 Faculty of Law > Thesis - Law >   Authors: AWEL, AHMED
Advisors: ATO ABERRA DEGEFA (Ass. Professor) Copyright: Nov-2011
Date Added: 6-May-2012 Publisher: AAU Abstract: Parliamentary
oversight is neglected area of research in many jurisdictions
and there is very limited discussion on the area. The situation
in Ethiopia is not exception in this regard and it is totally
neglected. Democratic government is characterized by
transparency and accountability. The primary responsibility in
this regard falls on the shoulder of the parliament. The
parliament has the power and the mandate to oversight the
executives to ensure their policy and action commensurate with
the need of society. By the advent of modern parliaments, the
legislative prerogative was the basic right to scrutinize
government actions. The legislature, often conceived as the
forum of the nation, acts as custodian of the electorate’s
trust. As such, it is tasked with ensuring executive
accountability through a rigorous parliamentary process that
invari