The 2023 Judicial Reform That Wasn't
From Non-decision Constitution-Making to Decision and Back
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13042348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Segev (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-65 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Israeli Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-0370 • E-ISSN: 2159-0389 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/isr.2024.390103 |
| OpenAlex | W4398133223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article offers two interpretations of the constitutional confrontation that ensued over the proposed 2023 judicial overhaul legislation. It places the debate in the context of a broader culture war over Israel's conditions of legitimacy and as a continuum. At one end of the spectrum, the judicial overhaul legislation can be seen as pursuing a ‘decision to decide’ tactic, countered by the opposition using the same constitutional tactic in the opposite direction. On the other end of the spectrum, the judicial overhaul program could be viewed as an opening position in constitutional negotiations, with reform advocates seeking only the nomination of a few committed conservative justices and the maintenance of the constitutional status quo of deciding not decide. To this end, the nationalists’ move was again countered by the opposition using the same constitutional tactic but in the opposite direction to prevent this outcome
Economics · Law and economics · Political science · Law · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Legal Systems and Judicial Processes · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |