The "Override Clause" Explained
What’s wrong with the “override clause” for High Court of Justice rulings? The "override clause" implies that the Knesset may preclude...
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Dec 22, 20191 min read
Israel 2020: 20 Proposals for the New Knesset
Politically, 2019 was a year of gridlock and instability due to the lack of a government. As a result, many important human rights issues...
Oct 2, 20193 min read
Too Early to Declare the End of the Override Clause
Following the results of the September 2019 elections, pundits swiftly declared that the significance was, among other things, that there...
Jan 21, 20192 min read
Summary of ACRI Activity in the 20th Knesset
In recent years there has been a proliferation of initiatives and legislation aimed at shrinking the democratic space in Israel. In this...
Jan 15, 20194 min read
Ongoing Anti-Democratic Legislation, November 2018
Shrinking Democratic Space in Israel November 2018 update In recent years, Israel has been undergoing a process of "shrinking democratic...
Dec 23, 20183 min read
Petition to HCJ: Repeal the Nation-State Law
Association for Civil Rights in Israel to High Court of Justice: Repeal the Nation-State Law The petition states that the law worsens...
Dec 11, 20182 min read
International Human Rights Day
To mark International Human Rights Day, ACRI hosted a conference at the Knesset to discuss strategic urban planning as a tool for...
Dec 10, 20183 min read
2018 - A Dangerous Year for Democracy
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) published today (12/10/2018) its annual position paper regarding the state of human...
Nov 12, 20184 min read
Knesset Roundup: November 12, 2018
"The Loyalty in Culture Bill"; Prevention of Workplace Abuse; Transgender Rights; The Medical Institute for Road Safety’s Conduct; Death...
Oct 18, 20182 min read
Democracy in Israel is Under Threat
Dear Friends, The fact of the matter is that with every year, the democratic space in Israel is narrowing and the voices causing its...
Aug 18, 20182 min read
The “Breaking the Silence” Law
State Education Law (Prevention of Activity in an Educational Institution of External Bodies Acting Against the IDF or the Goals of...
Jul 26, 20184 min read
Summary – Knesset's Summer Session
ACRI offers the following summary of the central issues that we addressed during the Knesset’s summer session that concluded in mid-July...
Jul 20, 20183 min read
Knesset Passed the Nation-State Bill
Discussions in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation was completed on Tuesday 18th July in the morning hours, and later on, the...
Jul 12, 20182 min read
Stand Up Against The Nation State Bill
The Jewish Nation-State bill sends a powerful message that the State of Israel belongs only to the Jewish People, all the while ignoring...
Jun 27, 20181 min read
Process of Appointing Legal Advisers
ACRI: The proposed bill will harm the independence and professionalism of the civil service, the protection of the rule of law, and the...
Jun 3, 20186 min read
Knesset Round Up | June 3, 2018
Urban planning and building in the West Bank; Police Violence; The Medical Institute for Road Safety; Planning Policy in the Negev;...
May 8, 20184 min read
Ayelet Shaked’s Spin on the “Infiltrators”
The Minister of Justice published a new law memorandum that would end government-funded legal aid to “infiltrators.” There is only one...
May 1, 20183 min read
Sealing the Law
Even if the court does not abandon the principles of justice and equality tomorrow, the “Jewish Law” Bill imparts the intention of its...
Apr 22, 20183 min read
The Override Clause is Fatal to Democracy
Democracy in its deepest sense is not majority rule: The majority does not need democracy in order to impose its opinion. Contrary to the...
Jul 12, 20162 min read
ACRI's Response to NGO Law
The NGO Law is intended to harm organizations that promote democracy and worldviews that differ from the views of the majority in the...
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