Honorable Chairman of the Palestinian Bar Association and Members of the Palestinian Bar Association Council,   Subject: the decision not to proceed with lawyers’ files unless they are registered and their Value Added Tax obligations are fulfilled, issued by the General Directorate of Customs, Excise and VAT MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession extend their warmest greetings to you. In reference to th...

The Honorable Head and Members of the High Judicial Council, Subject: 1-    The High Judicial Council’s Circular No. (1385/20), issued on 09/05/2017, which prohibits judges from giving statements or media interviews to any party whatsoever if they are not officially commissioned by the Head of the High Judicial Council or his appointed deputy, to which they will be held accountable. 2-    The High ...

In Defense of the Rule of Law and the Freedom of Expression   Following the recent media coverage of the referral of a judge in the Supreme Court and a member in the High Judicial Council, Judge Abdullah Ghazlan, for investigation after a decision was issued by the Vice-President of the Supreme Court/Deputy Head of the High Judicial Council, which came due to the views which Judge has published regarding matters of administrative judicial concern, the undersigned Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) called an urgent meeting to discuss and exam...