■ ConstitutionNet's Zaid Al-Ali on the Constitutional Reforms in the Arab region
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#SCAF gives political forces 48 hours to agree on president's mandate or else another constitutional declaration. via @monaeltahawy
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Thus, if a single party comes 2dominate the parliament in the future, it will b able to control the agencies and therefore much of the state
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By leaving agencies out of constitutions, assembly will be surrendering control over them to political parties
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Also independent agencies (e.g. electoral bodies, supreme audit institutions, etc.) should b protected from the ordinary political process
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Many Tunisian experts are missing the point of the #constitution drafting process: it is an opportunity to work out problems b4 they arise
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#Tunisia's assembly hears testimony from an expert who advocated against including any provisions in #constitution re independent agencies
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RT @EgyIndependent: Parliament nears resolution on Constituent Assembly formation t.co/XRyIzKtj #Egypt #EgyParliament #EgyConsti ...
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A new assembly has been elected in #Algeria. One of its missions will be 2drafta new #constitution. t.co/YpPXxAum
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RT @babnet_Tunisie: ''Trois paragraphes du projet du préambule de la nouvelle Constitution sont quasi finalisés'' (Lob t.co/UFkkE ...
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@mabmbarek is the new version available somewhere online? what is the disagreement about? #Tunisia #constitution
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Article 25 of #Morocco's new #constitution says: "freedom of expression is guaranteed in all its forms". No ambiguity.
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#Morocco rapper who criticised police sentenced to one year in prison t.co/UTmovl7I #constitution
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@cartercenter criticises #Tunisia's #constitution drafting process4lack of transparency and public participation t.co/mSRq5vBi
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#Jordan's lower House to begin debating draft constitutional court law t.co/R8JlcsJm #constitution
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RT @EgyIndependent: Constitutional path remains in limbo leaving power sharing unresolved t.co/UItTb9Vp #Constitution #EgyParties ...
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#Morocco judges sign petition demanding greater judicial independence t.co/iM7AV1TF #constitution
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#Libya: Repressive New Law Criminalizes Insulting Government Institutions t.co/0LuysA1D #constitution
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Syria's gmt approves bill on supreme constitutional court t.co/s5mmDGXd
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RT @Hayder_alKhoei: Jordanian activists disrupt speech by Bahraini Culture Minister t.co/0L0xflqR Can @AssociatedPress report the ...
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Head of #Tunisia's constituent assembly says new #constitution will be finished in October 2012 t.co/eWx8sx2W
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RT @kefteji: Exclusive: Tunisia licenses first Islamist Salafi party t.co/ovjEqhRk via @reuters
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RT @arabist: Transcript of round 1: Mousa vs Fotouh Debate #monazarat | t.co/NBT6zveK: t.co/MgHvHHAB
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Important article on military's influence on the state in #egypt t.co/IIHtN67o
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#Jordan’s parliament enacts law for political parties, key reform demand t.co/aBCOKEQe #constitution
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RT @hebamorayef: HRW on parliament's amendment of the law yesterday: Egypt: New Law Keeps Military Trials of Civilians t.co/9Vm8e0Ti
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RT @reidarvisser: Iraq's supreme court produces a scandalous ruling, apparently limiting the right to question ministers t.co/dPK ...
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RT @prashantrao: Today #Syria holds 1st 'multiparty' parliamentary polls in five decades, opposition dismisses 'sham'. @AFP's story: htt ...
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RT @ShwanZulal: @BarhamSalih is calling 4 overdue political reforms in kurdistan & urge his party to lead reform/Starting point shou ...
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@malonebarry Barzani and Sadr are not lawmakers! #Iraq
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How can this make it past a competent editor? t.co/Bk7lxwOg Barzani and Sadr are not lawmakers!.. #Iraq
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RT @DailyStarLeb: Tunisia extends state of emergency for sixth time t.co/MSd7cyan
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RT @ElBaradei: Powers of pres to be defined by SCAF in const declaration not subject to referendum & elections immune from appeal. I ...
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RT @LizSly: HRW urges Libya to repeal new law banning criticism of Feb 17 revolution, a "cut and paste version" of Gaddafi era laws http ...
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Parties still plan on finishing drafting process b4 presidential elections. improbable. t.co/xoaCgXus #Egypt #constitution
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Consensus has to be reached on all the constitution's articles. if not, then a 57-member majority will b sufficient. #Egypt #constitution
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Some of the negotiating rules that have been suggested: 1. Consensus has to be reached over the proportions allotted to each societal group
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#Egypt parties continue to negotiate composition of new #constitution drafting body, despite ongoing violence and upcoming #elections
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#Libya drops ban against religious, tribal and ethnic parties after complaints by Islamist parties t.co/B3pH9WQu #constitution
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Easter Libya autonomous council calls 4boycott 2next month's election saying it won't give them adequate representation t.co/BjE1O4yI
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RT @RawyaRageh: #SCAF: we are trying to have a constitution before the end of the hand over period #Egypt
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RT @nadimhoury: Finally some accountability in our region #Tunisia court jails 2 policemen for 20 years for killing protester last year ...
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#Libya Opens Voter, Candidate Registration First Time for Decades t.co/43Jyo2B5 #elections #constitution
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l'INRIC propose d conférer à la Haute Autorité Indépendante de la Communication Audiovisuelle un statut constitutionnel t.co/C7qTIQnV
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l’INRIC propose d’inscrire dans la constitution la liberté d’expression, de presse, d’information et de communication numérique #Tunisia
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#Morocco minister won't stop trial of YouTube rapper t.co/Slh3UPEI #constitution #humanrights
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#Tunisia NGO launches initiative to monitor the constituent assembly t.co/KtKgogm6 #constitution
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@AlOraibi yes agreed. but we should also include: unnecessary problems created by a failed political class. no harm in looking 4alternatives
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@AlOraibi true but lack of policy is only 1 of our many problems. another problem is the actual pple who r in charge. they shld be changed.
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RT @EgyIndependent: Update: Elections commission releases final list of presidential contenders t.co/HjEy2vvh #Egypt #EgyElections
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RT @nadiachaabane: #TnAC parle d'élection municipale, conseil régionaux et maintien ou pas de commission des experts, de celle de lutte ...
