Israel: proposed judicial reforms / Law Library, Library of Congress.

Author/creator Levush, Ruth author.
Other author Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate, issuing body.
Format Electronic
Publication[Washington, D.C.] : The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Directorate, 2023.
Description1 online resource (14 pages)
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo236481
Supplemental ContentAddress at time of PURL creation
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Portion of title Proposed judicial reforms
Contents I. Background -- II. Constitutional structure -- III. Checks and balances -- IV. Elements of the proposed reforms : A. An override Clause ; B. Changes to the judicial selection committee ; C. Cancellation of the "Standard of extreme unreasonableness" ; D. The transformation of ministerial legal advisors into political appointees -- V. Initiative of President Herzog -- VI. Possible implications of the reforms : A. Shielding legislation on West Bank settlements and on fitness for office from judicial review ; B. Enabling overriding high court decisions on civil rights -- VII. Status of the legislation.
General note"April 2023."
General note"LL file no. 2023-022183"
General note"LRA-D-PUB-002601."
General note"Ruth Levush, Senior Law Specialist"--Page 1.
General noteIn scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (LOC, viewed Apr. 12, 2023).
LCCN 2023555902
Technical rpt numberLRA-D-PUB-002601
GPO item number0818-J-06 (online)
Govt. docs number LC 42.20:IS 7/9
Stock number00-002r LLMC

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