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Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 1- March 2009

Parliamentary Bulletin - Arab States Region Quarterly newsletter published by UNDP's Parliamentary Development Initiative in the Arab Region (PDIAR) with contributions from Arab parliaments and parliamentarians.

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 2- June 2009

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 3- November 2009

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 4- December 2009

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 5- March 2010

Arab Parliamentary Bulletin - Issue 6- August 2010

Assessing the Quality of Democracy: A Practical Guide

State of Democracy - Performance Assessment Framework - IDEA This Practical Guide presents International IDEA’s State of Democracy (SoD) assessment Framework. Developed for public use around the world, the SoD Framework has been applied in some 20 countries worldwide since its first launch in 2000.The Framework is different from other methodologies because its comprehensive assessments are led and owned by local actors, and move away from the practice of ranking democratic performance and making external judgements. It combines a commitment to the principles of democracy with dialogue, and looks beyond the formal existence of democratic institutions and focuses, more importantly, on their performance. The Practical Guide also links assessment to reform and in doing so, highlights achievements and challenges as well as lessons learnt from previous assessment teams’ experiences.

Assessing the Quality of Democracy: An Overview of the International IDEA Framework

Overview - State of Democracy - Performance Assessment Framework - IDEA This Overview presents International IDEA’s State of Democracy (SoD) Assessment Framework. Developed for public use around the world; the SoD Framework has to date been applied in some 20 countries worldwide since its first launch in 2000.The Framework is comprehensive and emphasizes an approach where assessments are led and owned by local actors. It moves away from the practice of ranking democratic performance and making external judgements. It combines a commitment to the principles of democracy, mediating values, and search questions that look beyond the formal existence of democratic institutions, and focuses, more importantly, on their performance. The Overview also links assessment to reform and in doing so, highlights achievements and challenges as well as lessons learnt from previous assessment experiences.

Background: The Arab Parliament

Arab - ParliamentThis paper, by the European Parliament, provides a brief background on the Arab Parliament.

Bilingual Writing in the Common Law Provinces

Canada - English Drafting - French Writing - Civil Code – Common Law This paper addresses the difficulties faced by drafters in Canada where the common law provinces are required to write the law in both official languages of French and English. One problem that is highlighted is the fact that the French language, civil law and its method of preparation are considered interrelated and integral to the French cultural ideals that must be saved. Thus, the French versions tend to alienate and isolate themselves from the English versions and methods. This document presents some tips to facilitate bilingual drafting in Canada.

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