Legislative scrutiny

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Legislative Scrutiny is a system for assessing the effectiveness of statutes. Legislative scrutiny will be different according to the moment when it is carried on. There are different ways of scrutinizing a bill or statute.

Statute Formal written document that creates law

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by legislative bodies; they are distinguished from case law or precedent, which is decided by courts, and regulations issued by government agencies.

Bill (law) proposed law

A bill is proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act of the legislature, or a statute. Bills are introduced in the legislature and are discussed, debated and voted upon.

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General Issues About Legislative Scrutiny

Legislative scrutiny is a mechanism for determining whether a particular juridical instrument is effective for accomplishing the ends for which it is or will be created. There are three ways of undertaking legislative scrutiny: before, during and after the enactment of a particular norm. [1]

Legislative Scrutiny in the World

There are different ways of carrying out legislative scrutiny. They will vary according to the country where they are performed.

In the United States there are legislative scrutiny agencies, as the Government Accountability Office.

United States Federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Most of the country is located contiguously in North America between Canada and Mexico.

Government Accountability Office US federal government agency

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the United States Congress. It is the supreme audit institution of the federal government of the United States.

In Spain this will depend on the region where this scrutiny is carried out, for instance, in the Basque Country there are special norms about legislative scrutiny of public policies. [2]

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

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Basque Country (autonomous community) Autonomous community of Spain

The Basque Country, officially the Basque Autonomous Community is an autonomous community in northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa.

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In Chile there are diverse ways of assessing the effectiveness of norms, an example of which are parliamentary evaluations. [3]

Chile Republic in South America

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.

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References

  1. ↑ Ulrich Karpen, La Evaluación de las Consecuencias de las Leyes, en Anuario Iberoamericano de Justicia Constitucional, Nº 8, Trad. por Brage Camazano, Joaquín, Madrid, 2004 [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Josu Osés Abando, Evaluación Legislativa y Parlamento, Revista Debate, Nº 15 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Alvaro Paul Díaz and Sebastián Soto Velasco, Legislar con Eficiencia: La Importancia de Evaluar las Leyes, Revista Actualidad Jurídica, Nº 19, p. 585 [ dead link ]
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