(By Legal and Technical Adviser Ibrahim Barghouthi) It goes without saying that it is essential for any political regime, built on the principles of a State of law and the flexible separation of powers (i.e. Legislative, Executive and Judicial), to include a Judicial Authority that is professional and effective. It is self-evident that building a Judicial Authority that is impartial, fair, competent, independent, effective and capable of enforcing the law equally requires that the judicial position be looked at as a social duty ...

On 06/12/2016, MUSAWA received an official letter from the Acting Chief Justice confirming that MUSAWA's memo, sent to him on 01/12/2016 regarding a complaint about violating a lawyer's dignity and prejudicing fair trial guarantees, was referred to the Department of Judicial Inspection so that the proper legal action would be duly taken. MUSAWA hopes that law violations stop and never be committed again in the future.  Following is MUSAWA's memo:   His Excellency Acting Head of...

On 06/12/2016, MUSAWA received an official letter from the Acting Chief Justice confirming that MUSAWA's memo, sent to him on 01/12/2016 regarding a complaint about violating a lawyer's dignity and prejudicing fair trial guarantees, was referred to the Department of Judicial Inspection so that the proper legal action would be duly taken. MUSAWA hopes that law violations stop and never be committed again in the future. Following is MUSAWA's memo: His Excellency Acting Head of the High Judicial Council/ Chief Justice Judge Imad ...