Democracy Law and National Security in Israel

Democracy  Law  and National Security in Israel
Author: Menaḥem Hofnung
Publsiher: Dartmouth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1996
Genre: Law
ISBN: UOM:39015038128628

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This work deals with the different ways in which the law and national security considerations intersect with democracy in the state of Israel. Particular factors covered include emergency arrangements, civil and political rights, secret agencies and the matter of the occupied territories.

Israel s National Security Law

Israel s National Security Law
Author: Amichai Cohen,Stuart Cohen
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2012-08-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781136653230

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Terror attacks on western civilian targets have stimulated interest in the dilemmas faced by liberal societies when combating threats to national security. Combining the perspectives of political science and law, this book addresses that discourse, asking how democracies seek to harmonize the protection of individual liberties with the defence of state interests. The book focuses on the experience of Israel, a country whose commitment to democratic values has continuously been challenged by multiple threats to national survival. It examines the legal, legislative and institutional methods employed to resolve the dilemmas generated by that situation, and thus provides a unique interpretation of Israeli national security behaviour. Policy-making and policy-implementation in this sphere, it shows, have reflected not just external constraints but also shifts in the domestic balance of power between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The book concludes with an agenda of the measures that each branch of government needs to implement in order to repair the flaws that have developed in this system over time. Based on a close reading of legislative and court readings, the book proposes a new taxonomy for the analysis of national security legal frameworks, both in Israel and elsewhere in the democratic world. As such it will be of great interest to students and scholars of political science, national security law, Israeli history and civil-military relations.

Security and Defensive Democracy in Israel

Security and Defensive Democracy in Israel
Author: Sharon Weinblum
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2015-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781317584506

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This book scrutinises how political actors in the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) have articulated the security-democracy nexus in their discourses. Security crises expose political leaders to an uncomfortable dilemma: guaranteeing the safety of citizens while at the same time preserving democratic principles, basic rights and liberties. In this respect, Israel represents an archetypical case. Defining itself as a democracy, the state of Israel has been in quasi-constant conflict with its neighbouring countries while facing terror attacks repeatedly. This situation has resulted in the upholding of the state of emergency since the establishment of the state in 1948 and in the enactment of security measures that are often in conflict with democratic values. The tension between security and democracy is not a new question: it has been at the centre of political thought from Rousseau and Locke to Lasswell and Dahl and stood at the core of political debates after 9/11 and the 2005 terror attacks in London. Many studies have questioned how political actors manage this tension or how they could – properly – balance security and democracy. Yet, in spite of the abundant literature on the issue, the manner in which political actors conceptualise and frame this tension has been rarely explored. Even less has been said on the effects of this conceptualisation on the democratic regime. Drawing on discourse theory and on an innovative narrative analysis, the book examines 40 debates held in the Knesset on security-oriented laws enacted in two different contexts: the period of relative calm preceding the first Palestinian intifada (1987) and the period following the eruption of the second intifada (2000). More specifically, three types of laws and discussions are examined: laws establishing a relation between freedom of expression and security; laws linking the category of 'the enemy' to democracy; and finally those connecting the right to family unification and residence of Palestinians with terrorism. Through a comparative analysis of the political actors’ discourses in 1985 and between 2000 and 2011, the study demonstrates that two main narratives have constantly competed: on the one hand a marginal narrative anchored in basic rights and on the other a defensive democracy narrative, which has become dominant. The latter has legitimised the restriction of freedom of expression, freedom to participate in elections, freedom of movement or the right to citizenship. The book shows how the increasing dominance of the defensive democracy narrative has had a fundamental impact in reshaping the polity and the identity of Israel’s democratic regime. The analysis ultimately opens the possibility to rethink the conventional approach of the security-democracy dilemma and to reflect on processes in other states, such as the United Kingdom or the United States during different security crises. This book will be of much interest to students of critical security studies, Israeli politics, democracy studies, political theory and IR in general.

National Security and Democracy in Israel

National Security and Democracy in Israel
Author: Avner Yaniv
Publsiher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1993
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1555873944

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Free Speech and National Security

Free Speech and National Security
Author: Shimon Shetreet
Publsiher: BRILL
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-10-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9789004482142

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National Insecurity and Human Rights

National Insecurity and Human Rights
Author: Alison Brysk,Gershon Shafir
Publsiher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2007-10-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780520098602

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Israeli Constitutional Law in the Making

Israeli Constitutional Law in the Making
Author: Gideon Sapir,Daphne Barak-Erez,Aharon Barak
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781782251842

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In the domain of comparative constitutionalism, Israeli constitutional law is a fascinating case study constituted of many dilemmas. It is moving from the old British tradition of an unwritten constitution and no judicial review of legislation to fully-fledged constitutionalism endorsing judicial review and based on the text of a series of basic laws. At the same time, it is struggling with major questions of identity, in the context of Israel's constitutional vision of 'a Jewish and Democratic' state. Israeli Constitutional Law in the Making offers a comprehensive study of Israeli constitutional law in a systematic manner that moves from constitution-making to specific areas of contestation including state/religion relations, national security, social rights, as well as structural questions of judicial review. It features contributions by leading scholars of Israeli constitutional law, with comparative comments by leading scholars of constitutional law from Europe and the United States.

The Last Days in Israel

The Last Days in Israel
Author: Abraham Diskin
Publsiher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0714654213

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This volume examines the challenges and circumstances Israel has faced during the 1990s and addresses both the public's and leadership's singular goal of "peace and security".