Download or read book The Palestinian Constitutional Court written by Osayd Awawda and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the legal and practical independence of the Palestinian Constitutional Court since the coup in July 2007 that brought the Fatah regime to power in the West Bank. It argues that the Court has failed to perform its fundamental function, namely upholding the Basic Law in the face of authoritarian actions by that regime, and that it is highly unlikely to resolve this problem while the state of emergency continues. This book offers a case study on how constitutional courts in authoritarian regimes fail to fulfil, and even obstruct, the promises of rights protections contained in constitutional texts. Moreover, it provides the first English-language study that covers the entire collection of judgments and interpretations issued by that Court until the first amendment of its law in October 2017, and thus can be considered one of the most authoritative studies on a court in an authoritarian Arab regime.
Download or read book Constitution of Palestine written by Palestinian National Authority and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constitution of Palestine by the Palestinian National Authority is an account of the Palestinian National Charter. This document was adopted on 28 May 1964, establishing the Palestine Liberation Organization in Jerusalem. Excerpt: "The Palestinian National Covenant or Palestinian National Charter is the covenant or charter of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The Covenant is an ideological paper, written in the early days of the PLO."
Download or read book The Role of the Judiciary in the Protection of Human Rights written by Eugene Cotran and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains papers presented at the conference 'The Role of the Judiciary in the Protection of Human Rights', held in Cairo, December 1996 under the auspices of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt and the British Council.
Download or read book The Law Reports of Palestine written by Palestine. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Debating the Law Creating Gender written by Irene Schneider and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By analyzing “law in the making” between 2012 and 2018 and focusing on the conceptualization of gender, the book strives to determine why there is to date no family law in Palestine despite controversial public debates.
Download or read book Judicial Power written by Christine Landfried and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power of national and transnational constitutional courts to issue binding rulings in interpreting the constitution or an international treaty has been endlessly discussed. What does it mean for democratic governance that non-elected judges influence politics and policies? The authors of Judicial Power - legal scholars, political scientists, and judges - take a fresh look at this problem. To date, research has concentrated on the legitimacy, or the effectiveness, or specific decision-making methods of constitutional courts. By contrast, the authors here explore the relationship among these three factors. This book presents the hypothesis that judicial review allows for a method of reflecting on social integration that differs from political methods, and, precisely because of the difference between judicial and political decision-making, strengthens democratic governance. This hypothesis is tested in case studies on the role of constitutional courts in political transformations, on the methods of these courts, and on transnational judicial interactions.
Download or read book The Occupation of Justice written by David Kretzmer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is an updated and expanded study of the manner in which the Supreme Court of Israel has related to petitions challenging actions of the Israeli authorities in the territories occupied by Israel during the 1967 War. The first edition of the study was published two decades ago by one of the present authors, David Kretzmer. The original work was completed just before the second intifida began in September 2000. It covered decisions of the Supreme Court both during the formative years of the Court's jurisprudence on the occupation, and during the first intifada that broke out in December 1987. As stated in the preface to the first edition, the beginning of the second intifada proved that the hopes that the historic Oslo Accords between Israel and the PLO (1993-1995) would lead to peace between Israel and the Palestinians and to the end of the occupation were premature. At the present time (2020) an end to direct Israeli control over the West Bank and restrictions on life in Gaza does not seem to be in sight. The so-called peace plan published by the Trump Administration in February 2020, as we were completing the manuscript, does not alter that picture, although it may contribute to changes in the regime in the West Bank. Much that has happened since the first edition was published has affected the type of cases that reach the Supreme Court, and consequently the topics covered in this study. After a wave of suicide bombings in Israel in 2001 and 2002 the IDF embarked on a military operation in the West Bank. This operation and subsequent hostilities between the IDF and armed Palestinian groups yielded a host of petitions relating to means and methods of warfare and to judicial review during active hostilities. In 2002 the Israeli government began the construction of a separation barrier in the West Bank, the declared purpose of which was to make it more difficult for potential Palestinian terrorists to enter Israel itself. The barrier's route not only spurred close to two hundred petitions to the Supreme Court; it was also the subject of an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice. In August 2005 Israel withdrew its armed forces and civilian settlements from the Gaza Strip under the Disengagement Plan, and the government announced that Israel no longer had responsibility for Gaza. Controversy arose whether Gaza remained occupied territory. In 2006 the Hamas movement gained control over Gaza and the Government of Israel declared Gaza to be 'hostile territory.' The relations between Israel and Gaza have been tense ever since, with firing of rockets and bombs on Israeli towns and villages, severe restrictions on supply of goods to Gaza and movement of people between Gaza and the West Bank, and periods of active hostilities between Israel and Gaza. Since the first edition of this study was completed there has been a dramatic expansion in the number of Israeli settlements and settlers in the West Bank. This expansion has had various legal and practical consequences, including the emergence of two different legal regimes applicable to Israelis and to Palestinians resident in the West Bank"--
Download or read book Collection of Decisions of the Supreme Court of Palestine written by Palestine. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Law Reports of Palestine 1934 1935 written by Palestine. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Law Reports of Palestine written by Palestine. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Law Reports of Palestine of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Palestine the Special Tribunal and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Appeal from the Supreme Court of Palestine Volume 3 1936 vol 14 1947 Reported by Saleem K Azouri Selected and Prepared by Henry E Baker written by Palestine. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Israeli Supreme Court and the Human Rights Revolution written by Assaf Meydani and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the reciprocal relations between the Supreme Court and the Israeli political system. It is based on a unique approach that contends that the non-governability of the political system and an alternative political culture are two key formal and informal variables affecting the behavior of several political players within the Israeli arena. The analysis illustrates the usefulness of such a model for analyzing long-term socio-political processes and explaining the actions of the players. Until this model changes significantly, the decisions of the High Court of Justice express the values of the state and enable Israel to remain a nation that upholds human rights. The Court's decisions determine the normative educational direction and reflect Israel's democratic character with regard to the values of human rights.
Download or read book Is There a Court for Gaza written by Chantal Meloni and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Goldstone Report' of September 2009 started a critical debate at the international level. The Report raised serious allegations of grave violations of international law with regard to the Israeli attack on Gaza of 27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009, amounting to possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. The UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, amidst high political pressure, endorsed the Report’s recommendations, calling for prompt and proper investigations to ensure accountability and justice for the victims. Given the lack of proper investigations at the national level, international justice mechanisms are now needed. Indeed, the ICC opened a preliminary examination of the situation but difficulties arose because of the uncertain status of the occupied Palestinian territory. The issue of the existence of a State of Palestine is extremely actual and still unsolved at the UN level. With a foreword by prof. William Schabas, the book collects contributions by renowned international law professors as Eric David, John Dugard, Richard Falk and many other distinguished scholars and lawyers, and brings together for the first time essential documentation on the 'Gaza conflict'. The underlying question, whether there is a court for Gaza, can be seen as a test case for international justice, and shed a light on the role of international institutions in the difficult combination of law and politics that connotes international justice. Useful for all those interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, such as international and criminal law scholars, and human rights and humanitarian organizations.
Download or read book Courts in Latin America written by Gretchen Helmke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To what extent do courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments? This volume answers these fundamental questions by bringing together today's leading scholars of judicial politics. Drawing on examples from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica and Bolivia, the authors demonstrate that there is widespread variation in the performance of Latin America's constitutional courts. In accounting for this variation, the contributors push forward ongoing debates about what motivates judges; whether institutions, partisan politics and public support shape inter-branch relations; and the importance of judicial attitudes and legal culture. The authors deploy a range of methods, including qualitative case studies, paired country comparisons, statistical analysis and game theory.
Download or read book Constitutional Courts as Mediators written by Julio Ríos-Figueroa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book proposes an informational theory of constitutional review highlighting the mediator role of constitutional courts in democratic conflict solving.
Download or read book Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy written by Brian Christopher Jones and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy investigates the increasingly important subject of constitutional idolatry and its effects on democracy. Focussed around whether the UK should draft a single written constitution, it suggests that constitutions have been drastically and persistently over-sold throughout the years, and that their wider importance and effects are not nearly as significant as constitutional advocates maintain. Chapters analyse whether written constitutions can educate the citizenry, invigorate voter turnout, or deliver ‘We the People’ sovereignty.
Download or read book Supreme Court Judgments Palestine written by Palestine. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
