Laith Nasrawin

• PhD in Constitutional Law & Human Rights - Professor
• Professor at University of Jordan

The purpose of this article is to explore the statutory standards for disclosing financial interests for public offices as provided in the Jordanian Illicit Enrichment Law of 2014. The IE law establishes a specific department for disclosure of interests under the administration of the Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for receiving financia...

The aim of this article is to examine the scope of freedom of conscience in the globalised world and whether it could be classified as a serious threat to the peace and security or a safeguard for the scarcity of religious books. Freedom of conscience is a human right that is essential in the modern world; as it allows individuals to hold and expre...

Ten years after the Arab Spring, many parts of the Middle East and North Africa are struggling with the consequences of armed conflict, a balance of power tilted in favour of the executive and challenges to the rule of law. However, institutions charged with conducting constitutional review have been reformed substantially in most of the countries...

This article addresses the issue of protection against domestic violence in both Jordanian law and international conventions. It does so by defining domestic violence and its various causes and by exploring the relevant global standards and best international practices for combating it. The article also deals with the reality of protection against...

This article comprehensively examines the 1999 recommendation of the Tunisian government to create an International Constitutional Court that is designed to enhance the principles of democracy and human rights and to strengthen the constitutional doctrine which states that the people are the source of authority in a given country. This proposal, wh...

This article comprehensively examines the 1999 recommendation of the Tunisian government to create an International Constitutional Court that is designed to enhance the principles of democracy and human rights and to strengthen the constitutional doctrine which states that the people are the source of authority in a given country. This proposal, wh...

This article aims at defining the role of constitutional courts in protecting the fundamental human rights of individuals, by relating the importance of constitutional judicial review and the established international standards related to the way it is performed. The study also provides an in-depth analysis of the structure and working mechanism of...

This article sheds light on the relationship between politicians and the voting public to establish the grounds on which the electorate build their legitimate expectations that both members of the legislative authorities and government ministers should act in the public interest in order to fulfill their fiduciary duty. Both members of parliaments...

Domestic violence is one of the most important obstacles to the promotion and protection of human rights in the regionally and globally, particularly given the nature of this phenomenon and the problems that accompany it, as well as the difficulty of disclosure, and the multiplicity of legal, social and economic causes that prevent prosecution in s...

Following the Arab Spring, the program for amending certain laws relating to human rights, such as the Law for Public Meetings was extended to include amending the Constitution of Jordan. The process leading to the constitutional amendments started in April 2011, when King Abdullah II set up a Royal Committee headed by Former Prime Minister Ahmad A...

لقد شهد العالم على مر العصور تطوراً في مفهوم الحقوق والحريات العامة مما حدا بالعديد من الدول إلى تعديل تشريعاتها وقوانينها الداخلية بما يواكب هذا التطور. ولعل من أبسط حقوق الأفراد وأهمها في آن واحد والتي طرأ عليها تغيير جذري في مفهومها وآلية تطبيقها الحق في التجمع السلمي، والذي ما انفك يشكل هاجساً لدى حكومات دول العالم على اختلاف درجات تقدمها وديمق...

The Constitutional Amendments of 2011 and their Impacts on the Public Authorities in Jordan Laith Kamal Nasrawin* ABSTRACT This study aimed at analyising the recent amendments to the Constitution of Jordan of 2011 with regard to their nature and impact on the public authorities in Jordan. It aims at identifying the Constitutional amendments rel...

The Constitutional Amendments of 2011 and their Impacts on the Public Authorities in Jordan ABSTRACT This study aimed at analyising the recent amendments to the Constitution of Jordan of 2011 with regard to their nature and impact on the public authorities in Jordan. It aims at identifying the Constitutional amendments relating to the Exeuctive...

Secrecy of Voting in the Jordanian Law of Election And It’s Role in Ensuring the Integrity of Election - A Comparative Study - Laith Kamal EL-Nasrawin Abstract The principle of secrecy of voting in the general election is fundamental for holding a free and fair election on the grounds that it provides a legal safeguard to voters that their vote...

تهدف هذه الدراسة الى متابعة التطور التشريعي في الأردن في مجال الحق في الإجتماع العام إبتداءً من قانون الإجتماعات العامة لعام 1933 وحتى قانون الإجتماعات العامة رقم (7) لعام 2004 والتعديلات التي أدخلت عليه والتي كان آخرها قانون الإجتماعات العامة رقم (5) لسنة 2011 والذي أدخل تعديلات جوهرية تتعلق بصلاحيات الحاكم الإداري في مواجهة حق الأفارد في تنظيم ال...

Parliamentary Privilege and the Laws of Corruption for Members of the UK Parliament Laith K. Nasrawin Abstract This article examines the on-going debate about the law relating to the bribery of Members of Parliament in Westminster in the wake of the recent saga of MPs’ manipulating the parliamentary expenses scheme. The article argues that there...