Parliamentary diplomacy has provided a crucial, promising outlet in Taiwan’s challenging pursuit of its own interests in the international arena. This book assesses both the potentials and the constraints of parliamentary diplomacy for Taiwan. Through a comparative perspective, and using evidence from the relations of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan with the US Congress and the European Parliament, the authors investigate the implementation of parliamentary diplomacy in Taiwan and its impact in Taiwan’s foreign policy. In their analysis, the authors draw vital lessons that will have important implications for other entities which have similar challenges and aspirations.

This book represents the culmination of a project initiated in 1990 which brought together a group of judges, scholars and government officials to address the role of parliaments in the making and implementation of international treaty law.

This book contains bibliographic references with abstracts and subject headings to public and social policy literature and to world politics published in print and electronic formats; international focus.

Political Science Abstracts is an annual supplement to the Political Science, Government, and Public Policy Series of The Universal Reference System, which was first published in 1967. All back issues are still available.

and a very impressive accomplishment to put all this information in a single volume. It will be the definitive book on the topic for years to come.'---Frank R. Baumgartner, Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science, The University of North Carolina --