Minister of Justice H E Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri during an honouring session at the conference, yesterday.
Doha: The Center of Legal and Judicial Studies (CLJS) at the Ministry of Justice organised a conference entitled ‘Shura Council and Democratic Process in Qatar’, which reviewed the process of democratic transformation in the country in light of the provisions of the permanent constitution of the state, and the important step that culminated in this process in fulfillment of the vision of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The speakers at the conference praised the legal and legislative procedures that accompanied the first democratic electoral process to select two-thirds of the members of the Shura Council through free and direct elections, and stressed their importance to strengthening the traditions of the Qatari Shura Council.
On this occasion, Minister of Justice H E Masoud bin Mohammed Al Ameri, said that this conference constitutes a legal reading and a procedural follow-up to a historical event in Qatar and the region, thanks to the wise vision and firm conviction of H H the Amir, to develop the states legislative mechanisms and consolidate its legal system by expanding the scope of popular participation in a way that reflects the vision of His Highness, embodies the provisions and values of the Qatari constitution, and achieves the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.
The Minister added that H H the Amir emphasised in the opening session of the elected Shura Council, the importance of this historical moment. “We witness the completion of the institutions stipulated in the constitution by establishing the elected legislative authority along with the executive and judicial authorities, which enshrines the values and principles of the rule of law and institutions, and upholds the rule of law, which Qatar’s wise leadership is keen to establish,” said the Minister.
Head of Legal Affairs in the Shura Council, Muhammad Khaled Al Sada, reviewed the establishment of the Council, its organs and committees, and the rights and duties of its members, since the Shura Council was established in the State of Qatar in 1972 after the adoption of the amended provisional statute in the state on April 19, 1972, and the role that was assigned to it to be of assistance to HH the Amir and the Council of Ministers in performing their duties.
The Professor of Public Law at the College of Law at Qatar University Dr. Hassan Abdel Rahim Al Sayed, reviewed the competences of the Shura Council under the provisions of the Constitution, and the laws regulating the work of the Council. Acting Director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Ministry of Justice Nada Jassim Al Abduljabbar, said that the importance of choosing the topic of the symposium is due to the successful completion of the Shura Council elections process, and the start of its first session.
