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Parliamentary Systems
Challenging the Constitutional Status of a Prime Minister in Israel
It is commonly assumed that Israel’s system of government is parliamentary. The prevailing narrative is that Israel experienced a brief...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Jul 14, 2023
On the Nexus Between the Strength of the Separation of Powers and the Power of the Judiciary
This Article makes four novel arguments: (1) There is an inverse relationship between the strength of a separation of powers structure...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Mar 15, 2022
The Yuli Edelstein Decision and the History of the Balance of Power between the Knesset and the Government in Israel
The Edelstein precedent sent shockwaves through the foundations of Israeli democracy. For the first time in the country’s history, the...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Nov 30, 2021
Judicial Intervention in Parliamentary Affairs to Prevent a Coup d'état
After Israel’s 2020 parliamentary elections and before a new government formed, the Israeli Supreme Court forced Yuli Edelstein , then...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Jul 5, 2021
We the British People Rule: From 1832 to the Present
Although Brexit appears to contradict Britain’s tradition of parliamentary sovereignty, it actually aligns with a deeper, long-standing...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Jan 21, 2021
On the Nexus between the Process of Appointments of Senior Civil Service Members and the Judicial Protection of Independent Administrative Discretion in Parliamentary Systems
Senior Appointments in the Civil Service: A Democratic Perspective The issue of senior appointments in the civil service has repeatedly...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Dec 6, 2020
Is the Judicial Impeachment of the Israeli Prime Minister Constitutional?
We are in uncharted waters in comparative terms. Israel held three election cycles within 12 months to end the political stalemate that...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Jun 1, 2020
The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side: Proportional Representation vs. Majoritarian Election Systems
This piece explores the trade-offs between electoral systems and democratic values, particularly in the context of partisan...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Jun 17, 2019
Resurrecting Legislation
The principle of legislative discontinuity following elections is prevalent in democratic systems worldwide. It governs legislative...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Apr 9, 2019
On the Nexus of Eternity Clauses, Proportional Representation, and Banned Political Parties
Constitutional democracies do not usually tie their choice of proportional election with the need to counterbalance this choice by...
Prof. Rivka Weill
May 17, 2017
The Living-Dead
The Israeli legislature (the Knesset) applies continuity to pending bills on a regular basis. In spite of changes that occur in the...
Prof. Rivka Weill
Sep 26, 2016
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