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• Author: Gorohov, A.
• Position: Publications - Bibliography

A selection of recent publications relating to parliamentary studies prepared with the assistance of the Library of Parliament (February 2016-April 2016)

Alford, Patrick Ryan. "War with ISIL: Should Parliament decide?" Review of Constitutional Studies Revue d'etudes constitutionnelles, 20 (1): 118-44, (2015).

* The government of Canada presently possesses the power to commit Canadian soldiers to battle without parliamentary approval. On this basis, troops were deployed to Northern Iraq after a brief debate inaugurated by a non-binding take note motion presented in the House of Commons. This article notes that this power is anomalous in the era of responsible government, and argues that it should be reconsidered in the light of recent changes to the constitutional order of the United Kingdom.

Angus, Debra. "Legislating for parliamentary privilege: the New Zealand Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014." The Table: The Journal of the Society of Clerks-At-The-Table in Commonwealth Parliaments, 83: 8-15, (2015).

* Parliamentary procedure may sound like a dry and academic topic, but over the past three years the New Zealand Privileges Committee has been at the cutting edge of developments in parliamentary law and procedure, culminating in the enactment of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014.

Appleby, Gabrielle. "Challenging the orthodoxy: Giving the court a role in scrutiny of delegated legislation." Parliamentary Affairs, 69 (2), 269-85: (April 2016).

* Australia was once a world leader in parliamentary oversight of delegated legislation. Today, parliamentary scrutiny has been undermined by a number of factors, including overly wide delegations, uncritical bi-partisan support for measures, party discipline restraining oversight, abuse of the disallowance procedure and parliamentary recesses to avoid parliamentary scrutiny, and interest-group capture within government.

Bowen, Phil. "The Parliamentary Budget Office: Supporting Australian democracy." Papers on Parliament: Lectures in the Senate occasional Lecture Series, and other papers 64: 73-89, (January 2016).

* For our democratic processes to work effectively, it is essential that our parliamentarians, whether in government or not, are well informed about the policy choices they are required to make. Similarly, a well-informed public is a prerequisite for a well-functioning democracy.

Christians, Allison. "While Parliament sleeps: Tax treaty practice in Canada." Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law/Revue de droit parlementaire et politique, 10 (1), 15-38, (March 2016).

* What explains Parliament's minimal input on tax...