Constitutional Principles in the Functioning of the Parliament in the Republic of Kosovo
| Author | Murtez Zekolli |
| Position | Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Kosovo |
| Pages | 122-133 |
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Constitutional Principles in the Functionin
g
of the Parliament in the Republic
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Mu
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Ministry o
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ducation, Science and Technolog
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Republic o
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Kosov
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The function of parliamentary control is one of the cornerstones of democracy. Parliamentary
scrutiny makes the executive responsible for its actions and ensuring the e ective
i
mplementation of its policies. The executive control of parliament is an indicator of good
go
v
e
rn
a
nc
e.
I
n addition to the legislative function, through the control, parliament guarantees the balance
of powers and a rms its role as a protector of the people’s interests. Parliament has the power
to oversee the government through a number of tools and mechanisms generally envisioned
b
y the constitution and internal parliamentary regulations. The way the parliament can use its
c
ontrol power depends on the legal framework that defi nes the position of parliament as an
i
nstitution of control and guarantees its powers and independence within the political system.
The purpose of the work is the functioning of the Kosovo parliament based on constitutional
ob
j
ectives.
K
e
y
words
:
Parliament,
f
unctioning, government, executive
.
I
ntr
oduc
t
io
n
P
arallel control has three main objectives:
- To ensure the trans
p
arenc
y
o
f
executive actions. Parliaments shed light on
government o
p
erations b
y
giving
p
ublic s
p
ace
f
or discussion and transition to the
p
ublic o
p
inion
p
olls o
f
government
p
olicies and actions;
- To establish executive res
p
onsibilit
y
. Parliamentar
y
scrutin
y
allows to see i
f
government
p
olicies are viable and whether the
y
have had the desired im
p
act
;
- To guarantee
fi
nancial res
p
onsibilit
y
. Parliaments a
pp
rove and scrutinize government
sp
ending in detail denouncing abuses at the level o
f
state-
f
unded services, aiming at
im
p
roving the econom
y
, e
cienc
y
and e
cienc
y
o
f
government s
p
ending
;
Autonomous wa
y
of organizing parliament
P
arliament, ex
p
ressing directl
y
the will o
f
the
p
eo
p
le, is a uni
q
ue structure with
com
p
lex structure.
I
t ma
y
exercise its
f
unctions as a whole (single) in a
p
lenar
y
s
ession or se
p
arate (in the Chamber or in the Senate) as well as in its internal
s
tructures (commi ees or
p
arliamentar
y
councils).
I
n general, the com
p
lex structure
of
p
arliament through which it carries out its
f
unctions is the a ribute o
f
the
Constitution o
f
an
y
countr
y
. The constitution in the com
p
lex structure o
f
the bod
y
of
p
arliament de
fi
nes onl
y
those bodies or structural units which it desires to give a
sp
eci
fi
c and non-trans
f
erable or altered assignment.
The organization o
f
p
arliament is governed b
y
norms based on the
p
rinci
p
le o
f
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