constitutional law
Is it Legitimate for Parliament to Legislate Restrictions on Judicial Administrative Review?
An interesting judgement from the British court is of particular relevance to the discourse in Israel: Is legislation that deems some government agencies’ decisions immune to judicial review acceptable,...
The Israeli government finally has the power to restore balance
Israel is unique among Western democracies – it has a self-appointed judiciary that is at the same time legislator, executive as well as drafter and creator of Israel’s constitution....
Selecting Judges to Constitutional Courts – a Comparative Study
What is the appropriate method for selecting Supreme Court justices? That question is one that drives a considerable amount of the public discourse in Israel. Ever since the enactment...
The Declaration of Independence wasn’t meant to be Israel’s constitution
The article was originally published in Mosaic Magazine In his superb series on Israel’s declaration of independence, Martin Kramer brings to life the circumstances and calculations behind the document’s drafting. This...
Prof. Eugene Kontorovich at the Judiciary Committee of the Congress
Prof. Eugene Kontorovich’s testimony examined how the Executive improperly ignored legislation pursuant to the Foreign Commerce Clause in implementing the Iran nuclear deal and also ignored restrictions on funding...