Dr. Mohammed Chafik Sarsar

September 3, 2012 in e-forum presenters

Role of the Judiciary in the Constitutional Protection of State Law

A step by step analysis of the importance of the role of the Judiciary in protecting state law by first understanding what we mean by state law, the conditions of state law, and the meaning and importance behind constitutional jurisprudence.

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Mohammed Chafik Sarsar, Professor of Constituent Law, Member of the High Commission for the Realization of the Objectives of the Revolution in Tunisia

Dr Mohammed Chafik Sarsar is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Politics in Tunis. He is also the Director of the Department of Political Sciences at the Faculty of Law and a member of the Committee of Experts of the High Commission for the Realization of the Objectives of the Revolution, Political Reform and Democratic Transition. He is a Lecturer in Human Rights and Public Freedoms at the Higher Institute of the Judiciary. He has written a number of articles, the most recent of which is titled “Les instances constitutionnelles dans l’avant projet de l’Assemblée” in Journée d’étude organised by the Tunisian Association of Constitutional Law.

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24/02/2012 | New Constitutional Document | 2012 Constitution of Syria

February 24, 2012 in Syria

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Secondary Materials:

1. Al Jazeera English, Syria says new constitution approved (2012), Link (last visited Mar 9, 2012).
2. Jurist, Paper Chase: Syria voters approve new constitution (2012), Link (last visited Mar 9, 2012).

10/12/2011 | New Constitutional Document | Law on the Interim Organisation of Public Powers of Tunisia

December 10, 2011 in Tunisia

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1. Amine Ghali, Commentary: A tangled road lies ahead in Tunisia’s constitutional process (2011), The Daily Star, Link (last visited Jan 11, 2012).
2. Amin Allal, Avant on tenait le mur, maintenant on tient le quartier, 121 Politique africaine 53–67.
3. Hédi Ben Mrad, La question constitutionnelle, Link.
4. Sami Bostanji, La guerre de l’article premier n’aura pas lieu, Link.
5. Houki Chaker, Les conseils pour la protection de la révolution.
6. Hamadi Redissi, La nahdha et la transition démocratique, Link.
7. Letter to the Tunisian National Constituent Assembly Regarding the New Constitution, Human Rights Watch, March 19, 2012, Link (last visited Mar 22, 2012).

15/10/2011 | Proposal | Presidential Decree No. 33 of Syria

October 15, 2011 in Syria

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1. Announcement by President Bashar Al Assad of a National Committee charged with preparing a new constitution within four months, Link.

04/08/2011 | Proposal | Constitutional Amendments

August 4, 2011 in Bahrain

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1. Popular Protests in North Africa and the Middle East (III): The Bahrain Revolt (International Crisis Group) (2011)

2. Nada Bakri, Bahrain Opposition Says King’s Measures Fall Short, New York Times, January 15, 2012, Link.

03/08/2011 | New Constitutional Document | 2011 Constitutional Declaration of Libya

August 3, 2011 in Libya

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Secondary Materials:

1. Contribution of Azza al-Maghur on the structural deficiencies of the Libyan constitutional process afoot in the post-Qaddafi constitutional moment (March 18, 2012), Link (Arabic), debate in the group “The Libyan constitutional process.”
2. Libya: State of the Transformation Process, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (2011), Link  (last visited Jan 18, 2012).

09/07/2011 | New Constitutional Document | Transitional Constitution of Southern Sudan

July 9, 2011 in South Sudan

30/03/2011 | New Constitutional Document | Constitutional Declaration of Egypt

March 30, 2011 in Egypt

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1. Ahramonline, Egypt’s constitution: A controversial declaration (2011), Link.
2. RN Advisory Board Member Ayman Nour on the Constituent Assembly, Al Jazeera English, April 2, 2012. Video

23/03/2011 | New Constitutional Document | Decree 14-2011 relating to the provisional organization of the public authorities

March 23, 2011 in Tunisia

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13/03/2011 | Proposal | Formation of a Committee of Experts by Royal Decree to Draft an Amendment to the Basic Law

March 13, 2011 in Oman

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1. Gulfnews.com, Qaboos gives legislative powers to Council of Oman (2011), Link.

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