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Instytucja parlamentu w państwach byłej Jugosławii
The institution of parliament in the countries of the former Yugoslavia

Author(s): Małgorzata Podolak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: parliament; former-Yugoslav states; Balkan states

Summary/Abstract: Parliament is the body of legislative power and, along with the government and the head of state,it plays the most important role in the state. The article concerns the analysis of the parliamentaryinstitutions in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic ofCroatia, the Republic of Montenegro, the Republic of Kosovo, the Republic of Serbia, the Republic ofSlovenia and the Republic of Macedonia. The method used in the study was a system analysis anda comparative method, thanks to which we can see the similarities and differences in the functioning of the parliaments. In the analyzed countries, parliaments are subjects that influence politicalprocesses and the creation of law. The creators of the constitution had to take into account thetraditions of parliamentarism as well as the complicated nationality situation in the countries.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 133-144
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish