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Queen's Speech for 2013 (May 20, 2013) by Clare Feikert-Ahalt

The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recently laid her annual speech before Parliament for 2013. ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

Expansion of Right of Legislative Initiation Considered (February 13, 2013) by Peter Roudik

On January 14, 2013, the legislative assembly of the province of Astrakhan ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Newly Elected Constituent Assembly Appoints a Chairman (August 20, 2012) by George Sadek

On August 10, 2012, members of the elected Constituent Assembly voted to make Mohammed Al Moqrif its new Chairman. Al Moqrif ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Libya

Parliamentary Elections Held; Assembly to Draft Laws During Transition (July 13, 2012) by George Sadek

On July 8, 2012, despite the violence plaguing cities in eastern Libya, the country's Supreme Electoral Commission announced that it will ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Libya

Supreme Constitutional Court Dissolves Parliament (June 28, 2012) by George Sadek

On June 25, 2012, the Kuwaiti Cabinet resigned after the Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved the current parliament and reinstated the previous ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Kuwait

Legislators to Be Fined for Being AWOL (April 02, 2012) by Peter Roudik

In October 2011, according to an initiative of the ruling coalition, the Parliament of Moldova amended its own Rules of Internal ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Moldova

Attendance of Legislators to Be Public Information (March 08, 2012) by Constance Johnson

The Ethics Council of Indonesia's House of Representatives adopted a new rule on March 6, 2012. According to Muhammad Prakosa, the ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Electronic Turnover of Laws in the Legislature (December 15, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On December 9, 2011, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the national legislature) passed a law amending its own rules of internal ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Ukraine

Animal Sacrifice for Improvement of Legislative Work (May 03, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On April 21, 2011, before the beginning of the plenary session, all 120 members of the Kyrgyz Parliament (Zhogorku Kinesh) conducted ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan)

Speaker Orders 77 Members of Parliament to Vacate Their Seats (February 17, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

On February 11, 2011, Edward Ssekandi, the Speaker of the 332-member unicameral Ugandan Parliament, ordered 77 MPs to vacate their seats ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Uganda

Public Discussions on Bills Will Be Initiated (February 15, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On February 9, 2011, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree under which federal constitutional laws and federal laws ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Court Issues Ruling That May Force 70 MPs to Lose Their Seats (February 07, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

On February 1, 2011, the Ugandan Constitutional Court issued a ruling that may force 70 of the 332-member unicameral Ugandan Parliament ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Uganda

Telecom Scandal Brings Parliament to Standstill (December 23, 2010) by Krishan Nehra

The most recent in a series of telecommunications scandals in India has brought the Parliament to a standstill. The scandal involves ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: India

Pan-African Parliament to Become Continent-Wide Legislative Body (November 23, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on November 22, 2010, that the Pan-African Parliament is on the verge of becoming a continent-wide legislative body ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Africa

Establishment of Museum for Knesset (July 23, 2010) by Ruth Levush

On July 6, 2010, Israel's Knesset (Parliament) passed a law to establish a museum for the Knesset in Jerusalem, in the ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Israel

Government Proposes to Set Term-Limits for Senators (April 08, 2010) by Stephen Clarke

The Government of Canada has recently introduced a bill that would limit persons appointed to the Senate after its enforcement date ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Canada

Revised Draft Capital Law Made Public (March 02, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on February 22, 2010, that Vietnam's Ministry of Justice has placed on its website a revised draft of ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Vietnam

Investment Law Modified, Other Legislation Passed (August 03, 2009) by Constance Johnson

As was reported at a press conference held by Thongteun Sayasane, the spokesman for the legislature of the Southeast Asian nation ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: Laos

The National People's Congress Abolishes Eight National Laws (July 02, 2009) by Laney Zhang

On June 27, 2009, the Ninth Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) abolished eight national ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: China

Legislative Agenda of NPC Standing Committee (June 26, 2009) by Laney Zhang

It was reported on June 15, 2009, that the Ninth Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress ...

Topic: Legislative power
Jurisdiction: China

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Last updated: May 20, 2013