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10-30-2009, 02:50 PM
The Constitutional Reform will have to give way to another colossal task involving the modification of many current laws on the books that are now at odds with the brand new Constitution. Legislation that will require adjustments include the Electoral Law, the law that creates the post of Ombudsman, the law on the Environment, the law on Migration and the Budget Law. For the Election Law, the new Constitution requires a reduction in membership and the creation of a Higher Electoral Tribunal.
Also involved in the many changes is the modification of the number of deputies, which will increase from 178 to 190 with the election of national deputies, a reform aimed at allowing minority parties to have representation in the Congress. There will also be special elections to choose the overseas deputies.
The law that creates the post of Ombudsman has to be adapted to the dispositions of the new Constitution that change the way the Ombudsman is selected and his/her functions. The reform also reduced the number of assistant Ombudsmen that would be allowed as well as the majority needed in the Chamber of Deputies in order to propose the nomination to the Senate. The reform also changes some of the dispositions of the Environmental Law, providing more protection for some areas. The Migration Law will need to be adjusted in terms of the dispositions on citizenship based on the principles of jus solis and jus sanguinis. Even the Budget Law will need to be adapted to the new deadlines for the budget's submission to Congress.
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Also involved in the many changes is the modification of the number of deputies, which will increase from 178 to 190 with the election of national deputies, a reform aimed at allowing minority parties to have representation in the Congress. There will also be special elections to choose the overseas deputies.
The law that creates the post of Ombudsman has to be adapted to the dispositions of the new Constitution that change the way the Ombudsman is selected and his/her functions. The reform also reduced the number of assistant Ombudsmen that would be allowed as well as the majority needed in the Chamber of Deputies in order to propose the nomination to the Senate. The reform also changes some of the dispositions of the Environmental Law, providing more protection for some areas. The Migration Law will need to be adjusted in terms of the dispositions on citizenship based on the principles of jus solis and jus sanguinis. Even the Budget Law will need to be adapted to the new deadlines for the budget's submission to Congress.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)