Zero achievements of the committee to amend the Iraqi constitution since its establishment two months ago

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The constitutional amendment committee hosts a delegation of United Nations experts

Wednesday 25 December 2019 108

 

Baghdad / Al-Sabah
Yesterday, Tuesday, the Committee for Constitutional Amendments, headed by Deputy Faleh Al-Sari, hosted a delegation of the United Nations that included experts and specialists in the field of writing the constitution, and supporting the UN mission in Iraq in making the constitutional amendments.

The media department of the House of Representatives stated, in a statement received by Al-Sabah, that "during the hosting, the committee's work and what it reached during its previous meetings were reviewed, and ways to provide effective support by international experts to mature the amendment proposals and produce satisfactory results."

She added that "the meeting agreed on working mechanisms that allow United Nations experts to participate in the meetings of the committee, and to provide technical support, expertise and opinions, as well as assistance in studying the proposals submitted to the committee."

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Zero achievements of the committee to amend the Iraqi constitution since its establishment two months ago

 

Baghdad - Bara Al-Shammari

December 27, 2019

 

 

 

Although two months have passed since the formation of the Iraqi Constitutional Amendment Committee , which emerged from Parliament in an attempt to satisfy the rising street that demanded the amendment of some articles of the constitution, it has not yet come up with any significant amendment amid profound differences between its members.

A member of the Parliamentary Amendment Committee, Yonadam Kanna, told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the committee is still discussing articles of the constitution that require amendments, noting that there is more than one point of view in this regard. He pointed out that some members of the committee want to make the amendments in accordance with Article 142 of the Constitution, stressing that about 50 articles are on the schedule of amendments according to this opinion.
It is noteworthy that Article 142 of the Iraqi constitution allows for the amendment of the constitution after the parliament votes on the amendments by a two-thirds majority.
Kanna pointed to another influential presence in the functioning of the Constitutional Amendments Committee, which is the street that calls for changing the form of the political system, Confirming the existence of discussions in this regard, some of which call for converting the political system in Iraq to a presidential or semi-presidential one, while others believe that the current parliamentary system is better. He added: "There is also a debate on the conservatives, are they directly elected by the people through the governorate councils?" He continued: "When the amendments are completed, we will submit our report to Parliament if the parliament remains unchanged."
However, another member of the Constitutional Amendments Committee expected that the commission would not complete its report with the amendments required of it during the period specified for it, which is 4 months, which will end at the end of February next year, assuring Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the differences within the committee are greater than the participants.

He indicated that the most controversial articles are those related to the form of the political system, as some people demand that it be transformed into a presidential one, which is rejected by others, who fear that the country will turn into a dictatorship in the hands of some powerful parties, explaining that another dispute arose regarding the demands of some members of the committee to cancel the "veto" The Three Governorates "to amend the constitution mentioned in Article 142, which was strongly rejected by Kurdish members and others representing the northern and western governorates.
He pointed out that the differences also included material related to the disputed areas between the Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government, and how to manage resources, especially oil and gas, explaining that the work of the committee in its current situation requires more time to formulate acceptable and satisfactory amendments for all parties.
A member of the Constitutional Amendments Committee, Muhammad al-Karbouli, said that the atmosphere is not ready now to make amendments, stressing in a press statement that time is insufficient for that, given the protesters insist on legislating a new election law and holding early elections. He indicated that the presentation of constitutional amendments through a public referendum would require a period of more than two years, indicating that the new election commission would be involved in the issue of preparing for early elections.

And at the end of last October, Parliament formed a committee to amend the constitution, which included 18 of its members, and gave it a period of 4 months to complete the required amendments, in an attempt to absorb the anger of the demonstrators who demanded fundamental amendments to the constitution.
Activists in the Iraqi demonstrations refuse to recognize any outputs resulting from this committee, as it is part of the parliament that they describe as corrupt, assuring Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the amendment of the constitution must be carried out by jurists in constitutional law and political systems.

 

[keylime]

When the Dinar RVs  it will have to happen in spite of or outside of these factors otherwise it could indeed be another 2 to 5 years. Hopefully  the revaluation is not dependent on the reforms or the so called reformers. 

19 is ticking towards midnight. 

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Constitutional expert: the next government should be "transitional"

Friday 03 January 2020 60

 

Baghdad / Al-Sabah 

 

The expert in the Iraqi constitution, Hassan Al-Yasiri, stressed the need for the next government to be a transitional government, not a government 

National curriculum.

Al-Yasiri said in a statement that Al-Sabah received a copy of it, that “regarding the constitutional nature of the next government, the next government should be a transitional government, not a government curriculum government; and everyone who promotes otherwise 

He is delusional. ” 

He added, "The platform of this government should be limited to two paragraphs. The first is to establish security, and the other is to prepare for the upcoming elections. Hence, it must be known to all, that it - the government - will not be a government of services or a government of reform and anti-corruption." Wu ... etc. of what is common to some who do not know the reality, do not understand the constitutional rule, and do not surround international experiences !! ”. 

Al-Yasiri stressed, "The government should have a short term related to the date of the elections. As it ends with the elections, if the elections cannot be held early, the age of the government was related to the end of the parliamentary session." 

Current. ”

And he stated, "The government should be miniature, not exceeding the ten ministerial portfolios, and it is desirable that the prime minister and its ministers pledge not to contribute to the upcoming elections, and that is something that 

very important".

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The constitutional amendment committee ends discussing some articles of the constitution

 01/11/2020

The Constitutional Amendments Committee, chaired by Deputy Falih Al-Sari, chaired the Committee and its members attended on Saturday 11/1/2020 to complete the discussion of the proposed amendments to some articles of the Constitution.

 

During the meeting held at the committee’s headquarters, the ladies and gentlemen presented their proposals regarding Article 87 related to the Judicial Authority and Article 89 regarding the rearrangement of the Federal Judicial Authority and the submission of the Supreme Federal Court to the Supreme Judicial Council, the Federal Court of Cassation, the Judicial Supervision Authority and other federal courts that are organized according to To the law.

 

Interventions of the committee members focused on the importance of the presence of Islamic jurisprudence experts and jurists within the members of the Federal Supreme Court and the postponement of resolving this issue to the next meetings of the committee.

 

The members of the committee stressed the necessity of speeding up the constitutional amendments and resolving controversial articles in the constitution at the specified time to present it to the Iraqi people and conduct a referendum on it.

 

And the Constitutional Amendments Committee changed the name of the Federal Supreme Court to become the Federal Supreme Constitutional Court.

 

Parliament

The Media Service

http://ar.parliament.iq/2020/01/11/لجنة-التعديلات-الدستورية-تستكمل-مناق/

Edited January 11, 2020 by Butifldrm

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The committees are important to the constitutional amendment committee 

The Constitutional Amendments Committee ends proposals for amendments to independent bodies and begins with the powers of the federal authorities

 01/13/2020

On Monday 13/1/2020, the Constitutional Amendments Committee, chaired by MP Faleh Al-Sari, Chairman of the Committee and the presence of its members and representatives of the United Nations, held a meeting to complete the constitutional amendments and review the amendment proposals submitted to the Committee.

During the meeting that was held in the House of Representatives, reading the constitutional articles in the section of independent bodies was completed, and reading the articles of the powers of the federal authorities began.

Members of the committee expressed their observations on the articles and proposals of the amendment, as well as opening the door for discussion on the importance of these amendments and their positive dimensions, present and future, in addition to offering some experiences of developed countries with a pioneering democratic experience to benefit from them and for the purpose of maturing better the formulation and contents of the amendment proposals.

 

 

Parliament

Media circle

13/1/2020

http://ar.parliament.iq/2020/01/13/لجنة-التعديلات-الدستورية-تنهي-مقترحا-2/

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Baghdad Post Sunday, January 19, 2020 02:41 PM

 

Constitutional Amendment Committee: Parliament agrees to reduce the number of members of Parliament

 

 

 

The Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Amendments affirmed that its members agreed on some proposals related to reducing the number of members of the House of Representatives for the new legislative session, and how to form the next government.

 Deputy Chairman of the Committee Yusef Mohamed said, in a press statement: "We have a number of contentious issues that are still under discussion, leading to consensual amendments by all parties, according to the time limit set to end the work of the parliament within four months."

He added, "The Special Parliamentary Committee discussed a number of proposals regarding the constitutional amendments, and reached agreement on some of them, including reducing the number of members of the House of Representatives and how to form a government." Naming the Federal Court, to the Federal Supreme Constitutional Court.

He explained that "the subject of representation of Islamic jurisprudence experts and jurists within the members of the Federal Court is still under discussion within the committee."

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/ar/Story/187038/لجنة-تعديل-الدستور-توافق-نيابي-على-تقليص-عددأعضاء-البرلمان

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Baghdad Post Wednesday, January 22, 2020 04:43 PM

Fatlawi: The end of the constitutional amendments beginning of the new legislative term

Member of the "Al-Fath" coalition, Fadel Al-Fatlawi, announced that the Constitutional Amendments Committee is continuing its work and has gone a long way in the amendments, especially as there is a specific period for its termination.

In a press statement, Al-Fatlawi said: "The Constitutional Amendments Committee is limited to four months to finalize all amendments, and therefore the completion of this file will be the beginning of next month or the beginning of the new legislative term for Parliament."

He explained: "The Constitutional Amendment Committee will issue a detailed report of its work to the House of Representatives in order to determine the main paragraphs that will be modified, and then put it to the people for the referendum on these amendments."

He said the "Commission on holding elections , the referendum on the constitutional amendments, where preparations are actively to resolve the issue and complete the procedure by the Commission."

V.a

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/ar/Story/187219/الفتلاوي-انهاء-التعديلات-الدستورية-بداية-الفصل-التشريعي-الجديد

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Zero achievements..... about sums it all up.