Sharia courts in Israel

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Sharia courts in Israel are state-recognized Islamic religious courts that adjudicate personal status matters such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance for the country’s Muslim population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic court
religious court system
appliesLaw Islamic law NERFINISHED
Sharia NERFINISHED
appointmentOfJudgesBy President of Israel NERFINISHED
appointmentOfJudgesOnRecommendationOf Sharia judicial appointments committee NERFINISHED
bindingOn state civil authorities in matters within jurisdiction
canReviewBy Israeli Supreme Court (High Court of Justice) in administrative matters NERFINISHED
coexistsWith civil family courts in Israel
continuedFrom British Mandate religious court framework
country Israel
distinctFrom Christian ecclesiastical courts in Israel
Druze religious courts in Israel NERFINISHED
rabbinical courts in Israel
governs Muslim marital property disputes within its jurisdiction
legitimacy of children in Muslim families in Israel
marital status of Muslims in Israel
handlesMatter divorce
guardianship in personal status
inheritance
maintenance
marriage
hasAuthorityTo approve marriage contracts under Sharia
determine Muslim inheritance shares
issue Muslim divorce decrees
register Muslim marriages
hasCourtOfAppeal Sharia Court of Appeals in Israel NERFINISHED
hasLevel regional Sharia courts
historicalOrigin Ottoman-era Sharia court system
judgeTitle qadi NERFINISHED
jurisdictionOver Muslim population in Israel
languageOfProceedings Arabic
Hebrew
legalArea personal status law
legalBasis Israeli religious courts system NERFINISHED
legalStatus state-recognized religious tribunal
overseenBy Israeli Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED
partOf Israeli judicial system NERFINISHED
partyEligibility Muslim citizens of Israel
Muslim residents of Israel
primaryFunction adjudication of Muslim family law disputes
recognizedBy State of Israel NERFINISHED
religion Islam
subjectMatterLimit personal status of Muslims
subjectTo Israeli law
subjectToReviewOn questions of jurisdiction
typeOfLawApplied combination of classical Islamic jurisprudence and Israeli statutory provisions

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Judiciary of Israel hasCourt Sharia courts in Israel