MUSAWA would like to announce the publishing of issue no. 27 of Justice and Law magazine (special edition), which contains comments by three experts in constitutional law: Egypt – Adviser Abdul Aziz Saliman, the Deputy President of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court; Jordan – Dr. Mohammad Al-Hammouri, a teacher in constitutional law, a former Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Jordan, and a former Minister; and Mr. Mohammad Khader, a constitutional-law instructor at Birzeit University. The three experts unanimously agreed that...

MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession issues the 19th issue of Eye on Justice, which comprises of eighty four A4 pages. The publication includes a documentation of the daily performance of the justice system, the complaints MUSAWA has received regarding rule-of-law violations, in addition to MUSAWA’s legal memos sent to relevant official bodies demanding the adherence to the rule of law, and the official bodies’ responses to these legal memos and demands. The publication covers the period extending from the beginning of the year until the month of August.

Aiming at spreading the legal culture; building the legal capacities of law students; introducing the students to the existence and importance of the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders Network (PHRDs); disseminating the Network’s goals and mission in order to include new individuals and institutions as members; and keeping law students up-to-date with regard to the current laws and enabling them of realizing the legal tools and mechanisms available for rights-holders and duty-bearers to protect their rights and fulfil their duties, MUSAWA and the PHRDs Network held 4 legal encounters in cooperation with the faculty of law at Al-Azh...