Did Israel Lose its Sanity?
<p>Israel is in the midst of an acute struggle over its constitutional identity. We are witnessing a government adamant about revolutionizing Israel’s constitution (“Basic Laws”), which may typically be amended by a simple majority of the legislature and is thus prey to the whims of an extreme...
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2023-07-01
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| description | <p>Israel is in the midst of an acute struggle over its constitutional identity. We are witnessing a government adamant about revolutionizing Israel’s constitution (“Basic Laws”), which may typically be amended by a simple majority of the legislature and is thus prey to the whims of an extreme government. The most recent move on the government’s agenda, passing a constitutional amendment that would severely restrict the reasonableness doctrine, would bring Israel closer to the brink of constitutional chaos. In this blog, I explain the theoretical arguments in favor and against the proposal and lay out the implications, should this proposal go through, given the government’s true, concerning motivations that are already evident on the grounds.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ec505f1dc484f5eb5bb8860d93c63012023-07-12T10:00:52ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-07-012366-7044Did Israel Lose its Sanity?Rivka Weill<p>Israel is in the midst of an acute struggle over its constitutional identity. We are witnessing a government adamant about revolutionizing Israel’s constitution (“Basic Laws”), which may typically be amended by a simple majority of the legislature and is thus prey to the whims of an extreme government. The most recent move on the government’s agenda, passing a constitutional amendment that would severely restrict the reasonableness doctrine, would bring Israel closer to the brink of constitutional chaos. In this blog, I explain the theoretical arguments in favor and against the proposal and lay out the implications, should this proposal go through, given the government’s true, concerning motivations that are already evident on the grounds.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/did-israel-lose-its-sanity/Democratic Backsliding, Israel, Knesset, Reasonableness, Rule of Law, rule of law backsliding |
| spellingShingle | Rivka Weill Did Israel Lose its Sanity? Verfassungsblog Democratic Backsliding, Israel, Knesset, Reasonableness, Rule of Law, rule of law backsliding |
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| topic | Democratic Backsliding, Israel, Knesset, Reasonableness, Rule of Law, rule of law backsliding |
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