Israel’s Basic Law
Question of values are distinct from questions of law.
Like its American counterpart, it affirms that fundamental freedoms are inseparable from our humanity.
If opponents of reform ceased their “panic-stricken keening,” they could articulate serious arguments.
Making sense of the override clause.
Jerusalem needs more stability, not less.
Israel’s Most Recent Political Crisis Points to the Need to Rethink the Role of the Attorney General
The attorney general can’t do both his jobs at once.
Declaring the constitution unconstitutional.
Unintended consequences.
Proportional representation encourages instability and unaccountability.
The Supreme Court acts independently of both law and the constitution.
What’s undemocratic? Anything we don’t like!
A defense of the law from one of its critics.
Whatever its flaws, it’s not one bit undemocratic.
A restraint on a runaway judiciary.