NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT: POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY (PLS), THEMATIC INQUIRY AND THEMATIC RAPPORTEUR

Abstract

On 6 December of 2018, the Parliament of Georgia adopted new Rules of Procedure. The reform affected the strengthening of legislation, as well as the oversight functions of the Parliament.

Within the framework of the reform, special attention was paid to the oversight activity of the Parliament, as far as Georgia had no considerable practice in this direction. In parallel to the improvement of the standard of oversight procedures, the Rules of Procedure established such novel mechanisms as post-legislative scrutiny, thematic inquiry and thematic rapporteur. The purpose of this article is to outline the essence and significance of these mechanisms.