ABSTRACT
Secondly, Parliaments should ensure the compliance of local laws with tenets of international conventions, including those relating to human rights. For example, Art 5 of the Vienna Declaration, which represents the agreed global position between sovereign States and human rights, states:
(2) Parliament as budget approver Ultimately, Parliament holds the governmental purse strings. This function gives Parliament huge power and by wielding it wisely it can ensure that various human rights (such as the right to education, the right to medical assistance, etc) can be met, by awarding the requisite budget.
