Whether examining election outcomes, the legal status of terrorism suspects, or if (or how)
people can be sentenced to death, a judge in a modern democracy assumes a role that …

International law is increasingly concerned with national transitions to democratic
government. The holding of free and fair elections alone, however, provides no guarantee …

One of the most widespread problems in post-Communist countries is the quality of the
judiciary. The book argues that these problems are intimately linked to the legal culture of …

THE SUPREMACY OF Parliament is the Constitution'. So wrote Sir Ivor Jennings in The Law
and the Constitution, a claim repeated as late as 1959. 1 Such bold rhetoric might today …

People in Israel disagree. They disagreed in the past; they have disagreed about the past.
They disagree about the future; they will probably disagree in the future. This Article will visit …

Democracies should adhere to several minimal prerequisites. The most important criteria for
defining a political regime as a democracy are free elections, legitimate and legal existence …

This Article discusses the normative basis for the protection of human rights in Israel and
discusses various effects of the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty enacted in 1992. The …

Disability discrimination law reflects the character of a people. In the United States, the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) 1 is highly specific and relies heavily on …

It is a well-established maxim in Britain that Parliament can do no wrong, although it can do
several things that might look somewhat odd.'The concept of Parliamentary supremacy is …

This volume offers a series of focused analyses of various aspects of the peace process.
This interdisciplinary book includes insights developed by scholars in such diverse …