Hamilton Was Right
The problem in the saga of the High Court of Justice of the Second Authority is not actual disobedience. It hasn't happened yet, and perhaps we will soon discover that there is nothing to it.…
Assessment
Israel's High Court dispute with the Second Television and Radio Authority raises a constitutional question about judicial supremacy. The immediate issue is not defiance of a court order, which has not yet occurred. Instead, the conflict concerns whether the court remains the sole authoritative interpreter of the law. This flirtation with challenging interpretive monopoly could reshape the balance between branches.