Swiss Parliament When I was in Switzerland, I had the opportunity to visit the national Parliament and see their second chamber. Having a bicameral legislature is one of the few features of the constitutional system that Switzerland has in common with the UK. Otherwise, we are at different ends of the constitutional spectrum. Switzerland, as I…
I have spent the past few days in Switzerland advising members of the Iraqi Constitutional Review Committee on the establishment of a second chamber. Agreement has been reached on creating a second chamber. The committee has responsibility for recommending the form it take. My role has essentially been twofold. One has been to explain the…
