Articles in "Esther Hayut"

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 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 ...

High Court Ruling on Judicial Reform Could Trigger Constitutional Crisis

If Israel's Supreme Court strikes down the "reasonableness law" that the Knesset enacted on Monday it would create an unprecedented ...

Israeli High Court Justices Cut Short German Visit to Study Petitions Against Judicial Reform

Several Israeli Supreme Court Justices visiting Germany cut their trip short and are returning to Jerusalem to study legal appeals filed by ...

High Court Demands Netanyahu Explain Personal Involvement in Judicial Reforms

Israel's High Court of Justice on Sunday gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu one week to explain his personal involvement in judicial ...

Israel’s Chief Justice Condemns Judicial Reform Plan: ‘Democracy is not Just the Rule of the Majority’

President of Israel’s Supreme Court Esther Hayut on Thursday evening strongly condemned a new judicial reform plan recently unveiled by ...

Hayut: Legislative Override Bill Would Spell End of Human Rights Defense

Proposed legislation that would allow the Knesset to re-legislate laws that have been struck down by the High Court of Justice amounts to ...

Court Rules For Unlimited Protests Outside AG Mandelblit’s Home

The High Court of Justice ruled Sunday that weekly demonstrations near the home of Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit in Petah Tikva could ...