In a legislative precedent, the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that some articles of the law of the Council of State were unconstitutional and considered invalid

Damascus-Sana

In the first precedent of its kind in the history of Syria, the Supreme Constitutional Court today issued its ruling on the objection submitted by the President of the Republic on the unconstitutionality of some articles of the law of the Council of State, which was recently approved by the People's Assembly.

The court's ruling concluded that the objections to the law of the Council of State were unconstitutional and considered invalid for violating the provisions of the Constitution.

President Bashar al-Assad referred the law of the State Council, which was recently approved by the People's Assembly, to the Supreme Constitutional Court to review the constitutionality of some of its articles and to ensure their conformity with the provisions of the Constitution.

The referral of the law from the President of the Republic to the Court after its approval by the People's Assembly is an affirmation that the law is compatible with the provisions of the Constitution and free from any loopholes and also entails the need to begin the process of legislative reform of respect for the provisions of the Constitution.

The Supreme Constitutional Court shall be competent to supervise the constitutionality of laws, legislative decrees, regulations and regulations and to express an opinion on the constitutionality and legality of draft laws and legislative decrees at the request of the President of the Republic.

The law consists of 131 articles and aims to avoid gaps in the legislation in force and in line with the provisions of the Constitution and simplify litigation procedures and enhance the confidence of the citizen in the institution of administrative justice and develop its role in the advancement of the judiciary.