Legal Bases:
- Statutes of the IPU
- Rules of procedure (Assembly, Council, Executive Committee,
Standing Committees, Meeting of Women Parliamentarians,
Secretariat, Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians)
- Financial regulations
- Practical modalities of the rights and responsibilities of
observers at IPU meetings
Purpose: Fostering of contacts and exchange of experience among
parliamentarians of all countries on political, economical und
social questions of international interest, parliamentary
contribution to the protection of human rights and a better
knowledge of the working of representative institutions Number of
Members: 146 und seven associated members Membership of the German
Bundestag since: 1951 (readmission) Annual contribution of Germany:
7,93 % Maximum number of delegatesper country: variable (max. 8
delegates from countries withless than 100 million inhabitants,
max. 10 delegates from countries with 100 million or more
inhabitants)
German
delegation: 8 members (3:2:1:1:1) Head of delegation:
Dr. Norbert Lammert
(CDU/CSU) Deputy head
Monika Griefahn (SPD)
Bodies
- Council
- Assembly
- Executive Committee
- Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
- Three Committees of the Assembly
- Ad-hoc-Committees
President: Pier Ferdinando Casini, Italy Headquarters: Geneva
Plenary meetings: Twice a year Venue: Rotating among the IPU member
countries Standing Committees:
- Committee on peace and international security
- Committee on sustainable development, finance and trade
- Committee on democracy and human rights
Committee meetings: At least twice a year Venue: Geneva and various
host cities Official languages: English and French Working
languages: English, French, Spanish und Arabic
