Research report: Legislative processes and procedures of the National Assembly

Research report: Legislative processes and procedures of the National Assembly

April 4, 2012

Under regulations of the Constitution and the Law on the Organization of the National Assembly, the National Assembly is the only body vested with powers to formulate and amend the constitution, to make and amend laws; the National Assembly is also the highest body supervising all activities of the state, playing the decision-making role when dealing with issues of national importance. To ensure the highest efficiency in the National Assembly’s performance, effective rules and procedures should be in place. 

Therefore, the development, improvement and reform of the rules and procedures of the National Assembly including the legislative activities of the National Assembly; the verification and oversight activities of the National Assembly’s agencies; activities of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies and individual National Assembly Deputy to ensure the quality of the operation of the National Assembly are necessary. In this context, the research on the reform of the rules and procedures of the National Assembly is necessary and significant, particularly in the beginning of the XIIIth National Assembly. 

This report focuses on the rules and procedures of the National Assembly as follows: (i) Legislative process and procedures of the National Assembly including the verification activities of the National Assembly’s agencies; (ii) Oversight procedures of the National Assembly’s agencies; and (iii) Rules and procedures in operation of the Delegations of National Assembly Deputies and individual National Assembly Deputy.

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