Palestinian judiciary
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The Palestinian judiciary is the system of courts and legal institutions responsible for interpreting and applying law within Palestinian territories, operating under a mix of civil, religious, and customary legal frameworks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Palestine (West Bank) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of government
ⓘ
judicial system ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Palestinian Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian Authority (West Bank)
Hamas ⓘ
surface form:
de facto Hamas authorities (Gaza Strip)
|
| aimsTo |
apply law in Palestinian territories
ⓘ
interpret law in Palestinian territories ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Gaza Strip
ⓘ
Palestinian territories ⓘ West Bank ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| facesChallenge |
enforcement difficulties
ⓘ
limitations due to Israeli occupation ⓘ overlapping legal sources ⓘ political division between West Bank and Gaza ⓘ |
| governedBy | Palestinian Basic Law ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
civil courts
ⓘ
customary reconciliation mechanisms ⓘ military courts ⓘ religious courts ⓘ sharia courts ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
courts of appeal
ⓘ
courts of first instance ⓘ supreme court level ⓘ |
| highestCourt |
High Court of Justice (West Bank)
ⓘ
High Judicial Council (West Bank) ⓘ Palestinian judiciary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Palestine (West Bank)
|
| includesCourtType |
administrative courts
ⓘ
civil courts of first instance ⓘ conciliation courts ⓘ criminal courts ⓘ labor courts ⓘ magistrate courts ⓘ personal status courts ⓘ |
| includesLegalFramework |
British Mandate law remnants
ⓘ
Egyptian law remnants ⓘ Jordanian law remnants ⓘ Ottoman law remnants ⓘ Palestinian Authority legislation ⓘ civil law ⓘ customary law ⓘ religious law ⓘ |
| legalSystemType | mixed legal system ⓘ |
| religiousCourtsApplyTo |
Christian personal status matters
ⓘ
Muslim personal status matters ⓘ |
| shariaCourtsApplyTo |
child custody
ⓘ
divorce ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Palestinian Authority presidential decrees
ⓘ
Palestinian Legislative Council laws ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Palestine (West Bank)