Maliki confirms that the Federal Court will challenge the constitutionality of provincial law

Maliki confirms that the Federal Court will challenge the constitutionality of provincial law



BAGHDAD - Jawdat Kazem

Friday, June 28, 2013
Excluded «Liberal bloc» parliamentary challenge the law of the provinces irregular passed a few days ago after some editing paragraphs, while stressing «coalition» law, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said «the Federal Court» respond law unconstitutional some paragraphs amended which interferes with the powers of the central government and gives broad powers to provinces. The parliament last week approved the second amendment to the provincial Law No. 21 of 2008, after the withdrawal of Congress 'rule of law'.

Article 44 of the amended law of the provinces to grant all oil-producing province of five dollars for every barrel of crude oil, and five dollars for each barrel of crude oil refined in the refineries, and five dollars for every 150 cubic meters of natural gas.

The deputy «Liberal bloc» Jawad Alshahyla in a statement to «life» that «there is no legal basis supporting the demands of some of the blocks outs provincial law irregular, so the threat of cold law or appeal it is a foregone conclusion because the amendments went according to directions most of the representatives of the people ».

He added: «Even if challenged by the Federal Court a few paragraphs of the law, it will go into effect because many of the paragraphs contained in justice to the sons of provincial disadvantaged, in the sense that the court can not reverse or challenge the bill as a whole because most of its paragraphs identical to the text of the constitutional except for a few that others see it a source of concern for those who are called by the local administration in the investment. During the next week will resolve the controversy about this law, ie, after approval by the Presidency, and what lies ahead of the most important as it awaits discussion of the bill criminalizing the Ba'ath during the course of next week.

But the leader of the «rule of law» MP Abdul Hadi al-Hassani told »life» that «court would respond Federal law because of its paragraphs amended inconsistent with the Constitution as well as the overlap with the powers of the federal government.

He added: «We (state law) did not threaten to challenge but we pulled on the back of revenue of some paragraphs that run counter to the articles of the law, including Article 110, 114 and 115 relating to the granting broad powers to the provincial councils in the financial aspects of external relations and investment projects and other matters entrusted to the federal government exclusively».

He added: «such laws are encouraged to come out from the central administration in the state administration or authority and thus may create some sort of chaos and confusion, which does not accept it at all, because the passing of such a law would create a state of imbalance in the state-building.

For his part, said a member of the Committee of the Regions and the provinces parliamentary useful Albulada in a statement that «the law grants broad powers to the governor there are materials that have been resolved and the other varied where the blocks and thus law was passed format good elevate the performance of the provinces and came in conjunction with the council elections and local governments new gives a great opportunity to improve The reality of services.

The Chairman of the Committee of the Regions and the provinces parliamentary Mohammed Kayani called yesterday objectors to the second amendment to the law of the provinces to rise above اقحامه in Sjalathm political «has been enacted service to the citizen», indicating that «what Roger others that the law inventory ordered federal police in the hands of the provinces not sound» .



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