@article{2017:edinger:zum_recht_,
title = {Zum Recht einer Fraktion auf eine Anhörung im Ausschuss. Urteil des Verfassungsgerichtshofs Sachsen vom 27. Oktober 2016},
year = {2017},
note = {The Rules of Procedure of the German Parliaments grant parliamentary
parties the right to request a parliamentary hearing. Is it
unconstitutional to violate this right? The State Constitutional Court
of Saxony decided that it is indeed unconstitutional. It ruled that
the constitution grants the legislators the right of equal treatment,
and their parliamentary parties as well. The majority violates this
right if it denies a parliamentary party a hearing without a
substantial reason that is based on the constitution itself. The
court‘s decision protects the rights of minorities in Parliament and
secures that parliamentary hearings contribute to legislation being as
good and objective as possible.},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {157--162},
author = {Edinger, Florian},
volume = {48},
number = {1}
}