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Author: Lazareva, Marina

Title: CIS Interparliamentary Assembly: role in post-Soviet integration

Abstract: The Interparliamentary Assembly (IPA) was established at almost the same time as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). According to the official position, to date the IPA CIS has adopted about 650 model laws and other documents and has become the main cooperation platform for parliamentarians in a new political and economic environment. More than 70% of all IPA acts are implemented into the legislation of the CIS countries, and about 10% contain provisions that overlap with those in national laws.
However, there are also problems. Throughout the history of the Assembly, its chairmen have always been representatives of Russia. Considering the specifics of the political development of the post-Soviet area, one can note the relative weakness of parliaments, which tend to act only in conjunction with the Presidents. And the CIS itself has for a long time been more of a reserve platform for Russia than an influential integration organization.

Keywords: Commonwealth of Independent States, Interparliamentary Assembly, model legislation, integration, former Soviet countries

Cite as: Lazareva, M. (2025). CIS Interparliamentary Assembly: role in post-Soviet integration. Studia Juridica et Politica Jaurinensia, 12(1), 101–114. https://doi.org/10.71100/STUDIA.2025.1.7

Doi: 10.71100/STUDIA.2025.1.7

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