![]() ![]() Instead, the country operates according to a set of basic laws. Why is the Israeli judiciary so powerful?Ĭourts play a key role in deciding how people live, because Israel does not have a written constitution and it never established a Bill of Rights that guarantees essential rights and freedoms. Currently, politicians have a minority vote on the selection committee.Ĭritics say the plan would alter the balance of power by weakening the independence of the courts - an institution with sweeping authority in Israel. Under the proposed changes, the government would get the decisive vote over some of the justices appointed to the Supreme Court. The government also wants to give itself a more direct hand in selecting the country's judges - a process that involves a judicial selection committee. Last week the government passed a law blocking the ability of the judiciary to declare the prime minister unfit for office, due to a conflict of interest between his own corruption trial and his attempts to interfere in the courts. The government wants to pass laws prioritizing religion and nationalism, but the way things stand now, the courts likely would say such laws infringe on basic rights. The push for more control widely is seen as a preemptive step toward enacting a controversial legislative agenda. ![]() ![]() Under pressure from protests, Netanyahu's coalition already tabled the most controversial part of the plan, which would give the ruling government the power to override the Supreme Court. Netanyahu's government thinks the Supreme Court is too liberal and blocks policies promoted by ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox politicians. ![]()
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