Palestine Order in Council 1922

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The Palestine Order in Council 1922 was a key constitutional instrument issued by the British government that defined the legal and administrative framework of the British Mandate in Palestine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Mandate Palestine law
Order in Council
constitutional instrument
legal document
appliesToJurisdiction Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED
Palestine NERFINISHED
contains provisions on appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
provisions on civil jurisdiction
provisions on courts and judges
provisions on criminal jurisdiction
provisions on legislation and ordinances
provisions on public order and security
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dateIssued 1922-08-10
defines executive powers in Mandatory Palestine
judicial powers in Mandatory Palestine
legislative powers in Mandatory Palestine
powers of the High Commissioner for Palestine
effectiveDate 1923-09-01
enactedBy Privy Council of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
governs relationship between British authorities and local institutions in Palestine
historicalPeriod British Mandate period NERFINISHED
implements parts of the Mandate for Palestine
influenced subsequent legal systems in Israel
subsequent legal systems in the Gaza Strip
subsequent legal systems in the West Bank
inForceUntil 1948
language English
legalBasisFor High Court of Justice in Palestine NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of Palestine NERFINISHED
administrative framework of British Mandate in Palestine
constitutional framework of Mandatory Palestine
judicial system of Mandatory Palestine
subordinate courts in Palestine
legalCitation Palestine Order in Council, 1922 NERFINISHED
legalStatus subordinate legislation under the royal prerogative
legalSystemEstablished mixed legal system in Mandatory Palestine
partOf legal framework of the British Mandate for Palestine
preserved elements of Ottoman law in Palestine
promulgatedBy King George V NERFINISHED
relatedTo High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan NERFINISHED
Mandate for Palestine (League of Nations) NERFINISHED
replaced Ottoman legal framework in Palestine (in part)
setsOut appointment and removal of judges in Palestine
procedure for making ordinances in Palestine
rights of appeal from Palestine to the Privy Council
subjectOf historical research on British colonial administration
legal scholarship on Mandatory Palestine

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British authorities in Mandatory Palestine enforcedDocument Palestine Order in Council 1922