Despite its prominent position as the upper House of Malaysian Parliament, inherent structural and operational weaknesses Dewan Negara culminates in a chamber that fails to inspire public attention confidence. This is significant contrast with lower House, Rakyat usually draws departure from original vision it should be an influential forum debate discussion. Nonetheless, general apathy which m...

Until recently, a historical conviction for homosexual offence remained on an individual’s criminal record until expungement legislation was enacted to facilitate such convictions be spent. An analysis of parliamentary debates in New Zealand/Aotearoa and across Australia highlights the aim opinions lawmakers their desire bring about therapeutic remedy address ‘criminal stain’ offence. Along wit...

There is much research about how migrants engage with politics in their home countries and state institutions facilitate this involvement. Yet, we know little members of Parliament refer to, debate, issues related to communities emigrants. The ways which legislators give voice represent the de-territorialized demos has broad implications for functioning contemporary democracies. This article an...

The project of an electronic library is also a significant step towards computerization of services of the Parliamentary Library. This library shall contain complete texts of parliamentary prints (i.e. bills, including explanations and decisions), shorthand minutes (i.e. verbatim minutes of all sessions and all voting) and other parliamentary documents from 1861 until now in an electronic form....

This paper aims to describe and discuss the phenomenon of gaining illegal speakership in Jordanian parliament with reference application conversation analysis (CA), participation framework, notion activity type, framework patterns, forms embodiment social organisation. The use these strands enabled a fine-gained ways which hecklers enter interaction, what they do floor how other participants re...