美國國會外交與議長外交的初探

我們從比較外交政策著手，嘗試著去了解美國國會議長的外交角色。首先，我們指出，在不同的憲政體制之下，國會有不同的外交空間，尤其是在總統制、加上分立政府之下，台灣比較有著力的機會。接著，我們探討了美國國會的外交權，就光譜而言，可以由弱勢的事後監督、事前磋商、到強勢的全程參與。再來，我們考察了戰後以來，美國國會議長的外交參與。最後，我們以我國立法院長潛在的外交作爲結語。

關鍵字

美國國會；國會外交；議長外交；台灣；立法院

並列摘要

Based on tenets of Comparative Foreign Policy, we look into what roles the American speaker may have played. First of all, we like to examine how different constitutional systems may have allowed for disparate participation in foreign affairs. It is noted that under the presidential system, Taiwan may have more opportunities to influence American Congress if the government is divided, meaning the opposition congress either or both houses of Congress. We then classify congressmen/congresswomen's involvement into foreign policy making in a spectrum from latter oversights, prior consultations, to full cooperation. Before we are able to make any suggestion to Taiwan's speaker, we like to survey some congressional personalities' active contributions to, if not interferences in, American foreign policy making.

並列關鍵字

American Congress ； congressional diplomacy ； speaker's diplomacy ； Taiwan ； Legislative Yuan

參考文獻

施正鋒(2006)。憲政體制的選􁖗與憲政改􀺗的過程􀏅􀏀。法政學􀻴􀏁。20，57-86。

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