Parliament is an important institution of the state, as it adopts laws that regulate the fundamental characteristics of the state, protects rights and prescribes obligations in social relations on its territory. We know unicameral and bicameral parliaments. The main difference between them is that a unicameral parliament has a single chamber, while a bicameral parliament has two separate chambers. The diploma thesis investigates the differences in the speed and quality of the legislative procedure between a unicameral and bicameral parliamentary system based on the Slovenian bicameral and Croatian unicameral parliaments. The research is conducted using ten comparable legislative procedures from both countries. The average time for adopting laws and the number of readings are analyzed. The research shows that the average time for adopting laws in Slovenia is longer than in Croatia, which confirms that laws are adopted faster in a unicameral parliament. It is also found that the procedures in the Slovenian bicameral parliament are of higher quality.
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