جاءت هذه الدراسة للوقوف على تحليلٍ للصياغة التشريعية لقانون الانتخاب المؤقت لمجلس النواب;; لرصد الجوانب الإيجابية والسلبية التي اتسمت بها الصياغة التشريعية;; سواءً المتعلقة بالجوانب الشكلية للقانون والجوانب الموضوعية له.

This study sheds light on the status of legislative drafting in the Jordanian legal system. It explores both the parties entrusted with the drafting of legislation as well as the entities that aid the drafting. In addition;; the paper looks into legal problems that arise during implementation and the effects on the quality of the legislative product. The study adoptes a descriptive approach to identify and answer the research questions.

Since Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994;; there has been growing tension between the Jordanian government and the independent press;; particularly the kingdom's small-circulation weekly newspapers. Journalists and editors have been arrested;; detained and prosecuted for violations of both the penal code and provisions of the press and publications law of 1993. By the count of one Jordanian weekly newspaper;; since the law went into effect sixty-two cases have been brought against journalists and editors;; the overwhelming majority of them with weekly newspapers. Faced with public opposition to normalization of relations with Israel;; frustration about the implementation of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Authority;; and popular discontent with the state of the economy and high rates of unemployment and underemployment;; Jordanian authorities have clearly signaled a growing discomfort with the exercise of freedom of expression by both individual critics and the press.

Attacks and harassment amidst the security vacuum in Iraq forced refugees and other foreigners to flee the country and become refugees again;; this time in Jordan. Based on research in Baghdad and Jordan;; this 22-page Human Rights Watch report details the abuses against refugees and foreigners in Iraq;; as well as their treatment upon arrival in Jordan. Housing is frequently the pretext for the violence and harassment. Many landlords;; forced by the previous government to take Palestinian tenants at discounted rates;; are taking advantage of the breakdown in law and order to evict Palestinian tenants from their homes or to extort unrealistic rent increases from them. In other cases;; violence and threats have come from individuals who seem to have no legitimate claim to the property. Human Rights Watch criticized Jordanian authorities for limiting refugees' entry to Jordan and recommended that Jordan provide immediate protection and assistance to all refugees;; including those currently trapped near the Jordanian border in accordance with international refugee law standards.

This 37-page report documents the killings and attempted murders of women by male family members who claim they are defending family "honor." The report also details the cases of women;; threatened with "honor" crimes;; who languish in prison for years while held in protective custody.

This 66-page report documents the arbitrary arrest and abusive treatment of detainees held at the General Intelligence Department's (GID) central detention facility in Amman. The report finds that there is no clear basis in Jordanian law for the GID's law enforcement role;; and that detainees cannot seek an independent judicial review of the grounds for arrest and continued detention.

The migrant worker in Jordan situation report was issued in 2009. It presents an overview of the situation of migrant workers in Jordan and the main violations they are subject to. Additionally;; the report offers recommendations to national and international parties concerned with the migrant workers' rights.

ويوثق "إقصاء المنتقدين" كيف تزايد استخدام المحافظين لهذا القانون في رفض غالبية الطلبات الخاصة بتنظيم مظاهرات;; من التي يتقدم بها أشخاص يُعتبرون منتقدين للحكومة;; مثل الطلبات التي تم التقدم بها في يونيو/حزيران 2007 بتنظيم مظاهرة ضد الممارسات الإسرائيلية في الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة. كما رفضت الحكومة طلبات سابقة بتنظيم مظاهرات ضد الممارسات الأميركية في العراق وللاحتجاج ضد رفع الحكومة الأردنية لأسعار الوقود. ويوضح التقرير أيضاً كم تمادت السلطات حتى إنها حظرت على منظمات المجتمع المدني الاجتماع في أماكن مؤجرة;; لنقاش مجريات عمل تحالف مراقبة الانتخابات على سبيل المثال.