Senate in Thailand / The Secretariat of the Senate
Imprint
Bangkok : The Secretariat of the Senate, 2001
Descript
79p. : chart ; 21 cm
CONTENT
A brief history of the thai senate : Theiland and the parliamentary system -- The origin and evolution of the senate -- The Thai national assembly in the present day : The king and the national assembly -- The relationship between the legislative and executive powers -- The composition of the national assembly -- Powers and duties of the national assembly -- Powers and duties of the senate -- Election of senators : The election commission -- Number and the determination of senators -- The voter -- The candidate -- Election procedure -- Election petition -- Vacancies -- Sittings of the senate : Ordinary session -- Extraordinay session -- Convening -- Agenda -- Quorum -- Presiding officer -- resolutions -- Legislative proceedings : Introduction of bills -- Legislative process of the senate -- The outcome of the bill consideration by the senate -- Parliamentary committees : Standing committee -- Adhoc committee -- Joint committee -- Committee of the whole house -- Committee under section 135 of the constitution -- Joint committee of the national assembly -- Position of a committee -- Who may attend the committee meeting? -- Parliamentary privileges : Freedom of speech -- Privileges connected with the immunity from criminal prosecution -- The presiding officers of the senate : President of the senate -- Election and appointment -- Powers and duties -- Term of office -- Termination of the office -- Benefits for senators : The secretariat of the senate appendices : Flow chart -- Statistic of the first election of members of the senate