Articles in "judicial reform"

Judicial Overhaul: Government Celebrates Victory, Opponents Petition Israeli High Court

Opponents of Israel's judicial overhaul quickly petitioned the High Court on Wednesday morning against a new law reshaping a judicial ...

Knesset Gives Government Greater Control Over Judicial Appointments

The Israeli Knesset passed legislation changing the makeup of a committee responsible for appointing the country’s judges as opposition ...

71,367 Objections and 20 Hours of Debate: Knesset to Determine Fate of Judicial Committee

Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday braced themselves for a marathon 20-hour debate to determine the future of a committee responsible for ...

Knesset Committee Approves Controversial Bill to Reshape Judicial Selection Process

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved a controversial bill on Wednesday aimed at reshaping the committee responsible ...

Knesset Gives Gov’t Control Over Judicial Ombudsman in Victory for Legal Overhaul

Israel's governing coalition scored a victory in its judicial overhaul initiative when the Knesset approved legislation giving the ...

Justice Yitzhak Amit Appointed Supreme Court President, Ending 15-Month Stalemate

Ending a 15-month stalemate, Israel's Judicial Appointments Committee selected Justice Yitzhak Amit as President of the Supreme Court on ...

Knesset Committee to Begin Discussions on Judicial Reform Compromise

The Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee will begin discussions on Wednesday on a compromise judicial reform plan. The move ...

Ben-Gvir Clashes With Coalition Partners Over Budget, Judicial Overhaul

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir continued a dramatic clash with his coalition partners on Tuesday over a controversial ...

Israeli Justice Minister Threatens to Renew Contentious Judicial Overhaul Initiative

Raising the specter of a constitutional crisis, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin threatened to renew a judicial overhaul stalled by ...

Israeli Opposition Slams Justice Minister Over Calls to Resume Judicial Overhaul

National Unity party leader MK Benny Gantz denounced Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s call for the government to resume its contentious ...