Human rights committee views adopted by the committee at. Of the three committees, the high commission henceforth called the ben achour commission, after the commissions chair, yadh ben achour is playing a central role in overseeing the transition and preparing the country for the national constituent assembly nca elections in october. International covenant on civil and political rights. Article 28 of the iccpr states that the committee is composed of 18 members from states parties to the iccpr, who shall be persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, with consideration to the usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal. Yadh ben achour juriste tunisien specialiste en theorie politique islamique et droit public. Yadh ben achour is a tunisian lawyer, expert on public law and islamic political theory. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Human rights committee views adopted by the committee at its. Right to participate in public life and vote in free. As yadh ben achour, former president of the official commission tasked with overseeing the constitutional reform process, noted, the current majority coalition is increasingly implicated in the return of the anciens old and in blatant forms of corruption, which he 19calls an extreme insult to the revolution. Essebsi inherited a higher commission for political reform set up by the ghannouchi government to amend the constitution before elections. Ghannouchi was a longtime affiliate of ben alis muchreviled political party, the constitutional democratic rally. Speakers souad abderrahmi, yadh ben achour, gai ncaro bl osett, ai hmed bouazzi.
The united nations human rights committee is a united nations body of 18 experts established by a human rights treaty, the international covenant on civil and political rights iccpr. Human rights in tunisia with yadh ben achour columbia global. Ccprc106d17862008 united nations international covenant on civil and political rights distr general 1 february. Tunisia held the first free and democratic elections in. Yadh ben achour, professor of public law, faculty of legal, political and economic sciences of tunis, tunisia. Tunisian constitutionalism and the draft constitution of. Masri offers an informed history and an astute assessment of the case of tunisia, specifically focusing on the countrys distinctive blend of modern islam and. His grandfather muhammad altahir ibn ashur was one of the most renowned modernera graduates of university of ezzitouna and one of the great islamic scholars of.
Dec 21, 2016 yadh ben achour noted that there is no similar restriction to the criminalisation of abortion imposed on men, and that such legislation denies women their freedom of choice in this domain. Loris, directorgeneral of the international development law organization idlo mr. Several of the committee members have seized this opportunity to promote an extensive right to abortion. Michael oflaherty, director of the irish centre for human rights, national university of ireland. Media in category yadh ben achour the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The culture of death returns american center for law. Generally known as the ben achour commission after its chairman, attorney yadh ben achour, this turned out to be one of the most effective consensusbuilding bodies in the history of crafted democratic transitions. Islam et droit international humanitaire1 cambridge core. Reform commission, chaired by legal expert yadh ben achour also referred to as the. The tunisian revolution in its constitutional manifestations the first.
Yadh ben achour, lazhari bouzid, sarah cleveland, ahmed amin fathalla, olivier. President of the higher political reform commission of tunisia, he is then member of the united nations human rights committee biography. Islam et droit international humanitaire1 volume 62 issue 722 yadh ben achour skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Tania maria abdo rocholl, yadh ben achour, ilze brands kehris, arif bulkan, ahmed amin fathalla, shuichi furuya, christof heyns, bamariam koita, duncan laki muhumuza, photini pazartzis, hernan quezada cabrera, vasilka sancin, jose manuel santos pais, yuval shany, helene tigroudja, andreas zimmermann and gentian zyberi. The national constituent assembly of tunisia and civil society. Yet pregnancy and its termination traditionally have not been seen or treated as aspects of personal integrity, security and freedom in international. Headed by yadh ben achour, a wellknown tunisian expert on. The committee was headed by yadh ben achour, a respected jurist who had resigned from the tunisian constitutional council in 1992 in protest against president ben ali. It included representatives from the cnpr, the committee for political reform established by prime minister mohamed ghannouchi, rep. Views adopted by the committee at its 110th session 1028 march 2014 submitted by. Juni 1945 ist ein tunesischer verfassungsrechtler, islamischer. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Views adopted by the committee at its 110th session 1028 march 2014.
Mar 28, 2019 as yadh ben achour, former president of the official commission tasked with overseeing the constitutional reform process, noted, the current majority coalition is increasingly implicated in the return of the anciens old and in blatant forms of corruption, which he calls an extreme insult to the revolution. The legal scholar yadh ben achour headed hiror, which was constituted according to a complex quota system of representation of different political and societal forces. Human rights committee membership centre for civil and. The resenili ce of democracy in a troubling economy. Muhammad altahar ben achour, a high ranking scholar who had been appointed dean of the. Yadh ben achour, professor at carthage university, former president of the high authority of the revolution tunisia, and member of the united nations human rights committee safwan m. Represented by eleven political parties, signatory groups pledged to limit the ncas mandate to one year, though an.
The iccpr states the basic rules for the membership of the human rights committee. Bahauddin baha, chairman of the judicial reform commission mr. Sayed youssif halim, designated representative of mr. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Tunisie ebook by yadh ben achour 9782830951172 rakuten. Tunisia, by yadh ben achour, from editions ceres, is a combination of historical memoir, advocacy and theoretical analysis.
Right to participate in public life and vote in free and fair elections articles of the covenant. The other members remained quite silent on this issue. Although the letter is dated october 6, 2015, it was sent on august 6, 2015. A discussion between yadh ben achour, former president of the high. Almaj mawlawy fazal al hadi shinwari, chief justice mr. Fatal foetal abnormality, irish constitutional law, and. Read tunisie une revolution en pays dislam by yadh ben achour available from rakuten kobo. His father mohamed fadhel ben achour was the mufti of tunisia from 1962 to 1970. Jan, 20 the main part of the transition was run by a scholar of constitutional law yadh ben achour who chaired the committee for political reform, democratic transition and protection of the aims of the. Introduction since the 19th century, at all levels of its existence, the muslim world has experienced a fundamental dualism between its historical heritage, turath, and the social, cultural, and.
Dec 18, 2017 tunisie, une revolution en pays dislam a revolution in an islamic country. Pdf this commentary is a response to katarzyna sekowskakozlowskas article on the treatment of criminal abortion laws as a form of sex discrimination. The committee meets for three fourweek sessions per year to consider the periodic reports submitted by the 172 states parties to the iccpr on their compliance with the treaty, and any individual petitions. Lecture by yadh ben achour, at the center for middle eastern studies, harvard university, the 17th september, 2012. United nations ccpr center for reproductive rights. Dallal merwa achour born 1994, algerian volleyball player. Mohamed fadhel ben achour 19091970, tunisian theologian and writer.
Blogger makes it simple to post text, photos and video onto your personal or team blog. Torn between democratic consolidation and neoconservatism in an insecure regional context 3 the emergency law had been in force since january 2011 and accorded to the police and army particular rights, such as arresting. An expert panel composed of yadh ben achour, a member of the human rights committee. Politique, religion et droit dans le monde arabe by yadh ben achour 1 edition. Ben achour is a prominent legal scholar who led the special commission that created the transitions legal framework. View ensiklopediakhirzamanbydrmuhammadahmadalmubayyadh. Ahmed achour born 1945, tunisian composer and conductor. The committee was headed by yadh ben achour, a respected jurist who had resigned from the tunisian constitutional council in 1992 in. This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. Within hours of ben alis resignation, ghannouchi invited 69yearold lawyer yadh ben achour, a former member of the countrys constitutional court, to lead a high commission for political reform.