Uses the case of Israel to examine the circumstances that lead national courts to engage heated political issues.
Uses the case of Israel to examine the circumstances that lead national courts to engage heated political issues.
List of Illustrations ixIntroduction xiChapter 1 Judicial Community, Judicial Power, and National Politics 1Chapter 2 The Israel High Court of Justice and Religious Authorities 29Chapter 3 The Irony of State Incorporation 59Chapter 4 Social Movement Lawyers, Judicial Community, and the Countermovement that Binds Them 95Chapter 5 Changing Visions, Conflicting Missions: Signaling the Judicial Community 121Chapter 6 Social Movements and Changing Language of the Court: Implicit Alliances and Explicit Coalitions 141Chapter 7 Conclusions 175Notes 195Bibliography 213Index 239