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r o� Deputies - Th� r�tionale and fun?tions of 1 elected paJi,inient; Ch ap te Th e 1: �� pr ob leo1S Se.ction rt1 ap an on p d �t 1n at g 10 re pr es e rep t re� t.Jo n; � � of pol1t1c<1J parties ; th e electoral law �� and aclmin1s trat1on of elections; the conJpos1t.1on of tl1e Chainber. Section 2: Th e Senate :--. Rationales of bi-can1eralism; qualificatio11s and appointiient of senators; the compos1t1on of tl1e senate. Section 3: Organi�ation, Pr? ce�ures and Pri vi�e�es - Org� isatio11, officers ancconimittces, pro cedure 1n the leg1slat1,,e process; pr1v1leges and 1nl1erent po,1/ers of Ptrliament.
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1er to question exccutr,1e t's ov. Sectio� 4: Parliame� t and th.e Executi,,e - Parliamen officials; po\ver p _ to investigate the conduct of exect1t1ve affairs tl1rougl1 co111mittees, com1nissions and special commissioners; limitations on the investigatory po,ver, cxecuivc privilege and due process; power to influence national policy-making and executive J:adership through control over the budget and taxation; legal bases for exect1 tive infit1eoct over Parlian,en t, appointment of staff, dissolution and extension of sessions, cxccuti\C con1n1t1nication to Parliament.
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Section 5: The Future Developn1ent of Parliament - Proble1ns of theory, probJ�ms of developing institutions and procedures and conventio11s.
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Introduction
Some of the problems of adapting foreig11 tl1eories 01· govcrnnent b)' ''co11sent'' and government responsive to tl1e ''will'' of ''tl1e JJeop l e'' J1a,e alr�adf' b�en noted in Chapters I and IV. Neitl1er Parliament 11or a col1nter1art 1nst1ttit10 1 1 looms large in Ethiopian history, and, in plan1iing a11d cxect1ti11g tl-e develoJJ111e1�t of political institutions, it is dangerot1s to ignore political traditons - e\�en 1 f one regards some of them as obsolete (cf. Cl1apter I, JJp.37-38 supri). Nor, 111 al locating responsibility and power to a Parliament, ca11 one i�ore :l1e cl�n_gers 0� ti� 01 _re!igio potenti �r ally tribal tl1at e divisiv r da11ge tl1e y forces societ within · · · · 1s region al Ioyalt1es : fact101 may cause an electe� assemb�y to splinter 1n�o antag),nistic , _ and preve nt the body from functio111ng efficiently and serv111g the 11 ationa'-1, iiJ. a/ . SifJJJ terest as opposed to various diverse ''s1Jecial'' interests cf. Cl1apter [,. P-�1 ( i 1Y oug r 18 111 ore P _ er 1ber� :ine11 it se wl1o has assembly · ot1t an ted that M ov , · ,, ·been poin . . · x e , 11 0 t1 a "rep· resentat1ve 1n a socia c · u �d f o s · rn - ,, l and econom1c sense, J . e.- 111 te l 1 1se ''exper he penence and occupatio n of most t 0 1 l f muc l ack of tl1e electorate, 1nay . · · s 'a11d J1ws 11 e eded t0 · and "persp - ective'' ici ·e po. 1 t 1 . e o -1 f so1ne necessary formulate to · aat.1· onal ''se spur f o <l' 11gers � e . )· ,.Tb SltJJra developm pJJ.43-46 ent I (cf Chapter · · . f frOI11 C \V ' O ]J l' Parating ,, - in il k aw-ina the sense of withdrawing - too .1nucJ 1 J . apter Cl 1 cf. �d he exec 0t" 1 been . utive and giving it to an untested legislatt 1re l1 ave also � � . 1( 'lry ce sotir L 49 . e ce r;; �f )·ead) � one_ concludes that the ex�c11tive mt1 �t perfo�i 1� e:i0 :f developershi p - 1f one concludes that Jt must articulate t le . Parof -ce t an ment an d gen 11np d' tl1e e th tl law :ra _ s te the the pla pre ns par and e . . ra) 11 . Ag ai sup l iament 30 .4 dim1n1shes (cf. Chapter p IV � apter 1 Cl and pp.33-34 I pre · of .' ber n · · ttit,on e m . o- . . ay argu.e that nl t a n. equ1re . r s 1nst1 ary 1ve me11t effect . parl1a 11 · condi 10 t a t n e m le p ¥\ · · . . • J, · tio · n s, .wh"1c1I are inadequately deve 1.oped t ocla' y, to permit ... . .. ... ,-,. ...-.�
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