The Senate of Pakistan and Regional Representation : History, Role and Parliamentary Performance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hussain, Dilawar.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

In the first major book on the Senate of Pakistan since its creation in 1973, Dilawar Hussain explores its institutional history, membership, constitutional powers and key functions and how these have changed since the introduction of the Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment in 2010.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword by Wilfried Swenden

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Role of Federal Second Chamber as a Chamber of Regions: A Conceptual Framework

2 Institutional Rationale and Design: Role of the Senate of Pakistan as a Chamber of Regions

3 Institutional Strength and Capacity: Constitutional Powers of the Senate of Pakistan

4 Bicameral Incongruence: Compositional Distinctiveness of the Senate of Pakistan

5 Non-Legislative Policy Work of the Senate of Pakistan: Empirical Evidence and Appraisal

6 Legislative Policy Work of the Senate of Pakistan: Empirical Evidence and Appraisal

Conclusion and Recommendations

Epilogue: The Contemporary Senate of Pakistan

Annex I: Constitution-Making Process and Creation of the Senate of Pakistan: A Chronology, 1971-1973

Annex II: Members of the Constitution Drafting Committee, 1972

Annex III: Province/Territory-Wise List of the Members of the First Senate Elected in August 1973

Annex IV: Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment of 2010: Extended Role of the Senate of Pakistan

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9798765156155