New draft constitution "gives everyone something and nobody everything"
Jul 16 Nigel Ash

New draft constitution "gives everyone something and nobody everything"

By Libya Herald.Tunis, 16 July 2016:The Constitution Drafting Assembly has completed its final draft of the document that they believe should shape Li...

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Mar 16 Michel Cousins

Initiative launched to end Constitutional Assembly boycott as members head to Oman

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 16 March 2016:A proposal has been put to members of the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) which is hoped will end th...

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Benghazi federalists protest constitution draft while CDA discusses consultations
Feb 13 Michel Cousins

Benghazi federalists protest constitution draft while CDA discusses consultations

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 13 February 2016:Cyrenaica federalists protested in Benghazi yesterday against the new constitution proposed by the Co...

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Judicial association members protest over constitution
Feb 10 Michel Cousins

Judicial association members protest over constitution

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 10 February 2016:Members of a number of judicial groups protested today outside the Ministry of Justice buildings in...

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Shouaib attacks GNC/HoR rival deal proposal
Dec 8 Michel Cousins

Shouaib attacks GNC/HoR rival deal proposal

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 8 December 2015:In a rare press conference, Emhemed Shouaib, the Deputy President of the House of Representatives (HoR...

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Oct 15 Michel Cousins

CDA returns to Beida; the capital still an issue

By Saber Ayyub.The old Libyan Parliament building in Beida, now home to the CDATripoli, 15 October 2015:The Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) is...

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Ghadames turns out not to be the final lap for the CDA
Oct 12 Nigel Ash

Ghadames turns out not to be the final lap for the CDA

By Libya Herald reporters. Tunis, 12 October 2015:It appears that the Constitutional Drafting Assembly is not going to hit its 20 October deadline to...

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Sep 12 Michel Cousins

Child rights must be safeguarded in new constitution says UNICEF

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 12 September 2015:In a meeting in Tunis with members of Libya’s Constitutional Drafting Assembly, UNICEF has called on it...

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Jun 17 Michel Cousins

New Libyan group calls for 1951 constitution and Idris Al-Senussi to be interim head of state.

By Libya Herald reporter. Prince Idris Al-Senussi (Photo: Libya Herald)Barcelona, 17 June 2015:A group of Libyan lawyers, diplomats, political activis...

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Jun 15 Sami Zaptia

OpEd: Magna Carta: Arbitrary power and the rule of law in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 June 2015:On the 800th anniversary of the signing (sealing) of the Magna Carta (Grand Charter) limiting the arbitrary powers...

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