India)Buenos Aires 10/86158
Role of Parliament's secretariat in promoting knowledge of democracyMr. Namwat (Thailand)Mexico 4/86158
Powers of the Upper House in legislationMr. Cumming-Thom (Australia)Mexico 4/86153
Quorum and attendance in the ChamberMr. Lussier (Canada)Mexico 4/86147


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