Bahrain establishes a constitutional court
Bahrain, Politics, 7/15/2002

The Bahraini cabinet on Sunday approved a draft law providing for the establishment of a court of cassation specialized in settling disputes over constitutionality of laws and lists.

The Bahraini officials news agency said that the project specifies the "establishment of the constitutional court, its specialization and members, and rules and decisions to be taken by it." It added "the draft plan also specifies the measures that guarantee the right of the government, the Shoura council and the parliament and other sides ... at this court."

This consent, however, followed the issuance of starting the political rights and the law of the Shoura and parliament councils as well as the financial auditing law. These are laws issued by Bahrain to prepare for the working for the parliament following a suspension of 27 years. Bahrain will hold parliamentary elections in October this year.

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