War over Israel’s Judicial Independence
<p>The new Israeli government wasted no time in initiating an all-out attack on the independence of the judiciary. It is promoting in full speed two parallel proposals to reform the judiciary in the hope that at least one of them, or a hybrid of both will be codified. The government claims tha...
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| description | <p>The new Israeli government wasted no time in initiating an all-out attack on the independence of the judiciary. It is promoting in full speed two parallel proposals to reform the judiciary in the hope that at least one of them, or a hybrid of both will be codified. The government claims that its proposed judicial reform will promote a more democratic and representative judiciary. Yet, a careful analysis of its proposed reform suggests that the government intends to fully politicize the judiciary. It will change the process of appointment to the Judicial Selection Committee, placing control in the hands of the government. Simultaneously, it will neutralize the ability of the opposition in the Knesset and the professional elites (the Justices and the Bar Association) to protect judicial independence from governmental takeover.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-a000b52b296e45b7940797faf9ddef712023-01-25T11:28:54ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-01-012366-7044War over Israel’s Judicial IndependenceRivka Weill<p>The new Israeli government wasted no time in initiating an all-out attack on the independence of the judiciary. It is promoting in full speed two parallel proposals to reform the judiciary in the hope that at least one of them, or a hybrid of both will be codified. The government claims that its proposed judicial reform will promote a more democratic and representative judiciary. Yet, a careful analysis of its proposed reform suggests that the government intends to fully politicize the judiciary. It will change the process of appointment to the Judicial Selection Committee, placing control in the hands of the government. Simultaneously, it will neutralize the ability of the opposition in the Knesset and the professional elites (the Justices and the Bar Association) to protect judicial independence from governmental takeover.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/war-over-israels-judicial-independence/Democratic Backsliding, Judicial appointment, judicial independence, Rule of Law |
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| title | War over Israel’s Judicial Independence |
| title_full | War over Israel’s Judicial Independence |
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| topic | Democratic Backsliding, Judicial appointment, judicial independence, Rule of Law |
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