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Does Croatia Need a House of Counties?

Marko Grdešić

Sažetak

This essay analyses the political institution of the upper house of the Croatian Parliament, House of Counties. I put forward a thesis that the House of Counties was not necessary within the political system of the Republic of Croatia. I present the theoretical background of the debate about unicameralism and bicameralism in political sciences, the historical overview of the development of bicameralism, and a sketch of parliamentary systems in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe which are, like Croatia, currently undergoing the process of democratic transition. I describe the Croatian experience with the constitutional framework of the House of Counties, the process of its abolishing and subsequent reactions of Croatian political protagonists. I then briefly present the possibilities of reinstating the upper parliamentary house through the Goran Declaration.

Ključne riječi

upper house; unicameralism; bicameralism; federalism

Hrčak ID:

179063

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/179063

Datum izdavanja:

1.12.2002.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

Posjeta: 2.218 *