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Law No. 65 of 2012 regulating Peaceful Demonstrations.

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First Region

Libya
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
2012-11-06
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Article 1: The Law recognizes that peaceful protest is a basic human right under the Libyan Constitutional Declaration as well as International Law.

Articles 2 and 3: Disallows assemblies which disrupt the functioning of public utilities, which may include roadways or government institutions and the government bears the primary responsibility to maintain public order and to provide public safety.

Article 4: Provides that all planned demonstrations must have a committee composed by a leader and at least two members whose names must be listed in the notice given to the security directorate and stipulate where the demonstration will be taking place. This committee is under an obligation to maintain law and order during the demonstration and to forbid the delivering of speeches which undermine law and order, morality, or encourage crime.

Article 5 and 6: Organizers are obliged to send written notice of the date, time, gathering area, set-off-time, route and the time when the demonstration is expected to end and they must inform the authorities of their intentions at least 48 hours in advance and to maintain discipline during the event itself.
The Articles also gives the authorities unlimited power to arbitrarily adjust the time and place of the assembly.

Article 7: Forbids the authorities from banning any demonstration,except if the said demonstration is likely to cause public disorder or for any general security reasons.
In the case of a demonstration being banned, at least one of the organizers must be informed of the decision at least 12 hours prior to the scheduled starting time and a copy of the notification ban must be displayed on the wall of the responsible authorities' building. Where possible, the decision should also be published in local newspapers. Demonstration organizers have the right to make a formal complaint to the Ministry of Interior when the protest is banned for any reason.

Article 8: Dispersal of a protest that has commenced is permitted merely for failure to comply with minor conditions of the protest.

Article 9: Prohibits the carrying of weapons during demonstrations.

Article 10: Imposes criminal sanctions for gatherings in violation of the Law.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    2012-11-06
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Electronic region

    Electronic source title
    Legislation online in Arabic
    Author
    Eastlaws Database
    Place of publication
    Cario
    Country
    Egypt
    URL
    http://www.eastlaws.com/

Serial region

    Serial title
    Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
    Date
    2013-03-21
    Number
    No. 5
    Page range
    P. 259 - 262