Over the past several months, we have seen waves of protests sweep the tiny country of Israel over proposals to fundamentally change the Judiciary system of the country. The proposals, pushed by Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud have these three following premises:
The supreme court has no ability to challenge the basic laws of Israel. (The basic laws effectively serve as an unofficial constitution for Israel, and as such, the government wishes to stop the court from reviewing said laws. Akin to how in countries like the USA, their supreme courts cannot challenge the constitution).
The second most notable reform would be abolishing the term "unreasonableness" in Israeli judiciary discord. Wherein the Israeli supreme court is able to strike down essentially any law it deems to be unreasonable(akin to the British system of law).
And the third and final proposed reform would be to classify legal advisors from independent authorities to political counsels. And whose opinions lack any binding on the government. This would (in theory) low the risk of corruption through legal counsels influencing government action. But this piece of legislation appears to be the least important.
So, we are left with two questions:
Are the reforms good in principle? And what effect will it have on Israel in the coming weeks, months, years, and decades?
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This is different to say, the USA, where the High Court adjudicates on whether a law passed by state or federal governments is constitutional. The three recent cases which involved student loan forgiveness by the Biden administration, and the racial quota admission system in US ivy league universities, are examples of this.
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That is true. Due to the lack of a formal Israeli constitution, they can decide on virtually any law or regulation. Including the "basic laws" which effectively serve as the constitution of the country, uphold many protected liberties, and define the nature of the State of Israel.
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If these reforms were pushed by independent groups, they would warrant closer examination. As such, they constitute usual power struggles in my eyes.
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