Dimension 1.11.2 Defence This dimension concerns the role of parliament in the area of defence policy, which covers declarations of war, states of emergency, the deployment of View result
Dimension 1.11.3 Foreign affairs and international agreements This dimension concerns parliament’s mandate to determine and oversee foreign-policy priorities and to ratify international agreements. Parliamentary View result
Indicator 1.2 Members of parliament The effectiveness of parliament is strongly dependent on the ability of MPs to effectively perform the core parliamentary functions. This indicator View result
Indicator 1.4 Parliamentary organization Parliament is a unique setting that brings together MPs with equal status who represent diverse political opinions. Organizing the work of parliament View result
Indicator 1.5 Administrative capacity and independence Parliamentary business needs to be supported by a capable and independent parliamentary administration. The parliamentary administration should be View result
Indicator 1.3 Parliamentary procedures This indicator concerns the unique responsibilities assigned to MPs to conduct legislative business. It describes the frameworks that define MPs’ View result
Indicator 1.8 Budget Annual budget legislation, and any associated legislation related to government revenue-raising and expenditure, are among the most important pieces View result
Indicator 1.6 Law-making In most jurisdictions, law-making is regarded as parliament’s primary function. The principles that underpin law-making are usually set out in the View result
Indicator 1.9 Representative role of members of parliament The representative role is a core function of parliament and of MPs. This indicator focuses on two key aspects of that representative role: the View result
Indicator 1.7 Oversight Parliamentary oversight is one of the core functions of parliament. Its aims are to promote people’s freedoms and well-being, and to improve View result