Judiciary
Israel's judiciary faces a legitimacy crisis of its own making - opinion
Rather than asking why public trust is eroding, the judiciary forcefully demands that the public restore trust while leaving the underlying causes unaddressed.
Gofman ruling lays bare rules under dispute in Israel's political game - analysis
Iran's judiciary chief orders A-G to investigate SIM cards with unlimited internet access
Israel’s justice minister is undermining judicial independence and the rule of law - opinion
US federal judge delegation explores Oct 7 challenge to Israeli legal system
The judges' trip included an exploration of International Humanitarian Law and the laws of war from the Israeli perspective.
Vogelman: Reform ruling part of constitutional process, need last Basic Law
Acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman called to permanently fill the top justice position.
Justice Minister Levin to convene judicial selection panel within 15 days
Without new judges being appointed, Israel was on track to be short more than 50 judges by the end of next month.
The judicial reform is a wholesale uprooting of the judiciary's power - opinion
This specific amendment is not a limitation placed upon the judiciary’s power of review over acts of the executive. It is indeed the uprooting of this power.
Israel's government attorney questions 'hasty' Declaration of Independence
Justice Yitzhak Amit said that democracy doesn’t usually die all at once, “democracy dies in small steps.”
Should Israel's High Court strike down or uphold judicial reform law?
Some 37% of the poll's respondents said that the High Court should dismiss the petitions as opposed to 34% who said it should strike down the law.
Israel's High Court rejects Rothman appeal to disqualify top justice
Rothman had appealed to the court on Monday as one of the respondents to the eight petitions against the judicial reform law.
Israel should split its judicial review of reasonableness - opinion
Should the parties to the litigation challenging the reasonableness standard law agree to a split in the application of the standard of review of reasonableness? If not, should the court impose one?
Knesset Speaker: High Court has no authority to strike down basic laws
Amir Ohana warned that a ruling to strike down a basic law would be "against the Knesset and Israeli democracy."
Legalese: What are the origins of legal jargon?
In light of the fact that the judicial system is all anybody here can talk about these days, let’s take a look at some legal terminology and see what the words actually mean where they’re from.
