Historic 15-Judge Panel to Review Coalition's Reasonableness Law Petitions
The High Court of Justice in Israel will convene a 15-judge panel to hear petitions against a controversial law that limits the court's oversight of its own actions. The law, known as the "reasonableness" law, prohibits the court from reviewing government and ministerial decisions through the judicial reasonableness standard. Opponents argue that this standard is a critical safeguard against arbitrary government actions, while the coalition argues that the court has abused its scope of intervention. The hearing, scheduled for September 12, has sparked an unprecedented protest movement against the government.
