CURRENT STATE AND PROBLEMS OF LEGAL STATUS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION IN UKRAINE

The analysis of the current state of the legal status of the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine has been performed; it also describes its features and problems related to non-recognition of the subjectivity of the parliamentary opposition, the lack of proper legal regulation of its rights, responsibilities, guarantees and limits of activity. It was stressed that the non-institutionalization of the parliamentary opposition causes the opposition political forces in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to have no corresponding responsibilities for forming a shadow government, preparing an alternative program of government activities, observing national interests, banning abuse of rights and guarantees, etc. At the same time, de facto opposition parliamentary factions and groups, individual MPs of Ukraine to control the activities of the coalition and the government can carry out some effective parliamentary means and procedures (inquiries, government hearings, initiating parliamentary inquiries, constitutional appeals, etc.), which lays the foundations of opposition activity in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. It is established that the peculiarities of the domestic legal system, insufficient development of parliamentarism and political system actualize the complex constitutional and legislative regulation of the bases of organization and activity of the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine, including the order of its formation, rights and responsibilities, guarantees and procedures, relations with the coalition and government. It is substantiated that the institutionalization of the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine should be aimed at real ensuring its constructive cooperation with the majority, as well as on observance of the rights of the opposition regarding representation in the leadership of the parliament and its bodies, control of the activities of the majority and the government, publication of its position in the parliament. The priority of improving the legal status of the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine should be not only the clarification and expansion of its rights, but also the formation of effective mechanisms for their implementation, ensuring accountability for violations of opposition`s rights.

The Life of Love and Resistance to Clerical Authority in Book to a Mother and Middle English Lollard Writing

Among vernacular religious manuals composed for women in the fourteenth century, Book to a Mother takes the unusual position of rejecting cloistered life for a widow's emulation and presents an alternative program of reading based on love and imitatio Christi. This essay reexamines Book to a Mother's adaptation of allegories of the cloister and its transformation of clerical practices of reading alongside lollard polemical writings that also sidestep priestly authority and institutional religion in Christian life. Although Book's use of polemical discourse has been downplayed or treated as separate from its devotional aims, this essay argues that Book combines devotion and dissent to empower the mother's reading, preaching, and living, and that such a dialogue is characteristic of lollard forms of living. In its attention to polemic, this analysis is significant for understanding the history of vernacular theologies and their experimentation with different rhetorical modes for reshaping belief and practice.

Partisipasi Masyarakat dalam Melaksanakan Program Bedah Rumah Warga Miskin di Kelurahan Silae Kecamatan Ulujadi Kota Palu

Tulisan ini mengkaji tentang partisipasi masyarakat terhadap program bedah rumah warga miskin dalam program pemerintah yang disinergikan dengan PNPM Mandiri melalui BKM yang mengawasi UPL. Tujuan utama dalam melakukan penelitian ini adalah untuk menggambarkan situasi atau objek secara sistematis, karakteristik, akurat, tepat dan sesuai kejadian yang sebenarnya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pengambilan data berasal dari wawancara, observasi, dan studi literature yang dianalisis secara induktif. Ada empat indikator/tahap yang menjadi landasan penelitian ini yaitu tahap assessment, tahap alternative program, tahap implementasi program dan tahap evaluasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi masyarakat di Kelurahan Silae masih tergolong rendah. Hal ini berdasarkan pada tiga dari empat indikator yang dijadikan acuan dalam penelitian ini dinilai masih belum maksimal. Peneliti menemukan bahwa masyarakat di Kelurahan Silae masih banyak berpartisipasi pada tahap implementasi program.