If the Israeli supreme court overturns a base law, will the government comply? (2024)
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Conditional upon the Israeli supreme court overturning a base law, will the government comply with the ruling, or disobey it?

Currently, the Israeli supreme court will be hearing challenges to two base laws that are part of the legal revolution in Israel - the law that cancels the "reasonability clause" and the law that prevents the prime minister from being declared "incapable". If more laws are made in the future, the supreme court might hear challenges to them as well. Base laws are the closest thing Israel has to a constitution, but they are not a constitution, and supreme court judges have already stated that at least in theory, they see it as within their authority to overturn them. If a law is overturned, and the government disobeys, Israel can find itself in a constitutional crisis.

If by the end of 2024, no base law has been overturned, this will resolve to N/A

If a base law has been overturned, and the Israeli government did not disobey it until the end of 2024, this will resolve to Yes.

If a base law has been overturned, and the government disobeys it, this will resolve to No

In the case that multiple laws are overturned, and only one is disobeyed, this will also resolve No

Disobeying, for this purpose, means either acting in clear violation of the ruling (If there is reasonable legal ambiguity, it does not count), or a clear statement made by the government that the government will disobey the ruling. Such a statement will only count if it is clear that this is the government's position, not that of a specific party/MK (ambiguity or internal division in the government will not count). Attempts to make new modifications to the law, circumvent the ruling, etc. do not count, as long as they don't directly and clearly break the law.

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