HoR Speaker Ageela Saleh launches existential attack on the Supreme Judicial Council
Dec 30 Sami Zaptia

HoR Speaker Ageela Saleh launches existential attack on the Supreme Judicial Council

During his speech at the House of Representatives (HoR) session held in Benghazi yesterday, HoR Speaker Ageela Saleh launched what resembles an existe...

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Supreme Court rules on auspices of Official Gazette and on military prosecution of civilians
Nov 2 Sami Zaptia

Supreme Court rules on auspices of Official Gazette and on military prosecution of civilians

The Constitutional Chamber of Libya’s Supreme Court issued two rulings today. ‎The first ruling stipulated that the House of Representatives’ (HoR) L...

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At Tuesday’s session, HoR passes controversial Constitutional Court Law
Dec 6 Sami Zaptia

At Tuesday’s session, HoR passes controversial Constitutional Court Law

At Tuesday’s session in Benghazi, the House of Representatives (HoR) passed with a majority of votes a controversial Constitutional Court Law, accordi...

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Libya’s Draft Constitution - Overview
Jul 21 Nigel Ash

Libya’s Draft Constitution - Overview

By Chris Stephen. CDA member Omar Mohamed Ali in Tunis with the CDA's final draft (Photo: Libya Herald)Tunis, 21 July 2016:Voltaire would be pleased....

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Aug 5 Sami Zaptia

We have important matters of priority - House of Reps President Issa

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 6 August 2014:House of Representatives President Ageela Issa said that there are some important issues facing the House that a...

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Jun 18 Newsdesk2

Judicial High Council demands GNC respect separation of powers

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 18 June 2014:The Supreme Judicial Council, in a bluntly worded statement, declared that the General National Congress (...

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Opinion: 9th June – A historic day in democratic Libya?
Jun 10 Emad

Opinion: 9th June – A historic day in democratic Libya?

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 10 June 2014:Yesterday, the 9th June, could go down as yet another historic day in the building of the new democratic Libya. T...

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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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Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Prosecutor's Office statement - signs of the emergence of Libya as a nation of the rule of law?

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 19 January 2013:Plurality of powers in Libya?The Prosecutor's Office last week  released a statement through its official spok...

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Should Libya choose the Parliamentary or Presidental model of government? Lessons from other states
Nov 12 George Grant

Should Libya choose the Parliamentary or Presidental model of government? Lessons from other states

By Lorianne Updike Toler.Many presidential governments have descended into dictatorship, but parliamentary systems are not without their challenges.12...

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