Israeli Democracy and its System of Checks and Balances: The Testimony Derived from Two Supreme Court Opinions by President Asher Grunis

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Israel Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.2979/is.2023.a903071

David Ellenson

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Abstract

ABSTRACT: This essay examines two separate but related cases in which President Asher Grunis of the Israeli High Court of Justice wrote opinions that overturned two decisions made by the Central Elections Committee of the Knesset. The first decision disqualified Balad party MK Haneen Zoabi from running for office while the second censored advertisements by both the Arab Party Balad and the right-wing Jewish Party Otzma l'Yisrael during the 2012 election campaign. The substance of these decisions speaks to the commitment Grunis and the Court had to the principles of liberal democracy. The opinions also testify to the power the Supreme Court possesses to protect the civil rights of candidacy and free speech and assure equal rights for culturally, religiously, and politically marginalized groups. The views expressed in them are particularly relevant at a moment when the system of checks and balances that have historically defined Israel as a liberal democratic nation is endangered by proposed legislation.

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以色列民主及其制衡制度:由最高法院两项意见得出的证词

摘要:本文考察了两个独立但相关的案例，在这两个案例中，以色列高等法院院长Asher Grunis撰写的意见推翻了以色列议会中央选举委员会做出的两项决定。第一个决定取消了巴拉德党MK Haneen Zoabi竞选公职的资格，而第二个决定审查了阿拉伯巴拉德党和右翼犹太党Otzma l'Yisrael在2012年竞选期间的广告。这些决定的实质说明了格吕尼斯和法院对自由民主原则的承诺。这些意见也证明了大法院在保护公民的候选人权利和言论自由以及确保文化、宗教和政治边缘群体的平等权利方面拥有的权力。在历史上把以色列定义为一个自由民主国家的制衡制度受到拟议立法威胁的时刻，其中所表达的观点尤为重要。

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