
Written By: Yohanan Plesner , Prof. Yuval Shany
Yohanan Plesner, president of IDI and Prof. Yuval Shany, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Democratic Values and Institutions met with reporters to discuss the historic Supreme Court hearing on the repeal of the reasonableness doctrine.
Written By: Prof. Karnit Flug, Prof. Jacob Frenkel
Earlier this year, we published an article warning against the dangers of the judicial reforms, to our regret, many of the negative developments about which we warned at the beginning of the year have already come to pass.
Written By: Prof. Amichai Cohen
A volunteer civilian army is possible only when a shared core of social values exists among citizens. But deepening social and political tensions has threatened this system.
Written By: Prof. Itai Ater, Dr. Tzachi Raz, Dr. Yannay Spitzer
This paper seeks to elucidate the economic consequences of the judicial overhaul. It approaches the topic through the lens of the new institutional literature in economics, which has extensively addressed the link between democratic institutions and the economy in recent decades.
Written By: Prof. Suzie Navot
The coalition launched the first stage in its judicial overhaul. The process by which the amendment to the Basic Law: The Judiciary was passed, releasing the government and its ministers from the duty to act with reasonableness, is the best possible evidence for what we can now expect.
Written By: Dr. Eran Shamir-Borer, Adv. Mirit Sharabi
The protest by reserve soldiers has sparked a fierce political and public debate in Israel. Who are these reservists, what are their motivations and what are the implications of their choice? Find the answers here.
Written By: Yohanan Plesner
With the Knesset set to hold its final vote on curtailing the “reasonableness standard,” what happens next? What are the implications of removing this type of oversight on governmental decisions, and is there still a possibility for compromise ahead of the vote?
Written By: Dr. Guy Lurie
The law is clear. The Minister is obligated to convene the committee when judicial vacancies appear. By evading this responsibility, he is failing in his duty.
Written By: Prof. Tamar Hermann, Dr. Or Anabi
Almost a quarter of Israelis have participated in some form of protest, a majority assess that the protest movement has delayed the progress of the judicial overhaul and Likud voters are divided on the question of continuing its implementation.
Written By: Prof. Suzie Navot
Only a government that wishes to make extremist and corrupt decisions would be afraid of the reasonableness test. While the test would certainly benefit from discussion of the framing of its boundaries and application, the legislation currently on the table hands the government unrestrained power.
Written By: Adv. Anat Thon Ashkenazy
The Authority for the Advancement of Women's Status and agencies like it are being gutted along with protections for women
Written By: Dr. Nadiv Mordechay,
In Israel, the equivalent of 70 million Americans have gone out to protest the Netanyahu government's attempt to break the country's constitutional order. Populist politics is at war with the mainstream public opinion that it claims to represent.
Written By: Prof. Amichai Cohen
The coalition has voted to amend Basic Law: The Judiciary and repeal the Standard of Reasonableness used to review government decisions that are deemed to be extremely unreasonable. On September 12th, the Supreme Court will hear petitions against the constitutionality of this move.
Written By: Adv. Oded Ron, Dr. Muhammed Khalaily
Reducing the possibility of invalidating legislation and the rest of the initiatives will further undermine the protection of the rights of the Arab minority in Israel, whose trust in the judicial system has steadily decreased in recent years - but is still high in relation to trust in other institutions.
Written By: Adv. Anat Thon Ashkenazy
A professional opinion by the Israel Democracy Institute presented in advance of the session of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality on February 20, 2023
Written By: Prof. Yuval Shany
The Israeli judicial system’s independence and professionalism protect IDF commanders from prosecution in international courts. A close look at the planned judicial overhaul leads to the conclusion that if implemented it would increase the risk to Israeli citizens and make it harder for the country to protect them in the future.
Written By: Prof. Yuval Shany, Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer, Prof. Amichai Cohen, Dr. Amir Fuchs
The proposed bill contravenes the basic values of the State of Israel, flouts international treaties Israel has signed and will limit its moral superiority over terrorists. The bill will expose Israel to harsh international condemnation, and it will hamper, rather than alleviate efforts in the war against terror.
Written By: Adv. Anat Thon Ashkenazy, Prof. Michal Almog-Bar
The blow would be hardest for organizations whose role is to defend vulnerable groups, including; those living below the poverty line, the elderly, women, and people with disabilities.
Written By: Ilil Leder
Ilil Leder, relates how she was able to achieve equality in education for her daughter and all special needs children with the help of the High Court of Justice
Written By: Attorney Yoav Laloum
Attorney Yoav Laloum relates how by petitioning the High Court of Justice he was able to stop ethnic separation in ultra-Orthodox educational institutions
Written By: Alice Miller
Alice Miller describes how the High Court of Justice helped change women’s military service and improve gender equality in the IDF