Barak’s Legal Revolutions and What Remains of Them: Authoritarian Abuse of the Judiciary-Empowerment Revolution in Israel
President Aharon Barak has radically transformed the Israeli legal system. He is considered to be an activist judge who rejects literalist interpretation and, instead, interprets the law in light of its purposes. Yet, in recent years, theorists argue that the legal revolution is being eroded and, most likely, is being overturned by a new generation […]
Barak’s Legal Revolutions and What Remains of Them: Authoritarian Abuse of the Judiciary-Empowerment Revolution in Israel
President Aharon Barak has radically transformed the Israeli legal system. He is considered to be an activist judge who rejects literalist interpretation and, instead, interprets the law in light of its purposes. Yet, in recent years, theorists argue that the legal revolution is being eroded and, most likely, is being overturned by a new generation […]