Basic Law
Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11047124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alon Harel (0000-0001-5122-9508, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 262-269 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/nps.2019.127 |
| OpenAlex | W3013244490 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 6 |
Basic Law: Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People declares that Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people. It also includes several symbolic and operative provisions which are designed to strengthen the Jewish character of the state. The Basic Law purports to legally define and entrench the particular rather than universal values of Israel—the values that distinguish Israel from other nations rather than those that are shared by other nations. It anchors the Jewish identity of the state in its formal constitutional structure. My aim in this article is to present the history of the constitutional evolution of Israel and then to describe the conservative reactions to the constitutional liberalization of Israel. Then, I turn to examine the Basic Law, its provisions, and the arguments of advocates and opponents. Last, I evaluate its impact on the Israeli legal system. I shall argue that the Basic Law is part of a systematic attack on democratic liberties in Israel that may eventually transform Israel from a liberal democracy to an authoritarian democracy
Authoritarianism · Basic law · Chinese law · Constitution · Democracy · Israeli law · Jewish state · Judaism · Knesset · Liberal democracy · Municipal law · Political science · Politics · Public law · Sociology · State (computer science · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,91 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |