의원입법과정에서 국민참여기능 확대 방안

Abstract

As the modern administration becomes diversified and specialized and the function of the nation changes, the exercise of government power as well as the provision of service and distribution of goods are carried out pursuant to the law, placing more significance on the legislation process today. In the representative democracy, the legitimacy of the content of the law is primarily determined by the members of the National Assembly, the representatives of the people. Without any adequate understanding of the individual specific interest and empirical opinion however, it is highly unlikely to ensure such legitimacy. It is therefore necessary to expand the opportunities for the people to participate in the legislation process to ensure legitimacy. Currently, the people submit written opinions, apply pressure to the political party or organize assembly or demonstration to participate in the process, but these indirect modes of participation are limited in their influence. To incorporate the opinions of the people, it is imperative that the institutional measures are established and put into practice to provide more direct approach. With regard to the legislations introduced by the members of the National Assembly, there are institutional measures such as legislative petitions, legislative announcement, public hearing, etc. In some cases however, these exist for the sake of formality or there is lack of relevant regulations - highly doubtful in their effectiveness. Key Words : Legislative Process, People`s Participitation, Legislative Petition, Legislative Announcement, Public Hearing This article outlined the status quo as well as the process of the legislation by the members of the National Assembly, and explored the legislative petition - people's participation in the (previous) stage of legislative proposition - and legislative announcement as well as public hearings - people's participation in the stage of the legislation review - so as to examine the ways to expand the opportunities for the people to participate in the legislation process.