Temporary commissions (usually called “committees” in other countries) are one of the most important and interesting work formats in modern parliaments. While standing committees are established at the beginning of each regular convocation, work until its completion and usually have a clear scope of competencies, temporary commissions can be created by the parliament at any time to address any urgent issue. As soon as the issue is resolved, the temporary committee reports on it and ceases its work.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has its own analogue of temporary committees. These are temporary special and temporary investigative commissions. They operate based on similar principles: the Rada can establish temporary ad hoc commissions to address specific issues or work on draft laws, while temporary commissions of inquiry are engaged in parliamentary inquiries.
In this study, ALI tried to analyse in detail what MPs did within the framework of temporary ad hoc and temporary investigative commissions, what was the effectiveness of their work, and what problems prevent temporary commissions from being an effective tool for solving the problems that concern voters the most.
