Syrian People’s Assembly Ends Exemptions Shielding Administrative Decisions from Judicial Review

ARK News.. The Syrian People’s Assembly has passed a law repealing all legal provisions that deny the right to seek judicial recourse or shield administrative actions and decisions from review by the competent courts, wherever such provisions appear in current legislation.

The move is expected to restore Syrians’ ability to challenge administrative decisions and hold the authorities responsible accountable before the courts.

Speaking during a session on Monday, November 9, 2026, Assembly Speaker Abdul Hamid al-Awwak said the law repealing restrictions on judicial recourse restores a right that had been denied to Syrians for nearly 60 years.

He explained that many citizens had been deprived of the right to challenge various decisions before administrative courts, including those issued by property expropriation committees. Under the previous provisions, such decisions could not be appealed, regardless of the amount of compensation involved.

Al-Awwak added that repealing these provisions would allow individuals to challenge administrative decisions concerning dismissal from public service, property expropriation, and regulatory decisions and bylaws.

He noted that the previous legal provisions had restricted the work of administrative courts and prevented them from hearing numerous complex cases.

He also said the repeal would allow administrative courts to expand their jurisdiction and improve their work, bringing the Syrian administrative judiciary closer to systems in countries such as France and Egypt.

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