Jan 28 Michel Cousins

Legal battle between GNC deputy presidents signalled

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 29 January 2016:Awad Abdul Sadiq, the first deputy president of the continuing General National Congress (GNC), is t...

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GNC appoints 36 counsellors to Supreme Court
Oct 24 Michel Cousins

GNC appoints 36 counsellors to Supreme Court

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 24 October 2014:In a move seen as bolstering its power, the General National Congress has appointed 36 counsellors to Liby...

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Oct 14 Nigel Ash

UNSMIL deal “morally and legally ridiculous”

By Libya Herald reportersTripoli, 14 October 2015:A group of House of Representatives has rejected  UNSMIL’s GNA deal as “morally and legally ridiculo...

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Oct 12 Michel Cousins

Op-Ed: Libya’s Article 13 - disagreeing over the political agreement

By Azza K. Maghur.UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon’s announcement on October 8 that Libyan parties had finally reached a political agreement in Skhira...

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HoR ponders extending its term
Apr 24 Newsdesk1

HoR ponders extending its term

By Jamal Adel.Beida, 24 April 2015:At their 31st session this week, members of the House of Representatives (HoR) have discussed amending Law No. 4, i...

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Feb 10 Newsdesk1

GNC fires back at EU talks warning: conditions must be met

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 10 February 2015:The General National Congress (GNC) has told the European Union (EU) parliament that the only way out...

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Feb 6 Sami Zaptia

Beida lower court overturns the Supreme Court ruling on unconstitutionality of HoR

By Libya Herald reporter.Malta, 6 February 2015:A Libyan lower court in the eastern city of Al-Beida overturned the decision of the Supreme Court in T...

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EU provides legal and technical advice for CDA at workshop
Jan 31 Newsdesk1

EU provides legal and technical advice for CDA at workshop

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 31 January 2015:A two-day workshop for members of the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) to provide legal and techn...

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Dec 26 Newsdesk1

LFJL launches online constitutional discussion, calls for greater protection for potentially marginalised groups

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 26 November:In the spirit of inclusive discussion, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) has launched a two-week online c...

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Dec 16 Newsdesk1

High-profile “liberal” lawyer kidnapped in Tripoli

By Ali Salem.Tripoli, 16 December 2014:Professor of Constitutional Law and noted legal expert Masood Al-Kanuni was kidnapped in Tripoli Monday.Kanoni,...

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