CLASSIFICATION FEATURES OF INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY INSTITUTIONS: TO THE QUESTION OF THE THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARISM

Abstract

B a c k g r o u n d . The search for new forms and directions of activity of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the international arena actualizes the need for theoretical understanding of the classification features of international parliamentary institutions as a problem that has not found coverage in domestic science today. At the same time, the theoretical aspects of the formation and functioning of the structures of international parliamentarism are actively studied by foreign authors, which makes it possible to generalize existing developments and form a holistic view of the specifics of international parliamentary institutions. The object of research is the classification features of international parliamentary institutions that form a multilevel and multivariate system of modern international parliamentarism. M e t h o d s . The paper uses a descriptive method focused on analytical description and allocation of separate groups of international parliamentary institutions; systemic method – to identify internal organizational principles and specifics of the functioning of international parliamentary institutions; empirical method – to highlight the practical and political potential of international parliamentary structures. R e s u l t s . The article is focused on consideration of organizational bases and principles of functioning of international parliamentary institutions of different levels with identification of their formal status and political opportunities. It has been formed objective ideas about the potential of international parliamentary institutions in the international arena as a platform for realization of urgent international problems of supranational, regional or special political orientation. The system of interrelations of international parliamentary institutions with related international organizations with the tendency of turnover of their status and powers in accordance with international structures has been determined. The prospects of scientific research in the direction of international parliamentary institutions as a potential resource in the system of international diplomacy and international relations of Ukraine are outlined. C o n c l u s i o n s . The practical aspect of interaction with international parliamentary institutions implies a clear awareness of their formal status, organizational principles, political capabilities, which makes possible a more specific, and thus effective course of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the field of interparliamentary diplomacy and inter-parliamentary relations.