Q1.
Is there formal provision for effective and independent legislative scrutiny of defence policy?
1a. Formal rights
Score
SCORE: 100/100
Rubric
New Zealand score: 100/100
Score: 0/100
Parliament has no formal powers over defence laws or policy.
Score: 50/100
Parliament has the right to employ formal mechanisms to conduct scrutiny over defence policy, but lacks some of the powers listed in score 4.
Score: 100/100
Parliament has formal powers (in law) to approve or veto laws on security, and to reject or amend defence policy. It also has the right to review budgets, major arms procurements and defence decisions.
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1b. Effectiveness
Score
SCORE: 100/100
Rubric
New Zealand score: 100/100
Score: 0/100
Parliament does not debate or review defence policy.
Score: 25/100
Parliament debates or reviews defence policy, but fails to take advantage of its formal powers of oversight. It may exercise informal influence over policy in the case of no formal powers.
Score: 50/100
Parliament debates or reviews defence policy and attempts to influence policy through formal mechanisms, but these attempts are limited.
Score: 75/100
Parliament performs all the functions of score 4, but not regularly. There are clear instances where parliament fails to effectively scrutinise defence policy, but these are occasional lapses.
Score: 100/100
Parliament regularly approves or vetoes laws on security, exercises budgetary power, and reviews or approves major arms procurements and decisions. Parliament can also reject or amend defence policy.
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1c. Independent legislature scrutiny
Score
SCORE: 100/100
Rubric
New Zealand score: 100/100
Score: 0/100
Both the military and the executive regularly undermine parliament scrutiny of defence policy.
Score: 25/100
Either the executive branch or the military may regularly coerce or unduly influence parliament to vote in its favour, or either may regularly undermine parliamentary scrutiny of defence.
Score: 50/100
Either the executive branch or the military may occasionally coerce or unduly influence parliament to vote in its favour, or either may undermine parliamentary scrutiny of defence.
Score: 75/100
Either the executive branch or the military may occasionally coerce or unduly influence parliament to vote in its favour, or either may undermine parliamentary scrutiny of defence.
Score: 100/100
Neither the executive nor the military coerce or unduly influence parliament to vote in their favour.
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Compare scores by country
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Country |
1a. Formal rights |
1b. Effectiveness |
1c. Independent legislature scrutiny |
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Albania | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Algeria | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Angola | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Argentina | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Armenia | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Australia | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Azerbaijan | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Bahrain | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Bangladesh | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Belgium | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Botswana | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Brazil | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Burkina Faso | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Cameroon | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Canada | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Chile | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
China | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Colombia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Denmark | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Egypt | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Estonia | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Finland | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
France | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Germany | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Ghana | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Greece | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Hungary | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
India | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Indonesia | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Iran | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Iraq | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Israel | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Italy | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Japan | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Jordan | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Kenya | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Kosovo | 75 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Kuwait | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Latvia | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Lebanon | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Lithuania | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Malaysia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Mali | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Mexico | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Montenegro | 75 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Morocco | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | NA |
Myanmar | 0 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Netherlands | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
New Zealand | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Niger | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Nigeria | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
North Macedonia | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Norway | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Oman | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Palestine | 100 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Philippines | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Poland | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Portugal | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Qatar | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | NA |
Russia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Saudi Arabia | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Serbia | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Singapore | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
South Africa | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
South Korea | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
South Sudan | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Spain | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Sudan | NA | NA | NA |
Sweden | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Switzerland | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Taiwan | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
Tanzania | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Thailand | 100 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Tunisia | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | NEI |
Turkey | 50 / 100 | 25 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
Uganda | 50 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Ukraine | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
United Arab Emirates | 0 / 100 | 0 / 100 | NA |
United Kingdom | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
United States | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 75 / 100 |
Venezuela | 100 / 100 | 75 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Zimbabwe | 100 / 100 | 50 / 100 | NEI |