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ICC Rejects Palestine Bid
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[The following is a ruling from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court] Situation in Palestine 1. On 22 January 2009, pursuant to article 12(3) of the Rome Statute, Ali Khashan acting as Minister of Justice of the Government of Palestine lodged a declaration accepting the exercise of jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court for "acts committed on the territory of Palestine since 1 July 2002." [1] 2. In accordance with article 15 of the Rome Statute, the Office of the Prosecutor initiated a preliminary examination in order to determine whether there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an ...
Keep Reading »Saving Khader Adnan's Life Saves Our Own Soul
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The world watches as tragedy unfolds beneath its gaze as Khader Asnan enters his sixty-third day as a hunger striker in an Israeli prison being held under an administrative detention order without trial, without charges, and without any indication of the evidence against him. From the outset of his brutal arrest by scores of soldiers, featuring blindfolding, cuffing, and physical roughness in the middle of the night, a gratuitous ritual enacted in the presence of his wife and young daughters, Khader Adnan has been subject to the sort of inhumane and degrading treatment that is totally unlawful and inexcusable, and an assault on our moral justification. At present, ...
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The Legal Agenda is a critical and multidisciplinary non-governmental organization, based in Lebanon, that monitors and analyzes law and public policy in Lebanon, specifically, and the Arab region, generally. The Legal Agenda publishes a quarterly magazine, organizes regional conferences, commissions studies, and hosts panel and open discussions. In doing so, the organization provides a forum for citizens, experts, and researchers to analyze, critique, and debate local and regional legal developments with an emphasis on public accountability. The Legal Agenda explores the law’s influence on and capacity to empower, marginalized groups, including refugees, prisoners, ...
Keep Reading »About the People's Assembly Law
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[Egypt’s first parliamentary elections following the January 25 Revolution will be governed by three major laws. The “People’s Assembly Law” and the “Shura Council Law” regulate the selection and performance of the two houses of parliament, whereas the “Law on the Exercise of Political Rights” regulates the manner in which citizens can vote and run for office.] The People’s Assembly, Egypt’s lower house of parliament, is governed in accordance with “law 28 for 1972,” commonly known as “The People’s Assembly law.” This law was first introduced right after late president Anwar Al-Sadat changed the parliament’s name from the National Assembly to the People’s Assembly and ...
Keep Reading »About the Law on the Exercise of Political Rights
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[Egypt’s first parliamentary elections following the January 25 Revolution will be governed by three major laws. The “People’s Assembly Law” and the “Shura Council Law” regulate the selection and performance of the two houses of parliament, whereas the “Law on the Exercise of Political Rights” regulates the manner in which citizens can vote and run for office.] A law regulating the exercise of political rights in Egypt was passed in 1956, ahead of Egypt's first parliamentary elections that followed the 1952 revolution. The Law on the Exercise of Political Rights (no.73/1956) sets rules for the eligibility of candidates and voters and ...
Keep Reading »A Voter's Checklist for the Egyptian Elections
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A Voter’s Checklist for the Egyptian Elections What you need choose? As a voter you are expected to choose: Two individual candidates to represent you One list that you feel represents you Who can I choose from the individual candidates? You may choose any individual candidates in any combination: One professional, one worker/farmer Two professionals Two workers/farmers What’s in a list? A list contains prioritized candidates that represent you. Each list has candidates from more than one party. The most likely candidate to win out of the list is the one at the top of the ...
Keep Reading »Singular Legal Regime Necessitates One-State Solution
This weekend, the Harvard University community will host its conference, "One-State Conference: Israel/Palestine and the One-State Solution". The conference promises to be an invigorating discussion on the likelihood of the two-state solution, the benefits of the one-state solution, and the challenges to achieving either. In light of that discussion, I thought it useful to share the legal dimensions that demonstrate Israel’s discriminatory system both within its putative borders and the ...
Keep Reading »الأبعاد المسكوت عنها في الأزمة بين القضاة والمحامين في مصر
كانت مناقشة مشروع تعديل قانون السلطة القضائية مناسبة لحلقة جديدة من مسلسل الصراع القديم المتجدد بين جناحي العدالة. البداية جاءت تزامنا مع اجواء ثورة 25 يناير 2011 والرغبة في تدعيم دولة القانون حيث شكل رئيس مجلس القضاء الأعلى لجنة لإعداد مشروع قانون السلطة القضائية. وبعدما انتهت اللجنة من أعمالها عرض المشروع على كل المعنيين والمهتمين بالشان القضائي. وقد قوبل هذا المشروع بترحيب على المستوى الشعبي إلا انه قوبل باعتراض شديد من جانب المحامين بدأ بتصريحات غاضبة وانتهى بغلق للمحاكم. من النقاط التي أثارت ...
Keep Reading »مقابلة: تحديات العمل من أجل حقوق العمال الاجانب في الاردن
تعرض السيدة ليندا الكلش في الفيديو التالي، والذي قام بتصويره وسام الصليبي، الإنتهاكات التي يتعرض لها العمال الأجانب في الأردن والدور الذي يلعبه مركز „ تمكين“ لمساعدتهم . تدير السيدة ليندا الكلش مركز „تمكين“ للمساعدة القانونية وحقوق الإنسان في الأردن وقد حصلت على جائزة „الجمهورية الفرنسية لحقوق الإنسان“ والتي منحها إياها عام 2011 الآن جوبيه، وزيرالخارجية الفرنسي بمناسبة اليوم العالمي لحقوق الإنسان والذي يصادف في 10 يناير/ كانون الثاني. وقُدمت الجائزة للمركز تقديراً وتشجيعاً وإشادة بمجهوداته ...
Keep Reading »About the Shura Council Law
[Egypt’s first parliamentary elections following the January 25 Revolution will be governed by three major laws. The “People’s Assembly Law” and the “Shura Council Law” regulate the selection and performance of the two houses of parliament, whereas the “Law on the Exercise of Political Rights” regulates the manner in which citizens can vote and run for office.] The late President Anwar al-Sadat created the upper house of parliament, known as the Shura Council, in 1980. Law ...
Keep Reading »How Are Seat Winners Determined in the Egyptian Elections ?
The new system in Egypt’s 2011 elections may seem overwhelming to those trying to figure out how the winners will be calculated. The introduction of the list system and calculations using the ‘highest remainder’ method has been a cause for confusion. Also, in the individual system, voters can now vote for any two candidates as opposed to one professional and one worker/farmer. How individual winners are determined per district Each district will have two seats to be awarded to two candidates. At least ...
Keep Reading »The Concise Idiot's Guide to the Egyptian Elections
[This entry was updated to account for Egyptian authorities’ decision dated 25 November to keep polling stations open for two consecutive days in each voting stage during the parliamentary lower house elections.] Egypt population: (est.) 85 million Citizens eligible to vote: (approx.) 50 million Parliamentary composition: bicameral The People’s Assembly: the lower house The Shura Council: upper consultative house People’s Assembly elections: Conducted over three stages, each ...
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