Damascus, Oct. 20 (SANA) Issam al-Khalif, President of the Supreme Constitutional Court, met with Abdul Nasser Houshan, head of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee at the People’s Assembly, to discuss frameworks for coordination, particularly constitutional review of laws.
The meeting, held at Damascus court on Tuesday, was attended by members of the court and the committee.
Both sides stressed the importance of institutional cooperation to ensure the proper implementation of the provisions of the Constitutional Declaration and respect for its principles. They also underscored the need to maintain coordination through the legal frameworks and channels governing the work of the court and the committee, in order to support a stable legislative environment aligned with constitutional principles.
The People’s Assembly’s Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee is responsible for reviewing draft laws, proposals, treaties and international agreements to assess their compatibility with the Constitutional Declaration.
Its duties also include reviewing legislative drafting and the quality of proposed legislation, examining matters referred to it by the assembly, its speaker or bureau, reviewing amendments to the assembly’s internal regulations, preparing a parliamentary code of conduct and handling matters concerning assembly members.
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