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Arab Election Law Compendium: Palestine [English][Arabic].
This page offers articles derived from Palestine's electoral laws related to specific electoral issues such as legislative or parliamentary elections, political parties and nomination of candidates, registration of electors and voters eligibility, campaign finance and other election campaign issues.

Palestine - Associations and NGOs Law, 2000 [Arabic].
Law No.1, 2000 as published in the Official Gazette, Year 7, No. 32, January 16, 2000.

Palestine National Authority - Amended Basic Law [English][Arabic]. 2002.

Palestine National Authority - Basic Law, 2003 [Arabic]. 2003.
March 18, 2003.

Palestine National Authority - Bylaws of the Palestinian Legislative Council [Arabic].
No date.

Palestine National Authority - Civil Defense Law, 1998 [Arabic]. 1998.

Palestine National Authority - Cooperative Societies Draft Law of 2004 [Arabic]. 2004.

Palestine National Authority - Draft Constitution, 1999 [English][Arabic]. 1999.
The draft is the work of the Palestinian Constitution Committee, which was established by president Yasir Arafat in November 1999 and chaired by Minister Nabil Sha’ath. The Committee’s mandate and efforts were endorsed by the Central Council of the PLO in its various meetings during 2000.

Palestine National Authority - Electoral Law No 9 of 2005 [English][Arabic]. 2005.

Palestine National Authority - Electoral Law No. 13, 1995 [Arabic]. 1995.
The Electoral law No. 13 adopted December 7, 1995, as published in the Palestinian Official Gazette -'al-waqa'ea al-filistiniyah' Year 2, No. 8 December 11, 1995,

Palestine National Authority - Electoral Law, 1995 [Arabic]. 1995.
No. 15 adopted December 12, 1995.

Palestine National Authority - Electoral Law, 1995 - Amendments [Arabic].
Electoral law No. 16 adopted December 29, 1995, amending the Electoral Law No. 13 adopted Dec. 7, 1995, as published in the Palestinian Official Gazette -'al-waqa'ea al-filistiniyah' Year 2, No. 10 December 31, 1995 and made available online by the Institute of Law IOL at Birzeit University, West Bank.

Palestine National Authority - Engineers Syndicates Draft Law of 2000 [Arabic]. 2000.

Palestine National Authority - Firearms and Ammunitions Law, 1998 [Arabic]. 1998.

Palestine National Authority - Insurance and Pension Law for Palestinian Security Forces and its Amending Laws, 2004 [Arabic]. 2004.

Palestine National Authority - Intelligence Services Law, 2005 [Arabic]. 2005.

Palestine National Authority - Labor Law No. 7 of 2000 [Arabic]. 2000.

Palestine National Authority - Labor Syndicates Draft Law of 2004 [Arabic]. 2004.

Palestine National Authority - Law of Service in Palestinian Security Forces, 2005 [Arabic]. 2005.

Palestine National Authority - Law of Charitable Associations and Community Organizations- Law No. 1 of 2000 [English][Arabic]. 2000.

Palestine National Authority - Official Gazette [Arabic].
The Institute of Law at Birzeit University publishes the Palestinian Official Gazette Al-Waqa'ea al-Filistiniyah

Palestine National Authority - Presidential Decree on General Elections, 2007 [English][Arabic]. 2007.
On September 2, 2007, his Excellency, Mr. President Mahmoud Abbas, issued a decree pertaining to presidential and legislative elections. The decree stipulates the annulment of the elections law No. 9 of 2005.

Palestine National Authority - Presidential Decrees on Elections [Arabic].
Decrees No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 as published in the Palestinian Official Gazette -'al-waqa'ea al-filistiniyah' Year 2, No. 10 December 31, 1995 and made available online by the Institute of Law IOL at Birzeit University, West Bank.

Palestine National Authority - Printed Material and Publishing Law of 1995 [Arabic]. 1995.

Palestine National Authority - Public Assembly Law, 1998 [Arabic]. 1998.

Palestine National Authority - Supreme Judicial Council - Law No. 29/2000 [Arabic].
No. 29, 2000 as published in the Palestinian Official Gazette -'al-waqa'ea al-filistiniyah' Year 8, No. 39 November 25, 2001, made available online by the Institute of Law IOL at Birzeit University, West Bank.

Palestine National Authority - Telecommunications Law of 2005 [English][Arabic]. 2005.

Palestine National Authority - Wired and Wireless Communication Law No.3 of 1996 [Arabic]. 1996.