The Israeli Constitution

Author : Suzie Navot
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781849467544

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The Constitution of Israel by Suzie Navot Pdf

This book presents the main features of the Israeli constitutional system and a topical discussion of Israel's basic laws. It focuses on constitutional history and the peculiar decision to frame a constitution 'by stages'. Following its British heritage and the lack of a formal constitution, Israel's democracy grew for more than four decades on the principle of parliamentary supremacy. Introducing a constitutional model and the concept of judicial review of laws, the 'constitutional revolution' of the 1990s started a new era in Israel's constitutional history. The book's main themes include: constitutional principles; the legislature and the electoral system; the executive; the protection of fundamental rights and the crucial role of the Supreme Court in Israel's constitutional discourse. It further presents Israel's unique aspects as a Jewish and democratic state, and its ongoing search for the right balance between human rights and national security. Finally, the book offers a critical discussion of the development of Israel's constitution and local projects aimed at enacting a single and comprehensive text.

Author : Gideon Sapir,Daphne Barak-Erez,Aharon Barak
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781782251859

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Israeli Constitutional Law in the Making by Gideon Sapir,Daphne Barak-Erez,Aharon Barak Pdf

In the domain of comparative constitutionalism, Israeli constitutional law is a fascinating case study constituted of many dilemmas. It is moving from the old British tradition of an unwritten constitution and no judicial review of legislation to fully-fledged constitutionalism endorsing judicial review and based on the text of a series of basic laws. At the same time, it is struggling with major questions of identity, in the context of Israel's constitutional vision of 'a Jewish and Democratic' state. Israeli Constitutional Law in the Making offers a comprehensive study of Israeli constitutional law in a systematic manner that moves from constitution-making to specific areas of contestation including state/religion relations, national security, social rights, as well as structural questions of judicial review. It features contributions by leading scholars of Israeli constitutional law, with comparative comments by leading scholars of constitutional law from Europe and the United States.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780190680329

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Author : Daniel Judah Elazar
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Law
ISBN : 0819177989

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Constitutionalism by Daniel Judah Elazar Pdf

In Israel today there is increasingly vigorous support for the framing of a constitution. At the same time there is almost no recognition that in forty years Israel has acquired an almost complete set of basic laws that form a constitution. The aims of this volume are threefold: to inform the Israeli public and the world as to what exists and consider what still is needed in the way of a constitution; to enter constitutionalism firmly on the Israeli public agenda; and to learn from the American experience. The author shows that Israel's constitution is more than anything else a modern adaptation of an ancient constitution. Contents: Israel and Models of Modern Constitutionalism; The Politics of Constitution-Making in the United States and Israel; Issues of Constitutional Design: Civil Rights and Liberties; Issues of Constitutional Design: Interjurisdictional Relations; The State of Constitutionalism in the United States and Israel: Where Do We Go from Here? R Co-publised with the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Author : Daphna Sharfman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315485553

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Living without a Constitution by Daphna Sharfman Pdf

Covering the history of Israel since its birth, this comprehensive discussion focuses on the historical, ideological and political determinants of the civil rights issues within Israel. Important topics covered include the historical and ideological roots of Israeli democracy; the problems of a collective society during the establishment of a democratic state; the legal and political attitudes towards human rights in the Occupied Territories and the implications of these attitudes for the peace process; the dilemma of a democracy in a state of war; and problems of democracy versus national security. The author makes use of interviews with prominent national policy makers.

Author : Simon Rabinovitch
Publisher : Hebrew Union College Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780878201631

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Defining Israel by Simon Rabinovitch Pdf

Defining Israel: The Jewish State, Democracy, and the Law is the first book in any language devoted to the controversial passage of Israel's nation-state law. Israel has no constitution, and though it calls itself the Jewish state there is no agreement among Israelis on how that fact should be reflected in the government's laws or by its courts. Since the 1990s a number of civil society groups and legislators have drafted constitutions and proposed Basic Laws with constitutional standing that would clarify what it means for Israel to be a "Jewish and democratic state." Are these bills liberal or chauvinist? Are they a defense of the Knesset or an attack on the independence of the courts? Is their intention democratic or anti-democratic? The fight over the nation-state law-whether to have one and what should be in it-toppled the 19th Knesset's governing coalition and, even after its passage on July 29, 2018, remains a point of contention among Israel's lawmakers and increasingly the Israeli public. Defining Israel brings together influential scholars, journalists, and politicians, observers and participants, opponents and proponents, Jews and Arabs, all debating the merits and meaning of Israel's nation-state law. Together with translations of each draft law, the final law, and other key documents, the essays and sources in Defining Israel are essential to understand the ongoing debate over what it means for Israel to be a Jewish and democratic state.

Author : Johannes Müller
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638680172

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Israel as a Constitutional Democracy? The "Constitutional Revolution" and the High Court of Justice in the Political System of Israel by Johannes Müller Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Near East, Near Orient, grade: 1,0, University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies), course: Political Systems of the Modern Middle East (SOAS), 127 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This dissertation discusses the role of the Israeli High Court of Justice within the political system of Israel after the enactment of two Basic Laws in 1992. The main thesis is that the power of the court has been much overestimated. In particular, the large assumptions connected to the 'constitutional revolution' that many saw in the enactment of the 1992 laws must be refuted. This paper argues that the alleged 'revolution' was a myth, and that fundamentally nothing much has changed. The political system largely remained untouched by the 1992 laws. This dissertation defines the role of the court as a mediator between particularistic and universal values rather than promoting universal human rights, or protecting minority rights. In fact, the role of the High Court must be regarded as stabilizing an essentially undemocratic system by legitimising government policies and by supporting a discourse that maintains the democratic fa ade of the system. The enactment of a constitution has not been promoted by Chief Justice Barak's activism, and indeed has made the enactment of a constitution much less likely.

Author : Gideon Sapir
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190680343

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The Israeli Constitution by Gideon Sapir Pdf

Israeli constitutional law is a sphere of many contradictions and traditions. Growing out of British law absorbed by the legal system of Mandate Palestine, Israeli constitutional law has followed the path of constitutional law based on unwritten constitutional principles. This book evaluates the development of the Israeli constitution from an unwritten British-style body of law to the declaration of the Basic Laws as the de facto Israeli constitution by the supreme court and on through the present day. The book is divided into a chronological history, devoted to a description of the process of establishing a constitution; and a thematic one, devoted to the review and evaluation of major constitutional issues that are also the subject of discussion and research in other countries, with emphasis on the unique characteristics of the Israeli case.

Author : Gideon Doron,Arye Naor,Assaf Meydani
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317965688

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Law and Government in Israel by Gideon Doron,Arye Naor,Assaf Meydani Pdf

While most current studies on law and politics in Israel focus on the legal aspects of public policymaking within the courts, this book explores the relationship between law and government from a positive perspective. That is to say that the question asked is: how the political relationships between the three branches of government affect public policy and hence social outcomes. The eleven contributors to this volume concentrate on Israel from theoretical, comparative and critical approaches, and hence the analysis presented could as well be applied to other polities. This book was published as a special issue of Israel Affairs.

Author : Gary J. Jacobsohn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781400887217

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Apple of Gold by Gary J. Jacobsohn Pdf

By comparing the constitutional systems of Israel and the United States, Gary Jacobsohn provides a new view of the essentials of constitutionalism itself--a balanced picture that would have been impossible to achieve by focusing on any one polity. Abraham Lincoln, in likening the Declaration of Independence to the Biblical "apple of gold," and the Constitution to its "picture of silver," illuminated the connections in the United States between political ideas and constitutional government. Jacobsohn applies Lincoln's insight to the Israeli experience to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between political culture and constitutionalism, and the limits and possibilities for constitutional transplantation. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Suzie Navot
Publisher : Hart Publishing
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 1841138355

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The Constitution of Israel by Suzie Navot Pdf

This book presents the main features of the Israeli constitutional system and a topical discussion of Israel's basic laws. It focuses on constitutional history and the peculiar decision to frame a constitution 'by stages'. Following its British heritage and the lack of a formal constitution, Israel's democracy grew for more than four decades on the principle of parliamentary supremacy. Introducing a constitutional model and the concept of judicial review of laws, the 'constitutional revolution' of the 1990s started a new era in Israel's constitutional history. The book's main themes include: constitutional principles; the legislature and the electoral system; the executive; the protection of fundamental rights and the crucial role of the Supreme Court in Israel's constitutional discourse. It further presents Israel's unique aspects as a Jewish and democratic state, and its ongoing search for the right balance between human rights and national security. Finally, the book offers a critical discussion of the development of Israel's constitution and local projects aimed at enacting a single and comprehensive text.

Author : Emanuel Rackman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015008278775

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Israel's Emerging Constitution, 1948-51 by Emanuel Rackman Pdf

Author : Leo Kohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : PSU:000025261073

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The Emerging Constitution of Israel by Leo Kohn Pdf

Author : Suzi Navot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : 9041126511

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Constitutional Law of Israel by Suzi Navot Pdf

Based on the monograph on Israeli Constitutional law submitted to the World Encyclopaedia of Laws.

Author : Hanna Lerner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139502924

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Making Constitutions in Deeply Divided Societies by Hanna Lerner Pdf

How can societies still grappling over the common values and shared vision of their state draft a democratic constitution? This is the central puzzle of Making Constitutions in Deeply Divided Societies. While most theories discuss constitution-making in the context of a moment of revolutionary change, Hanna Lerner argues that an incrementalist approach to constitution-making can enable societies riven by deep internal disagreements to either enact a written constitution or function with an unwritten one. She illustrates the process of constitution-writing in three deeply divided societies - Israel, India and Ireland - and explores the various incrementalist strategies deployed by their drafters. These include the avoidance of clear decisions, the use of ambivalent legal language and the inclusion of contrasting provisions in the constitution. Such techniques allow the deferral of controversial choices regarding the foundational aspects of the polity to future political institutions, thus enabling the constitution to reflect a divided identity.