Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA -- An annual meeting on the ways and means to promote the Constitution is to be held in the presence of President Seyed Mohammad Khatami on Thursday.

The meeting named "A review in the root-causes of the vicious implementation of the Constitution" aims to shed light on the rights of the people enshrined in the Constitution.

It will also address the stumbling-blocks in the way of the proper implementation of the Article 113 of the Constitution.

Fair trial of defendants, women in the eyes of Constitution, perspectives over the courts verdicts are among the main topics to be debated in the meeting.

To promote the Constitution and to get more powers to properly deal with the state affairs, President Khamati has already set forth two bills of law to the parliament.

Iranian parliament previously approved general outlines of an electoral bill which dispenses with the need for supervisory Guardians Council to vet candidates for key state posts.

The bill received a majority approval of the MPs, following lengthy deliberations in which opponents and proponents voiced their views in the Majlis floor. The government has cited the bill as aiming to increase people's participation in elections and reduce wanton disqualification of hopefuls.

It is one of the two bills, proposed by President Mohammad Khatami, which were submitted to the parliament in September.

The other bill redefines the presidential authority to warn any of the highest ranking officials of the three constitutional powers whenever needed and mete out punishment in case the warning is not heeded.

The bills have to go through the Guardians Council's vetting. If rejected, the Expediency Council might be called for final arbitration. Khatami first announced his intention to present them late in August "in order to better respond to the aspirations of the people".

The announcement has been met with mixed reaction, with some people saying that the bills were contrary to the Constitution, since they sought excessive authority for the president and interfered in other state powers.

Others have hailed them, saying they could enable Khatami to deliver better on his promises of establishing the rule of law and a civil society.