The New Decree Law Entails a Direct Contravention of the Constitutional Court Act Provisions   Mr. President has issued a new decree-law amending the constitutional court act, which was previously amended by a preceding decree-law. The new decree law No (7) of 2019 was issued on 7/3/2019 and was published in the edition no 153 of the Palestinian official gazette on 26/3/2019, in which it was provided to start working by its provisions since that date.   

The Government's Decision to Appoint a Driver for Its Members after the End of Its Mandate Must be Canceled   MUSAWA- The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession expresses its shock at the Council of Ministers’ decision No 17/244/17 of 2019 resulted in its session held on 12/3/2019. The decision, which is entitled “Appointing an employee for the members of the 17th government, provides for appointing a driver and a personal escort for the members of the 17th government upon conclusio...

MUSAWA Conducts a Series of Workshops During Women's Month   Strengthening its oversight role on the performance of the justice sector and raising the awareness of marginalized groups about their rights and the available mechanisms to attain them, as well as building the capacities of young lawyers and law students, MUSAWA, along with its volunteering groups and partner CBOs conducted 16 workshops, 12 of them were conducted in the West Bank, and four in the Gaza Strip. These workshops came as part of MUSAWA’s campaigns on the Inter...