Israel’s Basic Law
Unintended consequences.
Proportional representation encourages instability and unaccountability.
The Supreme Court acts independently of both law and the constitution.
What’s undemocratic? Anything we don’t like!
A defense of the law from one of its critics.
Whatever its flaws, it’s not one bit undemocratic.
A restraint on a runaway judiciary.
Their real concern isn’t with equality, it’s with recognizing a Jewish state.
A bulwark against judicial activism.
Necessary for preserving Israel’s Jewish and democratic character.
Some positive signs.
A matter of security as well as principle.
How Israel’s supreme court has effected its own constitutional revolution—and thereby undermined public confidence in the rule of law.
Introduce a true system of primaries.