日本地方议会改革视阙下的议会基本条例研究

由于受各种因素制约,日本地方议会一直面临权力有限、效能不彰、民众观感不佳等问题。地方分权改革为地方议会改革创造了有利条件。20世纪90年代地方政治经济环境的变化,则进一步倒逼议会进行自我革新。议会基本条例是由地方议会制定,对议会基本事务进行规范的地方立法。议会基本条例既是议会改革的重要成果,又为改革擎画出蓝图,提供了法律保障。地方议会依据议会基本条例,不断推动议会改革。

On the Basic Regulation on Council under the Reforms of Japan's Local Councils

Due to various factors,Japan's local councils have always faced problems such as limited power,ineffective performance,and poor public perception.The Decentralization Reform has created favorable conditions for the local council reform.The changes in the local political and economic environment in the 1990s further forced the councils to reform themselves.The basic regulation on council has been enacted by the local councils to regulate the basic affairs of local councils.The basic regulation on council is not only an important achievement of local council reforms,but also a blueprint for the reforms with legal protection.Local councils continue to push council reforms in accordance with the basic regulation on council.