Articles in "judicial reform"

Israel Breaks Legal Logjam as Judicial Selection Committee Meets for First Time in Nearly 2 Years

Israel's Judicial Selection Committee met in Jerusalem, making permanent appointments for the first time in nearly two years and addressing ...

Israel’s Chief Justice Retires Amid Uncertainty Over Successor

Israeli Supreme Court President Esther Hayut stepped down from the court on Monday amid uncertainty over who will succeed her. "As fate ...

Israeli High Court Battles Justice Minister Over Judicial Selection Committee

The government requested on Thursday that the High Court of Justice cancel the injunction it published earlier in the day requiring Justice ...

Tensions High as Israeli Supreme Court Convenes On Judicial Overhaul

Tensions were high at Israel's Supreme Court as justices gathered on Tuesday morning to hear petitions against a key component of the ...

Senior Navy Reserve Officer Suspended Over Israeli Judicial Reform Protests

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Thursday that a senior naval reserve officer was suspended from duty after telling his commanding ...

Fitch Reaffirms Israel’s A+ Credit Rating But Warns of Judicial Overhaul’s Impact

Fitch, one of the world's top credit rating agencies, reaffirmed Israel's A+ credit status on Monday, but warned that the government's ...

Israeli Poll Finds ‘Polarized’ Views of Netanyahu

More than half (52%) of Israelis have unfavorable views of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while 47% view the premier favorably, ...

Israeli High Court Issues Temporary Injunction Against Netanyahu Impeachment Law

Israel's High Court of Justice on Sunday issued a temporary injunction against the Knesset's "Recusal Law" which restricts the ways in ...

High Court Ends Marathon Hearing Over Netanyahu Recusal Law

A five-hour hearing at Israel's High Court of Justice over the legality of the "Recusal Law" ended on Thursday without the three ...

Israeli Supreme Court Sets Date to Hear Petitions Against Judicial Reform

Israel's Supreme Court has decided to hear petitions filed against the "reasonableness law" that the Knesset enacted this week, with a ...