Statement Issued by Lawyers for Justice Regarding the Constitutional Challenge to Presidential Decree No. (4) of 2025 on the Formation of a Committee to Draft a Temporary Constitution
Lawyers for Justice, in its capacity as legal counsel for activists Jamal Suleiman (Al-Saber) and Mazeed Saqf Al-Heit, has filed a constitutional challenge before the Supreme Constitutional Court in Ramallah against Presidential Decree No. (4) of 2025, issued by President Mahmoud Abbas, concerning the formation of a committee to draft a “temporary constitution” for the transition from authority to statehood. The constitutional appeal is grounded in well-established legal and national principles, which affirm that: Lawyers for Justice affirms that the constitution belongs to the Palestinian people as a whole and must not be appropriated or engineered unilaterally outside an inclusive, participatory democratic framework. Accordingly, we call for the suspension of the decree and the initiation of a comprehensive national dialogue to develop a unified vision grounded in popular representation and national legitimacy. Lawyers for JusticeRamallah – Palestine17 December 2025