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title: "Demolition Orders in East Jerusalem – Legal Procedures"
description: "This fact sheet focuses on demolition orders issued by Israeli authorities against homes and other structures in occupied East Jerusalem which are built without an Israeli-authorised permit, or in violation of the specifications of such a permit; and the legal procedures that may be taken by the owner, holder or user of the affected structures to challenge the demolition proceedings."
url: "https://www.nrc.no/resources/legal-opinions/demolition-orders-in-east-jerusalem--legal-procedures"
language: "en"
published: "2017-02-15T08:08:00Z"
modified: "2017-04-20T08:29:01Z"
---

Legal memo

# Demolition Orders in East Jerusalem – Legal Procedures

Published 15. Feb 2017

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This fact sheet focuses on demolition orders issued by Israeli authorities against homes and other structures in occupied East Jerusalem which are built without an Israeli-authorised permit, or in violation of the specifications of such a permit; and the legal procedures that may be taken by the owner, holder or user of the affected structures to challenge the demolition proceedings.

- [Download legal memo](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/legal-opinions/demolitions_east_jerusalem_memo.pdf)