Dissolving the Legislative Council is a Dangerous Step towards Secession   Although the decision of the Constitutional Court on dissolving the Legislative Council has not been published yet, the President referred to it as a reference to dissolve the Legislative Council. While  we retain our right and duty to comment on the decision when obtain it, we at MUSAWA- The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession warn against prejudice to the state of rule of law and institutions as well as to the prin...

Assaulting the Lawyers with Electric Prods Represents an Intolerable Suppression   After viewing the Bar Association’s statement on the incident of attacking the lawyers, Mahran and Ala’ Jaradat, by police officers, who did that on direct orders from a prosecutor to use electric prods to assault the two lawyers at Halhoul's magistrate court, yesterday. Such incident presents an intolerable suppression that requires accountability, termination of employment of the assailants and compensation for the victims. In addition, it represents an unacceptable approach th...

Recommendations of the Fifth Legal Monitor   Justice is the basis of ruling and a characteristic of the State of good governance and the rule of law. It is a tool for safeguarding the security of citizens and the unity of society. It represents another side of the security of the country and of the Palestinian state’s progress and occupancy of its active and model membership in the international community. The embodiment of the state of law and justice is a dream and an end that are not unique to MUSAWA but are an expression of the co...