Supreme Court rules Maetig’s GNC election “unconstitutional”
Jun 9 Emad

Supreme Court rules Maetig’s GNC election “unconstitutional”

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab. The Supreme Court (Photo: TV grab)Tripoli 9 June 2014:The Supreme Court has ruled that Ahmed Maetig’s election by the GNC was u...

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Mar 25 Michel Cousins

Congress to celebrate Constitutional Assembly first meeting on 14 April

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 25 March 2014:The General National Congress has instructed the 47 members of the 60-member Constitutional Assembly elected o...

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Feb 7 Michel Cousins

Grand Mufti supports Congress remaining in office, forbids action against it.

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 7 February 2014:The Libyan Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani, has said that all arguments about whether Congress's...

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Dec 25 Michel Cousins

Sharia must be the main source of legislation says Dar Al-Ifta

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 25 December 2013:The Dar Al-Ifta, headed by the Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani, has said that the Sharia must be...

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Dec 19 Callum Paton

Low representation of minority groups in constitution drafting process slammed by LFJL

Tripoli, 19 December 2013:The General National Congress (GNC) and the High National Election Committee have been attacked by NGO Lawyers for Justice i...

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Nov 4 Michel Cousins

Children’s rights in the constitution?

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 4 November 2013:The National Council for Civil Liberties and Human Rights (NCCLHR), a Libyan NGO, is organising a seminar/wo...

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Anticipating Sovereignty Power Plays: who will exercise it for Libya?
Aug 5 Michel Cousins

Anticipating Sovereignty Power Plays: who will exercise it for Libya?

By Lorianne Updike Toler.Congress buildings in Tripoli Tripoli, 5 August 2013: The General National Congress’ (GNC) 16 July passage of the electoral...

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Jul 2 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: My 2 Cents - My Libya, It’s all about Human Rights

By Hafed Al-Ghwell.Washington DC, 2 July 2013:Ever since the start of, what the media has described; “The Arab Spring”, I have seen and read tons of e...

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Apr 18 Nigel Ash

Lawyers alarmed at GNC constitutional amendments

By Nigel Ash.Tripoli, 18 April 2013:The human rights group Lawyers for Justice in Libya has condemned “alarming” GNC amendments to the interim Constit...

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Defining Libya’s Constitutional Timeline (Part III)
Mar 31 Nigel Ash

Defining Libya’s Constitutional Timeline (Part III)

By Lorianne Updike TolerLondon, 31 March 2013:Now that the GNC’s squatting problem has been resolved, it can refocus energies on defining Libya’s cons...

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