The Lower House Tuesday debated draft amendments to the Jordanian constitution during a session chaired by Speaker Abdul Karim Dughmi, in the attendance of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh and cabinet members.
Lawmakers approved the amendment of Item (C) of Paragraph 1 of Article 61 of the Constitution, giving the decision-maker the power to select Constitutional Court members from specialists (not a single specialist) who meet the conditions for membership in the Senate, while increasing the length of service in the legal profession required for appointment in the Constitutional Court from 15 to 20 years, in addition to changing the name of the Higher Court of Justice to the Higher Administrative Court.
The House also amended Article 64 on the conditions for membership of the Senate to include: prime ministers, former ministers, those who occupied leadership positions, Lower House speakers, presidents and judges of the Court of Cassation, Supreme Administrative Court, Sharia Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, in addition to retired officers from the rank of major general onwards, former MPs who were elected at least twice to parliament, and those who are similar to those who have obtained the people’s trust and accreditation with their deeds and services to the nation.
Source: Jordan News Agency