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A collection of various propsals and amendments to the Basic Law of Palestine.

PCHR publishes 2007 annual report

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza has published its 2007 annual report in English. Section two covers Palestinian Violations of
Human Rights and Obstacles to Democratic Reform

A central topic is the split in the executive branch between the President and his caretaker cabinet in the West Bank, and the deposed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his de facto cabinet i Gaza. PCHR is particularly concerned with the effect of the split on the judiciary and the legislative.

PCHR criticizes a number of decisions made by President Mahmoud Abbas after last year’s military takeover by Hamas in Gaza. The PCHR recognizes the legitimacy of the government and its right to have its constitutional powers, but condemns the use of military means  and “the employment of ‘Izziddin al-Qassam Brigades in the military showdown and takeover of the security establishment”.

Download report here: http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/Reports/English/pdf_annual/Ann-Rep-07-Eng.pdf 

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The Palestinian Basic Law is to function as a temporary constitution for the Palestinian Authority until the establishment of an independent state and a permanent constitution for Palestine can be achieved.

The Basic Law was passed by the Palestinian Legislative Council in 1997 and ratified by President Yasser Arafat in 2002. It has subsequently been amended twice; in 2003 the political system was changed to introduce a prime minister. In 2005 it was amended to conform to the new Election Law. The 2003 reform was comprehensive and affected the whole nature of the Palestinian political system, whereas the 2005 amendment was only minor and affected only a few paragraphs.

A parallel effort has been made to draft a permanent Palestinian constitution for an independent state, but this was shelved in favor of amending the existing Basic Law.


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This website presents a collection of various drafts and amendments related to the Basic Law and other constitutional texts that have been compiled from various other sources.

You can also expect to find links to news items and reports that are of relevance to Palestinian constitutional law, the electoral framework, political reform and the PA branches of government.

The website was created by the Norwegian journalists Erik Bolstad and Tonje M. Viken in February 2008. The site is a private initiative and has no affiliation to any organizations or authorities.

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