Al-Halbousi: Present the budget to a vote soon, and we are proceeding with the legislation of the oil and gas law

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The Presidency of Parliament warns against emptying the Federal Court Law from its legal and constitutional content

Political| 06:42 - 06/03/2021

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
, the second deputy of Parliament, Bashir Al-Haddad, warned on Saturday that the Federal Court law would be emptied of its content due to political differences.
Al-Haddad stressed, in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of, “the importance of the Federal Supreme Court bill, and the need to resolve disputes over the remaining six articles out of twenty-four legal articles,” indicating “the importance of this law because it is directly related to the political process and democratic elections. ".
He added, "The political disagreements and disbelief do not want them to affect the Federal Supreme Court's law and empty it of its legal and constitutional content," calling on political blocs and national forces to "intensify efforts, in a patriotic spirit, to complete discussions and dialogues, discuss proposed amendments and pass the remaining articles of the law in the coming sessions."
And he demanded that "resolving this law be the beginning of resolving other important laws, such as the oil and gas law stipulated in the constitution."

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The House of Representatives raises its session to next Monday

•  Time: 03/2021 06 19:30:32
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{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} The House of Representatives announced that its session held, on Saturday evening, will be lifted until next Monday, 8-3 at 5 pm

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we all need rest. 

 

I feel a food coma coming . . . now that's rest 

 

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The House of Representatives votes to amend the Public Health Law and four other laws {extended}

•  Time: 03/2021 06 19:50:40
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Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives voted in its forty-first session, which was held under the chairmanship of Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament this evening, Saturday 3/6/2021, in the presence of 170 deputies. Five laws and ends the reading and discussion of the proposed law of the first amendment of the Law of Urban and Regional Planning Center No. (116) of 1971.

The Council voted during the session, according to the statement of its media office. Al Furat News received a copy of it, which was inaugurated by Deputy Speaker Bashir Al-Haddad on the proposal of the Third Amendment Law of the Accountants and Auditors Association Law No. (185) of 1969 submitted by the Finance Committees and Civil Society Institutions and Parliamentary Development To keep pace with the development in the accounting and internal auditing professions and to their importance in preserving public funds and being a component of anti-corruption and to regulate the work of practitioners of the profession and to organize the process of electing members of the union’s board of directors and members of the control and monitoring committees.
The Council ended the vote on the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to a protocol on preparedness, response and cooperation in the field of pollution events with dangerous and harmful substances for the year 2000 submitted by the Foreign Relations Committee for the purpose of cooperation in the field of pollution of hazardous materials and the importance of preparation, response and cooperation in the event of pollution with dangerous and harmful substances and preparing emergency plans For the Republic of Iraq.
The Council postponed the vote on the draft law ratifying the agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent financial evasion with regard to taxes on income and capital between the government of the Republic of Iraq and the government of the State of Kuwait at the request of the concerned committee.
The Council also postponed the vote on a draft law ratifying the agreement on the encouragement and mutual protection of investment between the government of the Republic of Iraq and the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at the request of the concerned committee.
In a related development, the Council voted on the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Nairobi International Convention for the Removal of Wreck for the year 2007 submitted by the Committee on Foreign Relations to adopt unified international rules and procedures that guarantee the removal of shipwrecks and pay compensation for the related costs quickly and effectively.
The Council completed the vote on a draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the 1996 Protocol to the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution Resulting from Waste and Other Materials for 1972 submitted by the Foreign Relations Committee to protect and maintain the marine environment from all pollution sources and take effective measures to prevent, reduce or eliminate marine pollution resulting from Turning waste and other materials in all its forms.
The Council voted to vote on the draft law amending the Public Health Law No. (89) of 1981 submitted by the Health and Environment Committee for the purpose of granting the Ministry of Health and Environment, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, the power to determine the amount of the monetary allowance and to grant resident doctors and senior resident physicians the said allowance.
The Council postponed the vote on the draft law of the first amendment to the Fund to support Internal Sections in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research No. (7) of 2012 at the request of the relevant committee.
As for the Council vote on the draft second amendment to the law Highway No. (35) for the year 2002 at the request of the Committee on.
And completed the Council read the report and discussion of the proposed First Amendment to the Law on Urban Planning Center and Regional No. 116 of 1971 and submitted by the Committees Higher education, scientific and legal research.
On the other hand, MP Khalaf Abdul Samad read a statement in which he recalled the March 1991 uprising in the Kurdistan Region against the buried regime, in which he lived through the sacrifices of the people of Kurdistan and the liberation of their cities from the authority of the defunct Baath, asking God for mercy and eternity for the martyrs of the Kurdistan Region and all of Iraq who sacrificed themselves for a united Iraq.
On the other hand, the deputies discussed a number of important issues related to improving the services situation for citizens, in addition to the subject of mid-year examinations for school students.
After that, it was decided to adjourn the session to next Monday 3/8/2021,
Wafaa Al-Fatlawi

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The agenda of the parliament session for next Monday

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A parliamentary bloc calls for the addition of experts in Islamic jurisprudence in the Federal Court law

Political| 04:37 - 08/03/2021

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
, Head of the National Approach Bloc, Ammar Tohme, issued a statement on Monday, calling for the addition of experts of Islamic jurisprudence to the Federal Court Law.
Tohme said in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of, that "regarding the Federal Court Law, we present the following:
1- The supreme religious authority in Najaf nominates two experts of Islamic jurisprudence and nominates the Sunni endowment in coordination with the Ministry of Endowments for the region, an expert in Islamic jurisprudence who has a study In the sciences of Sharia and religion, and research experience of no less than twenty
years.2- The Federal Court shall issue judgments and decisions regarding the constitutionality of laws, decisions, and regulations in force in terms of their conformity or non-conformity with the foundations of the provisions of Islam - as stated in Article Two of the Constitution - based on the decision of the majority of jurisprudence experts Islamic
3- A new article is added (in the event that lawsuits are filed on one subject with experts of jurisprudence and legal jurists, the decision of the experts of Islamic jurisprudence will be the ruling and approved by the Federal Court to issue a decision on its content).
4- The president of the court summons its members to convene before sufficient time, provided that it does not exceed seven days, and the invitation letter is accompanied by an agenda and related documents, and its meeting is not valid except in the presence of the majority of its members, and judgments and decisions are issued either by agreement or by an absolute majority of the number of its members, except for Judgments and decisions related to conformity or non-conformity of the fundamentals of the provisions of Islam are issued based on the decision of the majority of Islamic jurists.
5- The House of Representatives approves all members of the Federal Court by an absolute majority of the number of its members. ”Ended 29 / h

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From earlier today...

Parliament session begins with 250 deputies attending

•  Time: 03/08/2021 19:17:30
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives session started under the chairmanship of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and in the presence of 250 deputies.

The session’s agenda includes the completion of voting on the draft law of the Federal Supreme Court, and voting on the draft law of the First Amendment to the Fund for Supporting Internal Sections in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research No. 7 of 2012
also includes “voting on the second amendment to the Public Roads Law No. 35 of 2002, and voting on On the draft law on confronting the Corona pandemic and the second reading of the draft law on renting agricultural lands, which
also includes public discussions,
Ammar Al-Masoudi
 

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The House of Representatives votes on a number of articles of the Federal Court Act

•  Time: 03/08/2021 19:28:53
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives has completed voting on the Federal Supreme Court bill.

The House of Representatives voted by a two-thirds majority on Articles 8, 10 and 21 of the Federal Supreme Court bill.
The House of Representatives session began under the chairmanship of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and in the presence of 250 deputies.
Ammar Al-Masoudi

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We used to vote on controversial articles in the Federal Court Law today

•  Time: 03/2021/08 20:33:06
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Yonadam Kanna, preferred to vote on the contentious articles in the Federal Supreme Court Law.

Kanna said {to Euphrates News} that "the controversial articles in the Federal Court Law in Articles {2, 3, 8, 10, 21, 21} and 4 of them have been agreed upon."
"We were supposed to meet today before the celebration of the International Women's Day, but it seems that the quorum did not happen, the presidency did not attend the session, and it was postponed until after the celebration," he added. 
Kanna noted, "Although I find it difficult to vote on the law, but if there is a consensus between the presidency of Parliament and the blocs, it will be voted on in today's session." 
The House of Representatives voted in its session held on Monday evening, in the presence of 252 deputies, with a two-thirds majority, on Article {the eighth, the tenth, and the twenty-one} of the draft Federal Supreme Court bill.
Today's session is scheduled to continue to complete voting on the remaining contentious paragraphs of the law.
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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The House of Representatives votes on a law on the provision and use of Corona pandemic vaccines

•  Time: 03/08/2021 21:33:21
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives voted on the law providing and using Corona pandemic vaccines .. To be followed

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The House of Representatives votes on the first amendment to the Law of Fund for Supporting Internal Sections in the Ministry of Education

•  Time: 03/08/2021 21:41:20
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives voted, in its session held, Monday evening, on the draft law of the First Amendment to the Law of the Fund for Supporting Internal Sections in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research No. 7 of 2012.

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In documents ... the text of the law on the provision and use of Corona pandemic vaccines

•  Time: 03/08/2021 21:48:49
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Postponing the vote on the second amendment bill to the public roads law

•  Time: 03/08/2021 21:51:45
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives decided, in its session held, on Monday evening, to vote on a bill for the second amendment to the Public Roads Law No. 35 of 2002.

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At the request of Al-Kalabi .. Al-Halbousi submits the budget proposal in next Monday's session

•  Time: 03/08/2021 21:54:17
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, has directed that the draft federal budget bill for 2021 be included in the parliament session scheduled to be held next Monday.

A statement of his office, the Euphrates News Agency received a copy of, stated that Al-Halbousi's directive came "based on a request submitted by Representative Yusef Al-Kalabi signed by 150 deputies."

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Documents .. The parliamentary request to include the budget in next Monday’s session

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Parliament raises its meeting to next week

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The House of Representatives raised its session to Monday of the next week, corresponding to the 15th of this March, at 11 am.

The House of Representatives voted today on a number of controversial articles in the draft law of the Federal Supreme Court in addition to reading other laws.

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Can’t work any slower than currently 

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Iraq gives new meaning to kick the can ....

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This type of corrupt and inept government bore a strong ruthless ruler like Saddam.....

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The judiciary submits to Parliament a "middle proposal" in the most controversial article in the Federal Court Law

•  Time: 3/2021/09 14:01:28
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{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} The Supreme Judicial Council submitted a proposal to the House of Representatives regarding Sharia jurists in the draft law of the Federal Supreme Court.

A statement by the Judiciary Media, which Al-Furat News received a copy of, stated, “The Supreme Judicial Council held the sixth attendance and electronic session on 3/9/2021 and discussed the procedures for the legislation of the new Federal Court law, and on this occasion the Council would like to clarify the following matters:
1- That the Supreme Judicial Council He appreciates and supports the efforts of the House of Representatives in approving this long-awaited law and since 2005, and this is considered a historic achievement for the House of Representatives in its current session.
2 - The difference of viewpoints that have emerged since the beginning of the voting process on the articles of the Federal Court Law, especially the remaining articles that have failed to be approved, bear the responsibility of the current Federal Court, which introduced the constitutional judiciary into a constitutional vacuum by canceling Article (3) of Order No. (30) of 2005 according to Its decision No. (38) of May 21, 2019, which determined the nomination mechanism and the appointment of the president and members of the court, in violation of the provisions of Article (130) of the constitution, which stipulated that the legislation in force would remain in force unless it was canceled or amended in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, which suspended the court from work. More than a year ago.
Whereas if that article were currently in effect, it would have been possible to address the current shortage of the court’s quorum by having the Supreme Judicial Council nominate, in consultation with the Judicial Council in the Kurdistan region, two judges to the President of the Republic to address the quorum defect and without getting into problems and differing views regarding the remaining articles Which has not yet been approved and which relate to the participation of experts in Islamic jurisprudence and legal scholars in membership of the court or not.
The statement said, "In view of the existence of a constitutional vacuum and the approaching date of the next elections that require the presence of a court with a full quorum to certify the election results, the Supreme Judicial Council, by virtue of its constitutional responsibility under Article (89 and 90) of the constitution, is in managing the affairs of judicial bodies and because the Federal Court is one of these. Bodies, the Supreme Judicial Council wishes to express an opinion on that
He continued, "Although the council’s opinion that the role of Islamic jurisprudence experts and legal scholars is intended to provide expertise and advice to the court in the field of jurisdiction, especially since the judges also already have knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, the issue of rights and freedoms, and the principles of democracy, but because of the necessary need to approve the remaining articles of the law in a constructive manner." Based on the desire of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives to involve experts in Islamic jurisprudence and legal scholars in the membership of the court as they are original members and not just experts, the Supreme Judicial Council proposes to the House of Representatives an idea between the vision of the Supreme Judicial Council and the vision of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives in this regard, which can be summarized as follows:
{Original: The court consists of a president, a vice president, and seven judges to consider its jurisdiction as stipulated in Article (93) of the Constitution. "
The statement noted that “experts of Islamic jurisprudence participate in the membership of the court in principle in cases related to the constitutionality of laws and regulations that contradict the principles of the provisions of Islam based on the provisions of Article (2 / First / A) of the Constitution, and legal scholars participate in the membership of the original court in cases related to the constitutionality of legislation. That may conflict with the principles of democracy and basic rights and freedoms stipulated in the constitution based on the provisions of Article (2 / First / B and C) of the constitution, and thus the issue of approving the remaining articles of the law becomes possible. "
Ammar Al-Masoudi

 

 

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"FINANCIAL BATTLE" NEXT MONDAY ... BAGHDAD AND ERBIL: HOLD ON AND EXCLUDED

Tuesday, 9 March 2021 3:24 PM

 

Baghdad - NNC

Despite the House of Representatives setting the date for voting on the 2021 budget bill, "political pressure" is still the most prominent player in passing the law or not, especially after the Federal Court Act turned into a "pressure paper" by some political parties, but on the other hand. The State of Law Coalition finds it difficult to pass “suspicious deals” and that the budget will pass by the majority of “number” and not “consensuses”.

The disagreements over the draft budget and the Kurdistan region’s share in it in return for not paying what it owed to the federal government are not a result of the moment, and go back to years ago, but they were evident at the end of last year during the parliament's vote on the law on financing the fiscal deficit, which was passed without the Kurds voting on it, and about the possibility of re- This experience in the current draft budget, the deputy of the Kurdistan Islamic Union Jamal Cougar says that "it is difficult to pass the budget in next Monday's session without political consensus with the Kurdish blocs."

And he adds to the "National News Center" that "there are political parties that have linked the vote on the budget law and the law of the Federal Court," stressing that "those parties hinted that the Federal Court law would not be passed if the budget was passed in Monday's session.

On the latest agreements between Baghdad and Erbil, Cougar explains that "we do not have a problem with the government text in the budget law, but the Shiite blocs rejected that text," adding, "It recently reached a new legal text requiring the receipt of oil imports for 460 thousand barrels."

For many years, the governments of Baghdad and Erbil have not reached any agreement regarding oil and non-oil revenues, and the central government often demands the regional government to hand over the revenues to the state treasury, but without this being achieved.

Many of the region’s delegations arrived in the capital, Baghdad, with the aim of discussing the agreements between the two parties, and meetings usually take days, the last of which was the delegation that arrived in Baghdad in late January, and stayed in Baghdad for more than 20 days, with the aim of reaching solutions that satisfy all parties regarding the budget. .

In addition, the deputy from the State of Law coalition indicated that Alia Nassif said in an interview with the "National News Center" that "the heads of political blocs are embarrassed by the lack of agreement with the region regarding the passing of the budget."

She added that "it is difficult to pass any suspicious political agreements," asserting that "we have collected 150 signatures within Parliament to include the Budget Law in the next Monday's session."

She pointed out that "passing the budget in Monday's session will be by a numerical majority and not political consensus, in case it passes."

Yesterday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives directed that the budget bill be included in next Monday's session, based on a request submitted by Representative Youssef Al-Kalabi signed by 150 deputies.

The leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, said on the current March 6, regarding the 2021 budget bill, that the issue is a rights issue, and the government does not have the right to seize a right for the region or the provinces.

And the budget - to my knowledge - still contains many forms related to the region regarding the amount of oil that must be delivered, and the amount of money that should be given in addition to the previous debts and the debts owed, and I do not think that it will pass, and MPs have informed me of their refusal to pass the budget unless the number of barrels that are proven The region must hand it over.
Confusion was raised about the budget and the Kurdistan region’s share in it, against the background of the arrival of the draft budget law to the House of Representatives from the Council of Ministers,

And it was represented that the budget of the region exceeds the budgets of the governorates of the south combined, according to statements by some representatives, as well as the lack of commitment of the region to pay Baghdad's oil dues and revenues from the border outlets, which formed an objection to consensus to pass them.

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Clarification from the judiciary regarding the approval of the Federal Court law

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9/3/2021 15:09:00

 

 

       

Clarification from the judiciary regarding the approval of the Federal Court law

 

The Supreme Judicial Council held the sixth attendance and electronic session on 3/9/2021 and discussed the procedures for enacting the new Federal Court law, and on this occasion the Council would like to clarify the following matters:

The Supreme Judicial Council appreciates and supports the efforts of the esteemed Council of Representatives in approving this long-awaited law since 2005, and this is considered a historic achievement for the House of Representatives in its current session.

The council said in a statement that PUKmedia received a copy of it today, Tuesday, that the difference of views that have emerged since the start of the voting process on the articles of the Federal Court Law, especially the remaining articles that have failed to be approved, bear the responsibility of the current Federal Court, which brought the constitutional judiciary into a constitutional vacuum by canceling Article (3) From Order No. (30) of 2005 pursuant to its Resolution No. (38) of May 21, 2019, which defined the nomination mechanism and the appointment of the president and members of the court, in violation of the provisions of Article (130) of the Constitution, which stipulated that the legislation in force shall remain in force unless it is canceled or amended in accordance with According to the provisions of the constitution, which has suspended the court from working for more than a year, whereas if that article was currently in effect, it would have been possible to address the current shortage of the court’s quorum by having the Supreme Judicial Council nominate, in consultation with the Judicial Council in the Kurdistan Region, two judges to the President of the Republic to address the defect in Quorum, without getting into the problems and the different points of viewConsidering the remaining articles that have not yet been approved and which are related to the participation of experts of Islamic jurisprudence and legal scholars in the membership of the court or not. Therefore, about the existence of a constitutional vacuum and the approaching date of the next elections that require the presence of a full-fledged court to certify the results of the elections, the Supreme Judicial Council, by virtue of its constitutional responsibility according to Article (89 and 90) of the constitution in managing the affairs of judicial bodies and because the Federal Court is one of these bodies, the Supreme Judicial Council wishes to express an opinion on this, although the council’s opinion that the role of Islamic jurisprudence experts and legal scholars is intended to provide expertise and advice to the court in the field of Specialization, especially since the judges also already have knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence, the issue of rights and freedoms, and the principles of democracy, but because of the necessary need to approve the remaining articles of the law based on the desire of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives to involve experts in Islamic jurisprudence and legal scholars in membershipThe court is considered as its original members and not just experts. The Supreme Judicial Council proposes to the distinguished parliament an idea between the vision of the Supreme Judicial Council and the vision of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives in this regard, which can be summarized as follows:

The basic principle is that the court consists of a president, a vice president, and seven judges to consider its jurisdiction as stipulated in Article (93) of the Constitution.

Islamic jurisprudence experts participate in the membership of the court in the first place in lawsuits related to the constitutionality of laws and regulations that conflict with the fundamentals of the provisions of Islam based on the provisions of Article (2 / First / A) of the Constitution.

Legal jurists participate in the membership of the court in the first place in lawsuits related to the constitutionality of legislation that may conflict with the principles of democracy and basic rights and freedoms stipulated in the constitution based on the provisions of Article 2 / First / B and C of the Constitution.

Thus, the issue of approving the remaining articles of the law is possible.

 

PUKmedia Supreme Judicial Council