Article 26 public authorities. It shall: (1) Bills shall be passed by Parliament. - examine appeals on regional and council election (2) The following shall be reserved to the Legislative disputes; Power: - give final rulings on appeals against final (a) The fundamental and of judgements passed byrights, lowerguarantees courts in cases obligations of the citizen: administrative 1. safeguarding individual freedom and security; disputes; 2. the rules any governing public freedoms; - examine, other disputes expressly devolving 3. labour trade union legislation, rules upon it bylegislation, law. governing social security and insurance; 4. the duties Article 41 and obligations of the citizen in respect of defence requirement&. Thenational audit bench shall be competent to control and (b) status of personsas and property ownership ruleThe on public accounts, well as on those of public system: and semi-public enterprises. 1. nationality, status of persons, matrimonial system, It shall: succession gifts; - give final and rulings on final judgements passed lower 2. rules governing civil and commercial obligations; audit courts; 3. movableany andother immovable - examine mattersproperty expresslyownership devolving system. upon it by law. (c) The political, administrative and judicial organization: Article 42 1. election of the President of the (1)rules The governing organization, functioning, composition and Republic andSupreme electionsCourt into the Assembly, duties of the andNational the benches it the Senate, the Regional and Local Bodies matters and comprises, conditions for referring to referendum them as welloperations; as the procedure applicable before them 2. rules and political parties; shall be governing laid down associations by law. 3. organization, functioning, powers and and (2)the The organization, functioning, composition resources of regional local and authorities; duties of the Courts ofand Appeal judicial, 25 25