The challenges of supervising the work of the Government and other public institutions by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo-empirical analysis

Session

Law

Description

The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of supervision and control of the work of the government by the Assembly to guarantee fair governance in the Republic of Kosovo.

For this purpose, the study has identified some of the challenges faced by the Assembly of Kosovo in seven legislatures during the exercise of supervision and control of work of the Government and other public institutions which, based on the Constitution and laws, report to the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo.

Qualitative and quantitative research methodology was used in the paper. The qualitative research method analyzes laws and by-laws, in interviews and questionnaires with senior public officials and civil society. In the paper was also studied, the quantitative or statistical method during the study of numerous materials, the study of the annual reports of Institutions and in the empirical part.

Data findings from empirical research (interviews and questionnaires) show that the Assembly has not managed to sufficiently supervise the work of the Government and other public institutions. The results of this study show that the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo provides the legal basis for the Assembly to exercise the constitutional mandate to supervise the work of the Government and other public institutions. There is sufficient legislation regarding the supervision and control of the work of the Government and other public institutions. However, the legislation has vacuums of a procedural nature; there is ambiguity in the legal provisions. For this reason, a legal reform is necessary.

In addition, the study offers recommendations for increasing the level of parliamentary supervision of the work of the government for the improvement of good governance, describes the focus of legal reforms and the measures that are necessary to be taken to strengthen the Assembly for the supervision of the work of the Government and other public institutions which, based on the Constitution and laws, report to the Assembly.

Keywords:

Assembly, Government, supervision, accountability, reporting.

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-50-5

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

29-10-2022 12:00 AM

End Date

30-10-2022 12:00 AM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.240

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The challenges of supervising the work of the Government and other public institutions by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo-empirical analysis

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of supervision and control of the work of the government by the Assembly to guarantee fair governance in the Republic of Kosovo.

For this purpose, the study has identified some of the challenges faced by the Assembly of Kosovo in seven legislatures during the exercise of supervision and control of work of the Government and other public institutions which, based on the Constitution and laws, report to the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo.

Qualitative and quantitative research methodology was used in the paper. The qualitative research method analyzes laws and by-laws, in interviews and questionnaires with senior public officials and civil society. In the paper was also studied, the quantitative or statistical method during the study of numerous materials, the study of the annual reports of Institutions and in the empirical part.

Data findings from empirical research (interviews and questionnaires) show that the Assembly has not managed to sufficiently supervise the work of the Government and other public institutions. The results of this study show that the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo provides the legal basis for the Assembly to exercise the constitutional mandate to supervise the work of the Government and other public institutions. There is sufficient legislation regarding the supervision and control of the work of the Government and other public institutions. However, the legislation has vacuums of a procedural nature; there is ambiguity in the legal provisions. For this reason, a legal reform is necessary.

In addition, the study offers recommendations for increasing the level of parliamentary supervision of the work of the government for the improvement of good governance, describes the focus of legal reforms and the measures that are necessary to be taken to strengthen the Assembly for the supervision of the work of the Government and other public institutions which, based on the Constitution and laws, report to the Assembly.