Lawyers oppose rotating presidency this won't ever fly

wanderer


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Message Posted:
08/07/2010 10:54

A GROUP of lawyers representing the International Association of Human Rights yesterday called on the president to withdraw the “disastrous” rotating presidency proposal from the negotiating table.

Members Loucis Loucaides, Christos Clerides, Christos Triantaphyllides and Simos Angelides argued that the current negotiations for a solution were continuously coming up with undemocratic proposals that are incompatible with human rights and international treaties that bind Cyprus as an EU member.

The proposal submitted by President Demetris Christofias provides for a Greek Cypriot president of a reunited Cyprus for four years and a Turkish Cypriot president for two years.

wanderer


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Message Posted:
08/07/2010 10:55

Commenting on the proposal, former European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judge, Loucaides argued that it violates six international conventions, including ones against racial discrimination and civil and political rights. He referred to recent ECHR decisions on Bosnia and Herzegovina, which highlighted that the stipulation

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/lawyers-oppose-rotating-presidency/20100708

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Message Posted:
08/07/2010 15:30

seewhich way the scales are balanced as usualnever can do anything 50/50



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