The initial bill was approved for its second and third reading in March 2023, but was frozen after mass protests broke out in the wake of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s warning.
The bill would significantly weaken the IBA, and is widely viewed as a part of the government’s controversial judicial reforms.
The bill would give the Justice Minister the authority to set the amount of the annual membership fee instead of IBA's national council.
The Justice Minister must name Chief Justice candidates by the end of the day.
The Judicial Selection Committee has not met for more than a year, and during this period, various positions held by judges have been vacated.
Israel Bar Association held its 12th annual conference on Monday, with notable Israel legal figures touching on the judicial reform.
The sister of the disabled soldier had reportedly claimed that Shraga had charged them NIS 1.5 million for services.
The purpose of the law, the Israeli Bar contended, was to "immunize" the heads of the executive authority from acting within the bounds of reason.
If the petition is accepted, it would be the first time the court heard arguments to abolish a matter of a Basic Law.
The current Israeli judicial crisis is all about checks and balances. Accountants and auditors (as well as judges and lawyers) are part of these checks and balances.
JPOST Digital Library
