Libyan Law and Society

Libyan Law and Society

Suliman Ibrahim
Suliman Ibrahim •

Caught between law and politics: Judicial review of constitutional amendments in Libya

On 6 November 2014, Libya’s top judges issued a ruling suggesting that the country’s House of Representatives (HoR)—which had replaced transitional legislature, the General National Council (GNC) in June 2014 as the main legislative arm of government—may have been unconstitutionally constituted...

Marwan Ahmed Al Tashani
Jaziah Jebril
Marwan Ahmed Al Tashani and Jaziah Jebril •

Child Marriage in Libya: Ignored by Society, Unprotected by Legislation

Marwan Tashani and Jazia Gibril argue that child marriage in Libya constitutes a problem, even if it has been legalised. For the Legal Agenda, they explore the practice's prevalence, effects, and its status in the eyes of legislation and the judiciary.