EFFECTIVENESS OF CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF THE SECURITY SECTOR THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
EFFECTIVENESS OF CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF THE SECURITY SECTOR THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

Summary/Abstract: Civil society and parliamentary control over the system for national security are the basic principles of the state system in countries with parliamentary government. Without the observance of basic principles of democratic control, the idea of a democratic and legal state cannot materialize. The complex environment of uncertainty, which includes unconventional hybrid wars, generates new challenges, risks and threats to national and international security, different from the ones we know. In this context, security sector institutions strive to adapt to the challenges. Since security is central to people’s well-being, it is essential that their views should be clearly reflected in the security policy. Parliament is responsible for establishing the legal parameters, adopting the budget and monitoring the relevant activities. To fully exercise these responsibilities, it needs wide access to information, the necessary technical expertise, the power and the intention to keep the executive under control. In this article, we will try to give a real picture of the concept of active citizen control by presenting information analysed and extracted from focus group discussions, which reflects a qualitative and topical nature. The legislative process is a complex factual composition carried out according to a strictly normatively regulated procedure. In this context, the necessity of imposing a legal initiative must be established in advance, based on permanent observations, analytical studies and research. Therefore, the research method used throughout this paper will be that of analytical research.

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