Typical areas of constitutional interaction between the Chambers of bicameral parliaments of African countries

Abstract

By its significance and level of formalization, the interaction of public constitutional subjects claims to be a constitutional principle, which is most consistently implemented in bicameral parliaments. The constitutional interaction of the chambers of parliaments was studied earlier on the examples of focus groups of the CIS countries, Asia, and Europe. The identified patterns formed a certain matrix for conducting a similar analysis for African countries. By its significance and level of formalization, interaction claims to be a constitutional principle. This principle is most consistently implemented in bicameral parliaments. The constitutional interaction of the chambers of parliaments was studied earlier on the examples of the CIS countries, Asia, and Europe. The identified patterns formed a certain matrix for conducting a similar analysis for African countries. This article presents the results of a comparative legal analysis of the constitutional acts of African countries regarding the consolidation in them of the spheres of interaction between the chambers of parliaments. The study showed that among the universal spheres of interaction between the chambers of parliament is the legislative sphere, which presupposes the consolidated participation of the chambers in the development and adoption of legislation; the control sphere, represented by a set of three segments: personnel and control (associated with the dismissal of the head of state and prime minister), organizational and control (concerns the participation of chambers in the formation of joint commissions and government bodies) and financial control (concerns the adoption by the chambers of parliament state budget).