The High Judicial Council Oversteps and Abuses Its Power as It Amends a Law by Instructions, Circumvents the President’s Decision to Abolish a Decree-Law, and Violates the Principle of Separation of Powers

Date 2023-02-21

LOCATION ًWest Bank

The High Judicial Council Oversteps and Abuses Its Power as It Amends a Law by Instructions, Circumvents the President’s Decision to Abolish a Decree-Law, and Violates the Principle of Separation of Powers

Category West Bank / position paper

Lawyers, jurists, and those concerned with the public interest have circulated the news of the instructions issued by the chief justice, upon a decision by the High judicial council on 15/02/2023. This constitutes a circumvention of the president’s decision to abolish the decree-law amending the law of civil and commercial procedures, and works to establish hegemony, monopoly of power and the overstepping of jurisdiction, which violates the recognized values and constitutional principles. Moreover, a legislation is amended by a non-legislative instrument, as it amends a law, such as the law of civil and commerci...

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The Government and the Chief Justice's Act of Pressuring the Bar Association Violates the Basic Law and the Constitutional Human Rights

Date 2023-02-15

LOCATION West bank

The Government and the Chief Justice's Act of Pressuring the Bar Association Violates the Basic Law and the Constitutional Human Rights

Category West Bank / Announcement / position paper

MUSAWA learned from well-informed and trusted sources that the government and the chief justice continue to pressure the Bar association to accept the implementation of the Decree-laws amending the Penal code, the law of the civil procedures, and the law of execution that were all annulled, in addition to the law of court fees. In return, they will implement the pre-amendment regulation regarding notarized documents in hopes of ending the lawyers' strike and subjugating them to their will. This is in spite of the government and the chief justice’s awareness that this acceptance and acquies...

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MUSAWA Reminds of Its Initiative to Solve the Crisis

Date 2023-02-09

LOCATION West Bank

MUSAWA Reminds of Its Initiative to Solve the Crisis

Category West Bank / Core Program / position paper

The key to a stable education: An independent Teacher’s syndicate, and no more tampering with their livelihood and job security. Once again, the teachers have to resort to exercising their constitutional right to strike, in light of the government’s failure to keep its promise and fulfill its obligations towards them, which infringes on their livelihood and human security. Additionally, the teachers’ movement rises once again to this union scene, in which it explains, to all teachers and citizens, the reasons behind their decision to call a strike again. ...

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