A/HRC/45/CRP.11 peace security and sovereignty”,247 the National Constituent Assembly has passed a series of so-called “constitutional laws” or “constitutional decrees” on a range of subjects. This includes: • The appointment of high-level representatives of other public powers, despite the fact that these appointments are the responsibility of the National Assembly, including appointing the representatives of the: (1) National Electoral Council; 248 (2) Attorney General;249 (3) Comptroller General;250 (4) Human Rights Ombudsman;251 and (5) confirming judges of the Supreme Court of Justice.252 • Decisions regarding the modalities and schedules for elections, 253 which under the Constitution are powers of the National Electoral Council, including (1) the timing of Presidential elections of 2018 (moving up elections to the first quarter of 2018); 254 (2) the modalities of the Presidential elections of 2018 (declaring that only political parties that participated in previous electoral cycle may participate); 255 (3) the timing of the 2018 elections of the state legislative and municipal councils (moving up the date of elections to coincide with the Presidential elections); 256 and (4) the timing of the 2017 elections of state governors (reprogramming elections to October 2017). 257 • Decisions affecting the national economy, including (1) implementing a special tax regime in the Arco Minero (Mining Arc) region;258 (2) approving all national budgets since 2017;259 (3) reforming the law on taxes of large financial transactions; 260 (4) repealing the illegal currency exchange regime;261 (5) approving the National 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 See YouTube Video, Luigino Bracci Roa, Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, sesión completa, 18 de agosto 2017, 19 August 2017, minute 26:00, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOl5BZiHHJE. Constitutional Decree of 11 August 2017, in which the citizens Tibisay Lucena Ramírez, Sandra Oblitas Ruzza, Soccoro Elizabeth Hernández and Tania D’Amelio Cardiet are named as rectors of the National Electoral Council, published in the Official Gazette No. 6.326, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/08/decreto-constituyente-mediante-el-cual_16.html. The Attorney General is also a member of the PSUV. Constitutional Decree of 17 August 2017, ratifying in the exercise of their constitutional functions the citizens Tarek William Saab, Attorney General of the Republic and President of the Moral Republican Council; Manuel Galindo Ballesteros, Comptroller General of the Republic and Alfredo Ruiz Angulo, Ombudsman, published in Official Gazette No. 41.216 of 17 August 2017, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/08/decreto-constituyente-mediante-el-cual_21.html. Ibid. Ibid. Constitutional Decree of 15 August 2017, published in Official Gazette No. 41.214 of 15 August 2017, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/08/decreto-constituyente-mediante-elcual_17.html 1999 Constitution, art. 293. Constitutional Decree of 23 January 2018, published in Official Gazette No. 6361, 23 January 2018, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2018/01/decreto-constituyente-sobre-la.html. Constitutional Decree regarding the participation in electoral process, published in Official Gazette No. 41.308, 27 December 2017, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/12/decretoconstituyente-para-la.html. Constitutional Decree of 1 March 2018, published in the Official Gazette No. 41.351, 1 March 2018, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2018/03/decreto-constituyente-sobre.html. Constitutional Decree of 12 August 2017, published in the Official Gazette No. 6327, 12 August 2017, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/08/decreto-constituyente-mediante-elcual_47.html. Constitutional Law of 29 December 2017, published in the Official Gazette No. 41.310, 29 December 2017, available at: https://www.badellgrau.com/byg/upl/files/41_310.pdf. Constitutional Decree of 30 November, published in the Official Gazette No. 41.293, 5 December 2017, available at:https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/12/decreto-constituyente-mediante-elcual.html. Constitution Decree of 17 August 2018, published in the Official Gazette No. 6396, 21 August 2018, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2018/08/decreto-constituyente-de-fecha-17de.html. Constitutional Decree of 2 August 2018, published in the Official Gazette No. 41.452, 2 August 2018, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2018/08/decreto-constituyente-mediante-elcual.html. 31