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