Politics & Government
Legislative Review of Executive Decrees
Quick fact
In many democracies, executive decrees are temporary by default: if the legislature does not ratify them within a set time (often 60–90 days), they lapse and lose legal effect.
Why this is interesting
When a president signs a decree, the law changes in a single day—but what happens when the parliament never gets a say? Legislative review is the silent mechanism that can turn that swift order into a permanent law or let it quietly expire.