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Inter-parliamentary institution
An inter-parliamentary institution (also known as Inter-parliamentary assembly) is an organization of more than one national legislatures (parliament, assembly, council and other types).
Most of the inter-parliamentary institutions are part of an intergovernmental organization. Such branches of intergovernmental organizations are typically established in order to provide for representation of citizens, rather than governments who are represented in other bodies within the organization. Most of the inter-parliamentary institutions have an assembly comprising members of the national legislatures (whose members are directly elected in most cases). Most of the inter-parliamentary institutions do not hold legislative power and have a consulting or informal cooperation-stimulating role.
When the intergovernmental organization chooses to operate through a hybrid system of not only intergovernmentalism, but also supranationalism an organization-level legislature is established (or a predecessor inter-parliamentary institution is granted legislative power) in the form of international parliament. Members of international parliaments could be assigned in the same way as members of inter-parliamentary institutions or in cases of more advanced supranationalism they could be directly elected.
List of inter-parliamentary institutions
Since 1949, more than 40 parliamentary assemblies have been brought into being.
| Name | Sessions | Direct election | Legislative power | Related organization and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) | 1889 – | no | no | none |
| Infobox AIPA flag.svg ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) | 1977 – | no | no | Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
| European Union Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) | 1949 – | no | no | CoE |
| European Union European ParliamentThe initially consultative European Parliamentary Assembly of ECSC, EEC and Euratom subsequently was renamed, gained legislative powers and became directly elected. | 1952 – | 1979 | 1970 | EU |
| Nordic Council Nordic Council | 1953 – | no | no | none |
| Flag of Benelux.svg Benelux Parliament | 1955 – | no | no | Benelux Economic Union |
| Flag of the Assembly of the Western European Union.svg Assembly of the Western European Union | 1955–2011 | no | no | WEU that dissolved and was effectively succeeded by the EU. |
| NATO NATO Parliamentary Assembly | 1955 – | no | no | NATO |
| Bandera Parlamento Latinoamericano.jpg Latin American Parliament | 1964 – | no | no | none Multiple regional organizations in Latin America such as the Rio Group, Latin American Economic System and Latin American Integration Association have similar membership. |
| African Parliamentary Union | 1976 – | no | no | none |
| Parlamento Andino bandera.jpg Andean Parliament | 1979 – | no | no | CAN |
| UK Ireland British Irish Parliamentary Assembly | 1990 – | no | no | regional organizations in the British Isles]] have similar membership. |
| Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy | 1994 – | no | no | |
| Bandera del Parlamento Centroamericano.svg Central American Parliament | 1991 – | no | no | SICA |
| Latvia Lithuania Estonia Baltic Assembly | 1991 – | no | no | none |
| OSCE flag.svg Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | 1992 – | no | no | OSCE |
| CIS CIS Interparliamentary Assembly | 1992 – | no | no | CIS |
| OIC Logo since 2011.svg Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States | 1999 – | no | no | OIC |
| Asian Parliamentary Assembly | 1999 – | no | no | none The Asian Cooperation Dialogue continental organization has similar membership. |
| African-Caribbean-And-Pacific-Group-Of-States-ACP-Flag.svg EU ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2000 – | no | no | none Parliamentary Assembly established by the Cotonou Agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States. |
| East African Community East African Legislative Assembly | 2001 – | no | no | EAC |
| Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Eurasian Economic Community | 2002 – | no | no | EurAsEC |
| Arab League Arab Parliament | 2004 – | no | no | AL |
| AU Pan African Parliament | 2004 – | no | no There are proposals to transform the Pan African Parliament into a directly elected international parliament with legislative powers. | AU |
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) | 2005 - | no | no | none |
| Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2006 – | no | no | none Established by the parliaments of the European Union, Mercosur, Andean Community, Central American Integration System, Mexico, Chile and the Latin American Parliament. |
| Flag of Mercosur.svg Mercosur Parliament | 2007 – | 2014 The Mercosur Parliament is expected to transform into a directly elected international parliament in 2014. | no | Mercosur |
| Flag of the Organization of Turkic States.svg Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries | 2008 – | no | no | Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States |
| Flag of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean.svg Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM)Absorbing the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 2010 - | no | no | Union of the Mediterranean |
| Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly | 2019 – | no | no | France–Germany relations |
| CARICOM Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians | no | CARICOM | ||
| Inter-Parliamentary Committee of the West African Economic and Monetary Union | no | UEMOA | ||
| Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States | no | ECOWAS | ||
| Flag of La Francophonie.svg Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie | no | no | OdLF | |
| Euronest Parliamentary Assembly | 2011- | no | no | EU]]'s European Neighborhood Policy. |
| European UnionUnited Kingdom EU–UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly | 2020- | no | no | United Kingdom–European Union relations |
| Flag of UNASUR.svg South American Parliament | proposed | UNASUR | ||
| Uno unpalogo.svg United Nations Parliamentary Assembly | proposed | UN | ||
| Parliamentary assembly of the World Trade Organization | proposed | WTO |
References
de:Parlamentarische Versammlung
References
- There are cases of national assemblies also lacking legislative power such as the Consultative Assemblies of [[Consultative Assembly of Oman. Oman]] and [[Consultative Assembly of Qatar. Qatar]].
- "Archived copy".
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