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The Libyan Judiciary is currently regulating a battery of
laws, namely:
1- Judicature Law no 6/2006 regulating all functional affairs of
the members of judicial bodies. These bodies are: Courts,
Public Prosecution, Department of State Litigation, People's
Law Office, and Law Department.
2- Supreme Court Law no 6 for 1982 amended by Law no
17/1994 regulating status of judges of the Supreme Court and
modality of forming its circuits and running its affairs fully
independently from the rest of the judicial bodies;
3- Law no 87/1971 on Department of Litigation defines
competence of the members of the Department;
4- Law no 88/1971 on Administrative Judicial System
regulates competence of Administrative Judicial Circuits at the
Court of Appeal, laying special emphasis on requests for
rescinding final administrative decisions and determining due
compensation;
5- Law no 4/1981 on People's Law Office regulates
competence of Office members in rendering free defence for
citizens in lawsuits they file or in actions brought against
them;
6- Law no 6 for 1982 on Law Department defines its
jurisdiction in giving legal opinion vis-a-vis all cases
submitted to it from State administrations and reviewing bills
and regulations.
All members of these judicial bodies enjoy the same immunities
and privileges enjoyed by the judges. Within the framework of
supporting women in mass society, women vigorously obtruded
all judicial bodies now accounting for 40% of the total number
of their members.