The Administration of Criminal Justice in Palestine

Inhaltsübersicht: I. Overview of the Crime and the Criminal Justice System - II. The Police: 1. Administration of Police - 2. The Palestinian Police Model - III. The Public Prosecution Office: 1. The Independence of the Public Prosecution Office and its Powers - 2. The Palestinian Public Prosecution Office: The Niyaba Model - IV. The Judicial System: 1. The Palestinian Courts and the Judicial Process - 2. Independence, Impartiality and Accountability of the Judiciary - 3. The Administration of Criminal Courts - 4. The Dilemma of Backlog - V. Sanctions and Corrections: 1. Sanctions - 2. The Corrections - VI. Modern Methods of Out-of-Court Settlement - VII. Informal Justice in Palestine "Sulh": The Sulh as a Customary Mechanism of Restorative Justice in Post Oslo Palestine: 1. Introduction to the Sulh - 2. The Nature of Sulh - 3. The Impact of Social and Personal Factors on Sulh - 4. Evaluation of Sulh - VIII. Empirical Research: Analysis of the Judges' and Public Prosecutors' Surveys - Analysis of the Police's Survey - Analysis of the Corrections' Officers' Survey - Conclusions and Recommendations - Bibliography - Appendices