
Israel's Judiciary: Reform or Ruin?
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<p>Is Israeli democracy in danger? A proposed High Court override clause has many concerned about a possible tyranny of the majority. Join us as a diverse set of legal experts discuss with ToI editors what’s currently at stake.</p>
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December 22, 2022
Dr. Susan Weiss: 5 areas in which the override clause should terrify women
<p>Is Israeli democracy in danger? A proposed High Court override clause has many concerned about a possible tyranny of the majority. Join us as a diverse set of legal experts discuss with ToI editors what’s currently at stake.</p> <p>In this eighth episode of <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israels-judiciary-reform-or-ruin/">our limited series podcast,</a> Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Dr. Susan Weiss about how the proposed legislation may affect women's rights.</p> <p>Weiss is the founder and director of the Center for Women’s Justice, an NGO defending women's rights whenever they are violated by the state in the name of religion. We speak about five main areas in which implementation of the override clause "should terrify women."</p> <p>Ahead of a <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-times-of-israel-event-legal-scholars-debate-impact-of-override-law-on-democracy/">live-streamed Times of Israel event</a> on judicial reform that took place in Jerusalem's Israel Democracy Institute on December 15, Weiss wrote an <a href="https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/four-reasons-the-override-clause-should-terrify-women/">op-ed exploring these themes</a> for The Times of Israel explaining her viewpoints.</p> <p><strong>Subscribe to 'Israel’s Judiciary: Reform or Ruin?' on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4Y0KW9Kxd4wZsq4gAVsj">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/israels-judiciary-reform-or-ruin/id1660910094">Apple Podcasts</a>, or wherever you find your podcasts. </strong></p> <p>IMAGE: Dr. Susan Weiss, head of the Center for Women's Justice (courtesy)</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

December 22, 2022
Rabbi Noa Sattath: We NGOs called 'enemies of the state' will defend our rights
<p>Is Israeli democracy in danger? A proposed High Court override clause has many concerned about a possible tyranny of the majority. Join us as a diverse set of legal experts discuss with ToI editors what’s currently at stake.</p> <p>In this seventh episode <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israels-judiciary-reform-or-ruin/">of our limited series podcast</a>, Noa Sattath, the Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), speaks on how minorities have utilized the High Court to broaden their civil rights. She says she is often disappointed by rulings, but staunchly defends the right to seek them.</p> <p>Sattath spoke at a Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-times-of-israel-event-legal-scholars-debate-impact-of-override-law-on-democracy/">live-streamed event on December 15</a> at the IDI in Jerusalem on the topic of judicial reform.</p> <p>In this episode, which is a session from that event, Times of Israel editor David Horovitz introduces Sattath and asks some follow-up questions.</p> <p>Future episodes will include remarks from other speakers about specific cases of using a tactic of strategic litigation to broaden human rights.</p> <p><strong>Subscribe to 'Israel’s Judiciary: Reform or Ruin?' on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4Y0KW9Kxd4wZsq4gAVsj">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/israels-judiciary-reform-or-ruin/id1660910094">Apple Podcasts</a>, or wherever you find your podcasts. </strong></p> <p>IMAGE: Rabbi and attorney Noa Sattath, executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel at a ToI Live event in Jerusalem’s Israel Democracy Institute, December 15, 2022. (Oded Antman/IDI)</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

December 22, 2022
Adv. Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Knesset left the courts no choice but to intervene
<p>Is Israeli democracy in danger? A proposed High Court override clause has many concerned about a possible tyranny of the majority. Join us as a diverse set of legal experts discuss with ToI editors what’s currently at stake.</p> <p>In this sixth episode <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israels-judiciary-reform-or-ruin/">of our limited series podcast</a>, Adv. Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz speaks about her work in the areas of religion and state at the Israel Democracy Institute. She explains that the courts have continuously asked lawmakers to create legislation, but ended up reluctantly making rulings, for example in cases of Jewish status.</p> <p>Ravitsky Tur-Paz spoke at a Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-times-of-israel-event-legal-scholars-debate-impact-of-override-law-on-democracy/">live-streamed event on December 15</a> at the IDI in Jerusalem on the topic of judicial reform.</p> <p>In this episode, which is a session from that event, Times of Israel editor David Horovitz introduces Ravitsky Tur-Paz and asks some follow-up questions.</p> <p>Future episodes will include remarks from other speakers about specific cases of using a tactic of strategic litigation to broaden human rights.</p> <p><strong>Subscribe to 'Israel’s Judiciary: Reform or Ruin?' on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4Y0KW9Kxd4wZsq4gAVsj">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/israels-judiciary-reform-or-ruin/id1660910094">Apple Podcasts</a>, or wherever you find your podcasts. </strong></p> <p>IMAGE: Adv. Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz, the director of the IDI’s Religion and State Program at a ToI Live event in Jerusalem’s Israel Democracy Institute, December 15, 2022. (Oded Antman/IDI)</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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