Palestine · Courts
Court structure of Palestine
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Supreme Constitutional Court
- Constituted in 2016; constitutionality and interpretation.
- Apex — High Court / Court of Cassation
- Also sits as the High Court of Justice for administrative petitions.
- Appellate — Courts of Appeal
- Ramallah, Jerusalem and Gaza.
- First instance — Courts of First Instance and Magistrate Courts
- Operating separately in the West Bank and Gaza.
- Religious — Sharia Courts and Christian ecclesiastical courts
- Exclusive personal status jurisdiction by community.
Every court in the hierarchy
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