By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to hear arguments against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSJERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to hear arguments against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition to curb bench powers, in a historic session that has already inflamed a crisis which has gripped the country for months.
The legislation removed one, but not all, of the tools the Supreme Court had for voiding government and ministers' decisions if it deemed them"unreasonable".The appellants say the amendment removes vital democratic checks and balances, opens the door to corruption and invites abuses of power. They also argue that the swift legislation process was flawed.
Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges he denies, says the judicial changes are meant to balance a Supreme Court that has become too interventionist. He has been hazy when asked whether he would abide by a ruling that would quash the new law.
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