Resumen

RAMOS, Hugo Daniel. La dimensión parlamentaria de la integración regional: dificultades para la participación de los Poderes Legislativos en el MERCOSUR (1991-2006). CONfines relacion. internaci. ciencia política [online]. 2014, vol.10, n.19, pp.63-87. ISSN 1870-3569.

This work analyzes the problems faced by the National Legislative Powers when it comes to maximizing and/or empowering its influence on the decision making processes at a regional level to influence on the integration process management. We focus on three aspects we consider fundamental: what we call "structural insufficiency", derived partly from the subordinated role assigned to the Legislative Powers by the main Treaties of the integration process; the relative asymmetries of power and capabilities among Legislative Powers and Executive Powers and, finally, the problems stemming from the way the Legislative Powers have faced the stated limitations so as to optimize its participation in the integration.

Palabras llave : Parlamentary dimension; Regional integration; MERCOSUR; structural insufficiency.