The Syrian People's Council approved, on Monday, a bill to abolish all legal provisions that block the right to judicial recourse or immunize any administrative act or decision from the oversight of the competent judiciary, wherever they appear in current legislation. This approval came during the second day of the second session of the first ordinary session of the first legislative term.
Fundamental Rights and Legislative Review
Deputy Speaker Mustafa Musa stated in a statement to SANA that the bill abolishing the blocking of judicial recourse represents a fundamental and authentic right for all Syrians who were previously deprived of it. He noted that the Council discussed a number of bills submitted by the executive authority, which were referred to the relevant committees for study, along with studying the direction to form joint committees to examine laws whose jurisdictions overlap among more than one committee.
Prominent Laws and Code of Conduct
For his part, Abdulnasser Houshan, head of the Constitutional and Legislative Committee and a member of the People's Council, clarified that the referred projects included prominent laws, such as the abolition of the security law of the former Baath Party and the law resisting socialist legislation. He also indicated that the Council would discuss a code of conduct for members based on Article 34 of the internal regulations to regulate the performance of a deputy inside and outside the Council and in media appearances.
Legislative Achievement to Protect Citizens
Deputy Speaker Madouna Bashara added in a similar statement that the approval of the bill abolishing the blocking of judicial recourse is a legislative achievement that protects citizens' rights and ensures their right to object and defend themselves before the judiciary. She pointed out that the session included discussions on other bills related to tourism fees, fines, establishing the General Authority of Hama University Hospital, and trade in living organisms, especially those threatened with extinction.
Legal Victory for the Syrian People
People's Council member Hanan Al-Balkhi indicated that laws concerning the right to judicial recourse are among the most important legislations that restore the Syrian citizen's full right to judicial recourse and remove injustice from themselves. She noted that abolishing all laws that deprived citizens of this right or immunized any administrative body from judicial oversight represents a genuine legal victory that serves the interests of the Syrian people.
Previous Measures
The People's Council had previously approved unanimously last September a bill to abolish the Terrorism Court and nullify its effects, as well as Law No. 143 of 1958, which granted the Minister of Education the authority to issue decisions to seize any property deemed necessary for the service of the ministry.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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