Abstract
National parliaments have become significantly active in international arena particularly in advancing democracy and national interests within a globalized context. This report assesses the role that inter-parliamentary organizations play in regional and global political scenes under the umbrella of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The article views these regional institutions in the context of their relations to the IPU through content analysis of available literature. Three of the regional bodies of interest in the report are the Arab Parliament, Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), and the European Union Parliament. The findings drawn from available literature shows that these organizations have become the new frontier for political movements as they take center stage in global affairs. The objectives of these regional bodies are largely aligned with those of the IPU, and it is not surprising that they frequently collaborate or agree on several issues. The article concludes that the Inter-parliamentary diplomacy and the pursuit of democracy through collective efforts of regional parliamentary bodies have made it possible for IPU to have a higher political currency in different jurisdictions.
Highlights
National parliaments have become significantly active in international arena in advancing democracy and national interests within a globalized context
Modern cross-national and global relations have seen parliaments become central in global relations ecosystems as they seek to advance common goals and propagate democratic ideals
Arab Parliament (AP) has been a crucial voice in addressing the Arab spring, the Syrian crisis, and the Israel- Palestine crisis
Summary
States cannot exist in isolation today because most of the challenges they face require global solutions. The classical sense of states in the 19th century separated the internal issues and its relationship with other states All states had their own rule and model of governance (most states way was similar). The jurisdiction of parliaments was limited within the nation Their primary role was to pursue policies that would positively impact their constituents. It was an offense against the principle of sovereignty for parliament to engage in foreign affairs. The formulation of the national parliament is often founded on the principle that it is a people representation in government. The work of William Randal Cremer Frédéric Passy led to the establishment of the original inter-parliamentary cooperation and founded the first multilateral cooperation that occurred between different national parliaments (IPU, 2021). Part of the cooperation is tasked with ending such regimes and advancing democracies in such states
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