This article explores significant changes in the public status of the Israeli Supreme Court,
which since the 1970s has assumed a central place in Israeli politics, and considers sources …

In the Israeli case, judicial empowerment has come primarily through judicial initiative rather
than emerging from majoritarian institutions or strategic considerations relating to electoral …

The image of courts as impartial and independent sources of authority is considered a
prerequisite if they are to play a legitimizing role. Yet many studies suggest that courts …

This study utilizes the recruitment of Israeli Supreme Court justices to explore that country's
legal culture. The data indicate that professional legal criteria are the primary variable for the …

In this clearly written and tightly argued analysis of the various Israeli court systems, Martin
Edelman probes a fundamental issue: whether those courts protect human rights while …

This book explains the reciprocal relations between the Supreme Court and the Israeli
political system. It is based on a unique approach that contends that the non-governability of …

Judicial empowerment through the constitutionalization of rights and the establishment of
judicial review can be understood as the consequence of a strategic interplay between elites …

In this article the author examines the origins of what he has claimed to be a juristocracy in
Israel characterized by the role of the Israeli Supreme Court in shaping Israeli politics. He …

THE judiciary plays a significant role in Israeli society. Indeed, the judicial role in the system
of government has increased over the years. The judges enjoy public confidence, are highly …

The power of courts to engage in constitutional politics and to apply judicial review derives,
in most countries, from a provision of formal authority and from extension of that authority by …