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The Supreme Court of Israel struck down Monday a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reform law, which sought to stop judges from nullifying government decisions that they deemed to be unreasonable.
In July 2023, Netanyahu’s government passed a bill, after seven months of debate and widespread protests, abolishing the “reasonableness” clause, which had allowed the Supreme Court and other courts in Israel to overrule the government if they believed that the government’s decisions were “extremely unreasonable.” The passing of the law was met with fierce demonstrations, with hundreds of thousands of Israelis turning out to protest, as well as the military threatening to refuse to serve. It also led to international condemnation, including from the US and several European allies, who expressed concerns over the law.
In the judgment, the fifteen justice panel voted in a slim majority of 8 to 7, to strike down the law, stating that it would damage Israel’s standing as a democratic state. Justice Minister, and the main architect of the law, Yariv Levin accused the court of “taking into their hands, with the ruling, all the authorities that in a democracy are divided between the three branches of government.” While ministers had previously threatened to ignore a negative ruling by the court, 12 of the justices stated that the Supreme Court had the power to overturn basic laws.
The Israeli Civil Rights Association, which represented 38 human rights organizations who were challenging the law, said in a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) that they would:
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In July 2023, Netanyahu’s government passed a bill, after seven months of debate and widespread protests, abolishing the “reasonableness” clause, which had allowed the Supreme Court and other courts in Israel to overrule the government if they believed that the government’s decisions were “extremely unreasonable.” The passing of the law was met with fierce demonstrations, with hundreds of thousands of Israelis turning out to protest, as well as the military threatening to refuse to serve. It also led to international condemnation, including from the US and several European allies, who expressed concerns over the law.
In the judgment, the fifteen justice panel voted in a slim majority of 8 to 7, to strike down the law, stating that it would damage Israel’s standing as a democratic state. Justice Minister, and the main architect of the law, Yariv Levin accused the court of “taking into their hands, with the ruling, all the authorities that in a democracy are divided between the three branches of government.” While ministers had previously threatened to ignore a negative ruling by the court, 12 of the justices stated that the Supreme Court had the power to overturn basic laws.
The Israeli Civil Rights Association, which represented 38 human rights organizations who were challenging the law, said in a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) that they would:
The ruling may have larger implications for the ongoing Israel-Hamas War and increasing violence in the West Bank, with the Civil Rights Association saying:
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