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The Development of Bicameral Parliamentary Systems

Author: Alun A Preece MA, LLB (Camb), LLM (Qld)
Lecturer, University of Queensland T C Beirne School of Law
Subjects: Great Britain - Parliament
Great Britain - politics and government
Law - history
Issue: Volume 9, Number 3 (September 2002)
Category: Refereed Articles

Abstract

This paper traces the development of bicameralism in England in the 14th century and contrasts it with the failure of other medieval parliaments or assemblies to follow this path. It then demonstrates the influence of these and subsequent English developments on adoption of bicameralism in other parliamentary systems.

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