The integration of Gender Standards into the Work of Palestinian Family Court Judges
Opening of a Training Course on “The integration of Gender Standards into the Work of Palestinian Family Court Judges”
The Institute of Law at BZU in cooperation with the Council of Sharia’ Judiciary opened on 19 June 2011, a specialized training course on " the integration of gender standards into the work of Palestinian Sharia’ Judiciary", within the project "Developing curricula and training judges, prosecutors and lawyers," funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
In his speech, the Director of the Institute of Law, Dr. Ghassan Faramand, emphasized the importance of this training course, targeting one of the most vital branches of the Palestinian judicial system. He explained that today’s event reflects one of the most important and necessary patterns for Palestinian state building, being a model of cooperation between the Palestinian institutions. He asserted that this activity is the fruit of a systematic effort invested by researchers at the Institute of Law, along with women judges, judges and experts in order to lay the foundations for sustainable judicial education in Palestine.
In his speech, the President of the Council of Sharia’ Judiciary. Sheikh Yusuf Daibes, ,explained the importance of these training courses in the enrichment and enhancement of the capcity of family court judges, as the work of Sharia’ judges effects every Palestinian family starting from the moment of medical examination prior marriage until death and inheritance.
The course’s duration is (5) days starting June 19 - 23, 2011, in which (20) female and male judges participate from various governorates of the West Bank.
