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Arab Judicial Structures
A Study Presented To The United Nations Development Program
by Nathan J. Brown
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Guarantees independence of judiciary |
Specifies court structure | Judicial review of constitutionality of legislation | Provides for Specialized courts | Specifies judicial council and its composition | |
| Algeria | Yes, few detailed provisions | Little detail | Constitutional council | Yes | Yes, places president as its head |
| Egypt | Yes, few detailed provisions | Little detail | Constitutional court | Yes | Yes, places president at its head (but legislation passed in 1984 has allowed most of its competencies to be exercised through exclusively judicial body) |
| Jordan | Yes, few detailed provisions | Some detail | Limited | Yes, limited details | No |
| Kuwait | Yes, few detailed provisions | No | Constitutional court | Limited provisions | Yes, composition left to legislation |
| Lebanon | Yes, very general provision | No | Constitutional council | No | No |
| Morocco | Yes, few detailed provisions | No | Constitutional council | Very limited | Yes, composition specifies executive branch participation |
| Palestine (DRAFT) | Yes, some detailed provisions | No | Constitutional court | Some limited provisions | Yes, composition left to legislation |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes, few detailed provisions | Limited | No | Some limited provisions | No |
| Sudan | Yes, some detailed if somewhat weak provisions | Yes | Constitutional court | Some provisions | Yes, leaves composition to legislation; leaves much authority in hands of chief justice and president |
| Syria | Yes, few detailed provisions | No | Constitutional court | Some provisions | Yes, headed by president |
| Tunisia | Yes, few detailed provisions | No | Constitutional council | Limited provisions | Yes, composition left to legislation |
| UAE | Yes, some detailed provisions | Yes | Yes, in Federal Supreme Court | No | No |
| Yemen | Yes, some strong and detailed provisions | No | Yes, in Supreme Court | Prohibited by constitution | Yes, composition left to legislation |
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