Legislatures have one core defining function: that of giving assent to measures that, by virtue of that assent, are to be binding on society. In practice, they have usually performed other roles as well, such as debating measures or the conduct of public affairs. They have existed for centuries. They span the globe. Most countries have one; federal states have several. Commentators throughout the 20th century have bemoaned the decline of legislatures, yet the number shows no sign of declining; if anything, the reverse and their prominence has increased in the 1990s because of developments in...
Legislatures have one core defining function: that of giving assent to measures that, by virtue of that assent, are to be binding on society. In pract...
Legislatures have one core defining function: that of giving assent to measures that, by virtue of that assent, are to be binding on society. In practice, they have usually performed other roles as well, such as debating measures or the conduct of public affairs. They have existed for centuries. They span the globe. Most countries have one: federal states have several. Commentators throughout the 20th century bemoaned the decline of legislatures, yet the number shows no sign of declining: if anything, the reverse and their prominence increased in the 1990s because of developments in central...
Legislatures have one core defining function: that of giving assent to measures that, by virtue of that assent, are to be binding on society. In pract...
