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Oversight of the intelligence and security agencies can take different forms. Parliamentary oversight, as one of the oversight forms, vary considerably across states, and may be influenced by constitutional order, legal system and political culture, even from the history. However, it is particularly important oversight form, as it can help ensure agencies’ independence from the executive and provide legitimacy for their actions, as well as maintain public confidence. Oversight of the interception of communication should be conducted in continuity through an established practice and by supervisory bodies free from political influences. It seems that parliamentary oversight of the interception of communication in the R.N. Macedonia didn't meet the expectations and MPs didn't show strong enough will to cope with the challenges faced as members of the oversight committees. In this paper the current situation with the parliamentary oversight of the interception of communications is elaborated from two viewpoints: legal solutions contained in a reformed legal framework, on the one hand, and the challenges identified in the practical implementation of the legal provisions, on the other hand. Basically, the conclusion is that some of notified challenges are the result of inconsistent and insufficiently precise legal provisions. The other is result of absent of a political will for fully implementation of the reform priorities. |
