Decree-law on state lawsuits gives the judiciary the power to legislate in violation of the Basic Law and violates the principle of equality before the Law
The Decree-law on State Lawsuits Gives the Judiciary the Power to Legislate in Violation of the Basic Law and Violates the Principle of Equality among Litigants On 07.02.2022, the President issued a Decree-law without number for the year 2022 concerning state lawsuits that includes 14 articles. As we reaffirm our principled position refusing the issuance of Decree-laws or laws by members of the Gaza Legislative Council, based on the constitutional standards, values and principles, and the foundations and requirements of the state of law that are based on the im...
A Memo to CEC on Restricting the Right to Run for Local Elections
Ladies and Gentlemen in the Central Elections Commission (CEC), Subject: Restricting the right of citizens to run for local councils’ elections in their second phase The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession “MUSAWA” in its capacity as an independent civil monitoring body on elections that is accredited by your esteemed commission, and as a body that is responsible for monitoring the electoral process in all of its phases and requireme...