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Title on the Financial System Revenues Article (1) All revenues, including taxes, duties, loans, grants, profits and returns due to the State from its possessions shall go to the public treasury. No amounts of public treasury money shall be allocated or spent for any purpose whatsoever except by law. Article (2) Discussing and Approving the Draft Budget The government shall submit the draft budget to the legislative authority at the end of September every year to be examined and approved, part by part. No delay shall be made except upon permission of the legislative authority in cases of emergency or necessity. The beginning of the fiscal year shall be decided by law. Article (3) The legislative authority shall discuss the budget with the government and the Audit Bureau. It has the right to consult specialized experts within a period of sixty days from the dat...

Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) The Committee on Rights, Freedoms and Transitional Measures A Detailed Map of the Part of Transitional Measures Chapter (1) Transitional Justice Measures Article ( ) The State shall undertake to put in place the necessary measures and mechanisms to hold community dialogue, uncover the facts, achieve fairness, reconciliation and constitutional and legislative reform. These mechanisms shall be independent, neutral, objective and conducted by individuals who have diverse competencies, expertise and integrity and in a manner that ensures that this does not involve any kind of political liquidation. Article ( ) The Right to Knowledge The State shall be committed to take the following necessary measures: Uncover the truth and details of the systematic violations of human rights and basic freedoms in ...

Constitutional Drafting Assembly Thematic Committee on the Part of Independent Institutions Part (8) Independent Institutions Chapter (1) General Provisions Article (1) The independent constitutional institutions stipulated in this part shall enjoy legal personality as well as technical, administrative and financial independence. They shall exercise their competences with objectivity, and without fear or favouritism. They shall be consulted on draft laws related to their competences, and they shall be organised by law Article (2) The legislative authority shall elect with two-thirds majority independent persons who have competency and integrity to manage those institutions. They shall not be removed from office before the end of their term unless they no longer meet one of the conditions of their election, or in cases stipulated by law...

The Constitutional Drafting Assembly The Financial System and Natural Resources Committee Part on Natural Resources Proposed Ideas and Principles for Constitutionalising Natural Wealth and Resources Al-Baida, 2014 Introduction The land, all natural resources of different kinds, in the soil and subsoil, in the territorial waters, the continental shelf, exclusive economic zones, assets of large economic projects, all natural products whose use contributes to national income, archaeological remains and sites, returns on the use of the air and airspace above the territory over which the sovereignty of the state extends. Article (1) Chapter (1) Ownership – Natural wealth and resources are owned by the Libyan people, and the state exercises its sovereignty on their behalf. – The state shall be committed t...

The Constitutional Drafting Assembly Committee on the Form and System of Governance Initial Draft for Proposed Texts (The Legislative and Executive Authorities) Al-Bayda, 21 December 2014 Article (1) Part on the Form and System of Governance The governance system in the Libyan state is representative and based on the principle of political pluralism and peaceful rotation of power. Article (2) Public Authorities The Public Authorities in the Libyan State are: the legislative authority, the executive authority and the judiciary. The relationship between these authorities shall be in accordance with the principle of balance and oversight. Article (3) Chapter (1) – The Legislative Authority The legislative authority shall consist of the national assembly, with its two chambers (The House of Representatives and the Shura Council) has the authority to...

Libyan Constitution Proposal Local Governance Committee Local (Administration) Proposal Proposal One (Governorate System) Includes ten constitutional articles that reflect some of the committee’s members visions on the local governance system. They have been articulated in consensus between the following members: Dr. Abdul Qader Abdullah Qaddoura Mr. Mohammed Khalifa El-Hawasi Dr. Rania Abdelsalam El-Said Dr. Gadhafi Ibrahim Bridah Article (1) Local Governance Principles The local governance system in this constitution is based on administrative and financial decentralization and the two principles of equal opportunity and fair allocation of wealth. The State shall align its legislation and regulations with the same. The law shall stipulate the executive details according to the provisions of this constitution. Article (2) Administra...

Libyan Constitution Proposal Local Governance and Local Administration Committee Proposal Proposal Two (Regions System) Includes sixteen constitutional articles that reflect some of the committee members’ vision on local governance. They have been articulated in consensus between the following members: Dr. Ibrahim Faraj Al-Baba Dr. Mustafa Abdel Hamid Dalaf Article (1) Country Division and Independence Libya consists of three regions: Cyrenaica, Tripoli and Fezzan. Each region shall enjoy within its administrative boundaries administrative and financial independence and full legal personality. Article (2) Administrative Division of the Regions Each region shall be divided into a number of governorates and municipalities. Article (3) Regional Councils Regional institutions shall be: the regional council and ...

Constitutional Drafting Assembly 3rd Specialized Committee Part (3) The Judiciary Part (4) The Constitutional Court Part (3) The Judiciary Chapter (1) General Provisions Article (1) Members of judicial bodies are independent in their work. They shall be subject to no authority other than the law and their conscience, they shall not be removed from their positions, are equal in their rights and duties, guarantors of the enforcement of provisions of the Constitution, the rule of law and protection of rights and freedoms, and the State ensures the independence of the judiciary, and interfering with the justice is a crime which is not subject to the statute of limitation, and they shall swear an oath before taking office in the manner set forth by the law. Article (2) Members of the Jud...