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Serra, Diego --- "Defending bicameralism and equalising powers: The case of Peru" [2019] ELECD 1868; in Albert, Richard; Baraggia, Antonia; Fasone, Cristina (eds), "Constitutional Reform of National Legislatures" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 142

Book Title: Constitutional Reform of National Legislatures

Editor(s): Albert, Richard; Baraggia, Antonia; Fasone, Cristina

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 9

Section Title: Defending bicameralism and equalising powers: The case of Peru

Author(s): Serra, Diego

Number of pages: 21

Abstract/Description:

This chapter explores the relationship between bicameralism and the separation-of-power doctrine through the case of Peru, the most parliamentarised presidentialism in Latin America. In 1992, the Constituent Assembly of Peru proposed to establish only one chamber, along with a Permanent Commission (or Committee) that would take most of the former Peruvian Senate’s competencies. The Permanent Commission of Peru has a long history, since its origins lie in the Diputación Permanente of the Constitution of Cadiz. The purpose of this chapter is twofold as it aims to determine: whether the Permanent Commission can be conceived as a second chamber under the justifications and the rationales provided in the literature; and whether, and to what extent, bicameralism should be regarded as a cornerstone of the separation-of-power doctrine.