The seat of the Constitutional Council, in Hadath. (Credit: NNA)
In a country where the rule of law is regularly flouted, a breach was opened on Tuesday in the wall of the politico-judicial practices that are tantamount to violations of the Constitution and laws. The Constitutional Council decided to invalidate the controversial law of Nov. 28, 2024, which extended the expired terms of office of senior judges and selectively postponed the retirement of others. The invalidation was voted unanimously by nine of the council’s 10 members. The council’s vice president, Omar Hamzeh, was absent for medical reasons.Six days after the law’s publication in the Official Gazette, on Dec. 4, around 50 MPs of various political backgrounds referred to the council. When they filed the challenge asking for invalidation, some of the MPs were accompanied by legal activists, most notably the director of the Legal Agenda,...
In a country where the rule of law is regularly flouted, a breach was opened on Tuesday in the wall of the politico-judicial practices that are tantamount to violations of the Constitution and laws. The Constitutional Council decided to invalidate the controversial law of Nov. 28, 2024, which extended the expired terms of office of senior judges and selectively postponed the retirement of others. The invalidation was voted unanimously by nine of the council’s 10 members. The council’s vice president, Omar Hamzeh, was absent for medical reasons.Six days after the law’s publication in the Official Gazette, on Dec. 4, around 50 MPs of various political backgrounds referred to the council. When they filed the challenge asking for invalidation, some of the MPs were accompanied by legal activists, most notably the director of the Legal...
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