Israel

Severe criticism has been leveled against the Supreme Court of Israel for not doing enough to advance social rights by recognizing them...

In Israel, the rule of continuity of legislative debate is routinely applied. According to this rule, the incoming Knesset continues the...

A caretaker government is a common phenomenon in Israel, and its average term in office is significant. The question of the authority of...

Since the Basic Laws were recognized as the state’s constitution in the  Bank Mizrahi  case, the constitutional project has yet to be...

Twenty years have passed since the Bank Mizrahi judgment was delivered, and the debate over whether Israel has a formal constitution has...

The Short Answer – It wasn't, now it is…In the process, the Court has adopted and applied the unconstitutional constitutional amendment...

Judicial Review of Basic Laws: A Strategic Duality and Its Consequences Judicial review of Basic Laws “goes to the very heart of the...

The  Edelstein  precedent sent shockwaves through the foundations of Israeli democracy. For the first time in the country’s history, the...

The Supreme Court’s Position on the Government–Knesset Power Dynamic In a series of major rulings, the Israeli Supreme Court has...

The constitutional crisis that has gripped Israel in recent years has highlighted the urgent need to adopt a  Basic Law: Legislation...

Few topics arouse as much passion in Israeli political and academic discourse as the proposal to adopt a general  override clause , which...

The Edelstein Ruling and the Balance of Power Between Parliament and the Judiciary The  Edelstein  ruling is one of the most significant...

Israel stands on the threshold of a pivotal election, one that may shape the fundamental character of the state. The ongoing political...

In this response to Tarun Khaitan’s article on democratic backsliding in India, Rivka Weill offers a comparative analysis of how the...

Senior Appointments in the Civil Service: A Democratic Perspective The issue of senior appointments in the civil service has repeatedly...

. he Netanyahu Doctrine  held that it was legally permissible to assign the task of forming a government to Member of Knesset Benjamin...

We are in uncharted waters in comparative terms. Israel held  three election cycles within 12 months  to end the political stalemate that...

We are currently experiencing a constitutional crisis of historic proportions, unprecedented even by comparative standards. At the heart...

Significant challenges lie ahead. Three election cycles within less than a year have failed to produce a stable government in Israel. At...

In  The Academic Center for Law and Business  decision, the Israeli Supreme Court addressed for the second time the constitutionality of...