Informational reference regarding the creation of the Parliamentary Lawmaking Office in Ukraine

Abstract. This informational note examines the foreign experience of establishing and functioning of lawmaking entities. The main tasks of parliamentary rulemaking offices are outlined (on the example of the European Parliament, the Sejm and the Senate of the Republic of Poland, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the US House of Representatives and the Senate, the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada). Based on the results of the research, the proposals for the establishment of a Parliamentary Lawmaking Office in Ukraine provides, in particular: the mission and purpose of the Parliamentary Lawmaking Office are defined; the main tasks of the Parliamentary Lawmaking Office are formulated. The three models of the organisational and legal form of the Parliamentary Lawmaking Office were proposed: 1) created within the structure of the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; 2) created within the framework of international technical assistance; 3) created as a separate legal entity (state organization, agency).

Key words: Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Parliamentary Lawmaking Office, lawmaking activity, model.

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09/2024