Death Sentence Records from British Mandate Palestine Civil Courts

Original case-level data documents all identified civil court death sentences imposed and confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Mandatory Palestine. The 397.3 KB dataset was constructed by researcher Moheb Zidan from archival sources to cover the British Mandate period from 1922 to 1948.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between victim and offender variables to identify patterns in capital crimes.
• Study the final outcome variable to track rates of sentence confirmation versus commutation.
• Use procedural dates to examine timelines and delays in the capital punishment process.
• Cross-reference offense type and motive variables with defendant demographics for socio-legal analysis.

Strengths

• Covers the complete 26-year British Mandate period (1922–1948).
• Compiled from multiple primary sources: Executive Council minutes, court records, and newspapers.

Limitations

• The small 397.3 KB file size suggests a limited number of case records.
• Scope is restricted to civil courts, excluding military tribunal cases.

Provenance

Source

Archival sources including Executive Council minutes, court records, and contemporary newspapers.

Collection Method

Constructed from original archival research by the author.

Time Range

1922–1948

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Mandatory Palestine