Lawyers discuss escalation to end judicial split
LIBYA – The council of the Libyan Bar Association has discussed the possibility of suspending work at all Libyan courts to press for the unification of the Supreme Judicial Council, warning of the consequences of a continued judicial split for society, its stability and litigants’ rights as the new judicial year begins.
Tripoli meeting on judicial unity and independence
The association’s media office said its council had discussed, at a meeting held last Thursday at its headquarters in Tripoli, the continuing dispute within the Supreme Judicial Council and ways of engaging with the relevant authorities to urge them to heal the rift.
Those attending stressed the need for greater efforts to preserve the unity, strength and independence of the judiciary and to steer clear of narrow calculations that could widen the dispute among members of the judicial family.
Call on lawyers and the Attorney General to bridge differences
The council called on all lawyers and branch associations in eastern, western and southern Libya, as well as the Attorney General, to keep working to bring positions closer so as to reach a final solution as soon as possible.
Suspension of work considered, report due within a week
The council also discussed the option of suspending work at all courts until the Supreme Judicial Council is unified, with the aim of pushing the parties towards a swift agreement, and tasked its members with contacting the branch associations, meeting them and submitting a report to the association within a week.
