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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...

Although Brexit appears to contradict Britain’s tradition of parliamentary sovereignty, it actually aligns with a deeper, long-standing...

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...

The question of whether there exists judicial authority to annul a Basic Law is less compelling than it might initially seem. In extreme...

Court packing is considered the nuclear weapon that may unleash total chaos on the American constitutional system. Even in the face of a...

. 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...

This article challenges the prevailing view that Brexit marks a radical departure from British constitutional tradition. Instead, it...

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

The Path to Stability and Effective Governance: Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight and Enhancing Public Legitimacy of the Basic Laws...

This piece explores the trade-offs between electoral systems and democratic values, particularly in the context of partisan...

Contributor & guest editor of the volume This essay reviews Geoffrey Stone’s “Sex and the Constitution: Sex, Religion, and Law from...

This piece examines the proposal to adopt a general override clause in Israel’s Basic Laws, allowing the Knesset to enact legislation...

The debate over the legislature's authority to override Basic Laws or judicial rulings interpreting them is highly charged with political...