… or the protests against them
The Knesset would be able to override or nullify Supreme Court interpretations, though Netanyahu has indicated he is open to compromise on this point. Ministers would also have the authority to reject the attorney general’s advice on just about everything.
The precedent this plan will set is the main problem, however. I strongly favour the U.S. model of three branches of government — legislative, executive and judicial. Each branch provides an important check on the other, to ensure there’s proper separation of powers, which helps protect against corruption and collusion.Article content
“There’s no reason to believe that Israel’s vibrant political system won’t be able to strike the right balance between the country’s democratically elected parliament and the courts,” the National Post’s editorial boardThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Few politicians of any stripe would be able to resist the temptation to override court decisions that pose a political problem for them.
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