High Council of State

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The High Council of State is a consultative legislative body in Libya that emerged from post-2011 political agreements to advise and counterbalance the internationally recognized government.

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High Council of State canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf consultative legislative body
political institution
aim to contribute to political stability in Libya
to ensure power-sharing among Libyan factions
associatedWith Government of National Accord
internationally recognized Libyan government
checksAndBalances Council of Representatives (Libya)
surface form: House of Representatives (Libya)
composition members drawn from former General National Congress
country Libya
emergedFrom Libyan Political Agreement (Skhirat Agreement)
surface form: Libyan Political Agreement

post-2011 Libyan political agreements
establishedAfter 2011 Libyan Civil War
establishedInPeriod post-Gaddafi era
function consults on appointments to key state positions
issues opinions on draft laws
participates in dialogue on national reconciliation
provides advice on political agreements
governsTopic Libyan constitutional and political arrangements
hasLanguage Arabic
hasNature advisory rather than fully legislative
involvedIn negotiations over Libya’s constitutional framework
negotiations over national elections in Libya
jurisdiction Libya
surface form: State of Libya
legalBasis Libyan Political Agreement (Skhirat Agreement)
surface form: Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirat
legislativeFunction consultative legislative authority
locatedIn Tripoli
meetsIn Tripoli
opposes unilateral decisions by the executive authority
partOfProcess United Nations–backed political roadmap for Libya
politicalContext Libyan peace and power-sharing process
Libyan transition after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi
politicalOrientation multi-factional
purpose to act as a counterweight to other Libyan political institutions
to advise the internationally recognized government of Libya
to provide political consultation on legislation and policy
recognizedBy United Nations–supported political framework
regionServed all regions of Libya
relatedTo Council of Representatives (Libya)
surface form: House of Representatives (Libya)
role advisory body
consultative body
counterbalance to the executive
counterbalance to the internationally recognized government
typeOfLegislature upper consultative chamber (de facto)

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Libyan Political Agreement (Skhirat Agreement) providesFor High Council of State
subject surface form: Libyan Political Agreement