THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SERBIA AS A ‘’WORKING’’ PARLIAMENT: LEGAL PROSPECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SERBIA AS A ‘’WORKING’’ PARLIAMENT: LEGAL PROSPECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the legal framework and parliamentary practice that provides opportunities for the National Assembly of Serbia to act as a “working assembly”. After theoretical considerations on the “talking” and “working” assemblies, the author analyzes some issues relating to the Rules of Procedure which regulate the organization, working conditions and functioning of the National Assembly. The subject matter of analysis are the parliamentary committees, the Conference of Presidents, and the plenary sessions of the National Assembly. The Rules of Procedure indicate that there was an intention for the parliament to acquire the characteristics of a “working” assembly. However, parliamentary practice and the absence of good customs indicate that this intention was not achieved in practice. The general conclusion would be that the National Assembly has retained most of the attributes of the “talking” assembly, which performs most of its work in the plenum.

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