The Purse and the Sword - The Trials of Israel's Legal Revolution (Hardcover)

The Purse and the Sword presents a critical analysis of Israel's legal system in the context of its politics, history, and the forces that shape its society. This book examines the extensive powers that Israel's Supreme Court arrogated to itself since the 1980s and traces the history of the transformation of its legal system and the shifts in the balance of power between the branches of government. Centrally, this shift has put unprecedented power in the hands of both the Court and Israel's attorney general and state prosecution at the expense of Israel's cabinet, constituting its executive branch, and the Knesset-its parliament. The expansion of judicial power followed the weakening of the political leadership in the wake of the Yom Kippur war of 1973, and the election results in the following years. These developments are detailed in the context of major issues faced by modern Israel, including the war against terror, the conflict with the Palestinians, the Arab minority, settlements in the West Bank, state and religion, immigration, military service, censorship and freedom of expression, appointments to the government and to public office, and government policies. The aggrandizement of power by the legal system led to a backlash against the Supreme Court in the early part of the current century, and to the partial rebalancing of power towards the political branches.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2016
Authors:	Daniel Friedmann (Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor of Law (Emeritus), Tel-Aviv University, and Minister of Justice in Israel, 2007-2009)
Translators:	Haim Watzman
Dimensions:	237 x 164 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-027850-2
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN:	0-19-027850-1
Barcode:	9780190278502

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