Legal analysis of Judicial Independence of People of the Book

Judicial independence is one of the manifestations of recognition of and respect for people of the Book (Ahl al Kitāb) in Islam. Accepting the Judicial independence of people of the Book demands accepting two dimensions of independence i.e. independence in courts and independence in rules. This article seeks to analyze judicial independence of people of the Book in terms of the possibility of its application in the current legal situation. Studying the requirements of judicial independence and the need for independence in courts and rules, this paper tries to briefly investigate into the possibility of its application in the current legal structure.