Informal Justice in the Palestinian Legal System - International Reports
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Informal Justice in the Palestinian Legal System
by
Jamil Salem, Ilona-Margarita Stettner
Conflict or Coexistence between Legal Orders?
The Palestinian Legal System consists of different layers of colonial codes and rules: Ottoman, British, Jordanian, and Egyptian laws, Israeli military orders and Palestinian legislation. Complicating matters further, there are at least two segments of legal and judicial life that coexist in Palestine: Codified laws and regulations, which include the religious laws, and an informal system of conflict resolution based on customs.
