Bibliograph

Lawyering for the rule of law, government lawyers and the rise of judicial power in Israel, Yoav Dotan

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Lawyering for the rule of law, government lawyers and the rise of judicial power in Israel, Yoav Dotan

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lawyering for the rule of law

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Yoav Dotan

Series statement

Cambridge studies in constitutional law, 9

Sub title

government lawyers and the rise of judicial power in Israel

Summary

Lawyering for the Rule of Law introduces a new model of government lawyering in which government lawyers function as an ancillary mechanism that enables the court to expand its influence on policy-making within the political branches by forming out-of-court settlements. It discusses the centrality of government lawyers with regard to judicial mobilization and the enforcement of social reforms through adjudication, and sheds light on particular functions of government lawyers as adjudicators and facilitators of institutional arrangements. It also discusses the ethical and professional dilemmas of government lawyers in judicial review and the relationship between lawyers' professional morality and outcomes in litigation

Table Of Contents

Introduction : The Government's Lawyer --The Israeli Legal System and the Rise Judicial Activism in the High Court of Justice -- The High Court of Justice Department (HCJD) : Overview and History -- Litigating for the Government --The Dilemma of Serving Two Masters -- Sorting Things Out : Government Lawyers in Transformative Litigation -- The Government Lawyer as Adjudicator : "Pre-Petitions" and the HCJD -- Conclusion

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