All publications highlight new trends in the fight against corruption. Entitled Rules of Investigating Corruption Crimes, the first paper introduces search and investigation techniques. It also provides an overview of the specific nature and mechanisms of the preliminary investigation of corruption crimes. The second paper on Digital Evidence examines technicalities, analysis and documentation of digital evidence. Also exploring legislature’s attitude, the paper pays speci

  A decision for approval of the Institute of Law’s Specialised Professional Diploma Programme targeting Family Lawyers by the Committee of Family Lawyers in the 1948 Territory Birzeit - 16 February 2015: In cooperation with the Nisaa wa Afaq (Women and Horizons) Organisation inside the Green Line, the Institute of Law (IoL) at Birzeit University has continued to organise a specialised training course on Personal Status and Inheritance. Launched on 6 December 2014, the tr

the Institute of Law (IoL) organised a legal encounter on The state of emergency and withdrawal of nationality in France: How disruptive these are of the principles of human rights. Held in cooperation with the Faculty of Law and Public Administration, the encounter came in the aftermath of the November 2015 terrorist attacks on Paris. Several measures have ensued these attacks, including a declaration of the state of emergency and French Parliament’s approval to extend th

Held over three days in Jerusalem, Birzeit and Nazareth, the conference brought together a select number of Palestinian and international academicians and activists. Based on the Palestinians’ natural right to self-determination, panellists discussed and proposed alternative strategies, which are viable and capable of achieving liberation from Israel’s colonisation. The event was organised to meet the crucial need to launch a dialogue on such strategies. The IoL organised

The ceremony included the participation of His Excellency Mr. Hasan al Ouri, Advisor to the Palestinian President for Legal Affairs; His Excellency Mr. Ali Abu Dayyak, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers and Chairman of the Bureau of Legal Counsel and Legislation; Dr. Jamal al Khatib, Assistant to the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers for Legal Affairs; Mr. Marc Frings, Head of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) ‒ Palestinian Territories; Dr. Ghassan Faram