Judicial reform
The Fallacy and Danger of the ICC argument
Why the Threat of International Prosecution is both False and Harmful In two recent articles in Maariv and Israel Hayom, Adv. Avraham Shalev and Prof. Eugene Kontorovich reiterate the...
Judicial reform is essential to return democratic power To Israel’s citizens
The overhaul is necessary to return power from Israel's judges to its citizens
Judicial Reforms and the Threat of International Criminal Court Prosecution
The threat of International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has, in recent years, been repeatedly invoked by Israeli and foreign critics of various legislative proposals, including those with no connection to the...
Netanyahu’s announcement on judicial reform pause is anything but triumph of democracy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu announced Monday night he was temporarily pausing his government’s judicial-reform efforts in the face of strikes by key industries, insubordination in some parts...
Q&A on the judicial reform
There are many incorrect assumptions and misconceptions regarding the judicial reform, therefore, we present here answers to the main questions we've been asked about it.
The “pro-democracy” protesters should retain the ability to have a meaningful conversation
Even those who protest the legal reform don’t want to live in a country where the policy is determined on the street, using sandbags and barbed wire -Those who...
The comparison to Hungary – an Orban legend
Opponents of the judical reform often make comparisons between the process that Hungary went through and what will happen in Israel after the end of the legislation promoted by...
It’s not “the end of democracy” and a broad consensus is within reach
Have a hundred thousand people ever come out to protest against something they think you’re responsible for? Well, I’ve got that going for me. It’s been widely reported in...
The court will have tools over the government even without the reasonableness standard
The judicial system has a complete toolbox with which it checks and balances the executive authority, aka the government, and its multitude of offices and bodies. The Minister of...