Mohammed al-Shuwaiter is the Co-founder & Executive Director of Qanun, an Arabic Human Rights Platform. Based in Canada, Mohammed is a Yemeni jurist, with an L.L.M. in International Law from the American University Washington College of Law, Washington DC, where he specialized in international humanitarian law and human rights. In Yemen, Mohammed worked as a legal researcher at the Ministry of Justice, and was a constitutional consultant for the Rapporteur of the Constitutional Drafting Committee. He has published various articles on the judiciary system in Yemen.
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Houthi Authorities Undermine Judicial Independence with Major Reforms
In a new assault on the judiciary, the Houthi-controlled House of Representatives approved several amendments to the 1991 law on judicial power in mid-September 2024.[1] This is not the first infringement on judicial independence since the Houthi group ( staged a coup, taking control of Sana’a in 2014. They are systematically tightening their grip … Read more
The Role of the Judiciary in Achieving Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Yemen
An almost decade-long conflict has severely impacted Yemen's judiciary, weakening its already fragile infrastructure and further undermining its competence and credibility. Additionally, the judiciary has faced political polarization, diminishing trust in its neutrality and casting doubt on its ability to handle politically sensitive cases … Read more