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From the court's archivePetition to the High Court of Justice

חבר הכנסת מוחמד ברכה נ' שר הביטחון

HCJ 3114/02 was decided on 14 April 2002.

The court's decision, in its own words.

Comments, questions and suggestions are all welcomed, and

The ruling came on 14 April 2002.

Court
The Supreme Court
Case
HCJ 3114/02
Opened
2002
Decided
14 April 2002
Length
8 pages

This is how to cite the ruling.

בג"ץ 3114/02 חבר הכנסת מוחמד ברכה נ' שר הביטחון (14.4.2002)

The full text of the ruling, in the Hebrew the court gave it in.

פסק-דין

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