Judicial Reforms

Israel mission to UN takes part in strike action against judicial overhaul

Israeli diplomats in Switzerland decided Monday to join a general strike to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system.

Explained: Why Benjamin Netanyahu has put a pause on the controversial judicial overhaul

Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed his planned judicial reforms to next month after the country came to a standstill with protesters calling the overhaul the ‘death of democracy’. But is this enough to pacify angry Israelis?

How Israel’s political crisis has deepened as protests intensify over judicial reforms

Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul Israel’s judicial system have hit another roadblock. On Sunday, protests intensified after Yoav Gallant was fired as defence minister for opposing the reforms. Now more ministers from Netanyahu’s Likud party have called for a halt to the proposed changes

Explained: Why Israeli protesters are dressed up as characters from 'Handmaid's Tale'

Several women are dressing up in crimson robes and white caps, walking with their heads bowed — similar to characters from 'The Handmaid's Tale' — at protests against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms. They believe the overhaul will affect them the most, stripping them of their rights

Israeli protesters paint 'red line' leading to Supreme Court after Netanyahu rejects compromise on judicial reforms

Drone footage showed a small group of people in protective suits spraying a wide red stripe along mostly deserted roads leading from a police and magistrate's compound up to the Supreme Court in central Jerusalem

Thousands protest outside parliament against Netanyahu's proposed judicial reforms

Critics say the judicial overhaul is tantamount to a coup and will destroy Israeli democracy. They also say that Netanyahu, whose corruption trial is dragging on into its third year, is motivated by a personal grudge against the legal system

Constitution bench hearings of Supreme Court to be live-streamed from Tuesday

The move, upon the implementation, would enable the public to watch live important cases like EWS quota case, Article 370 abrogation case, that are to be listed for hearing after Dussehra break of the top court

With SC reforms stuck in time warp, it would bode well for collegium to finalise 'Memorandum of Procedure' soon

In an attempt to achieve the ideal permutation of appointees, the present collegium led by CJI SA Bobde risks gaining the infamous distinction of not appointing anyone

Legal reforms in Congress manifesto for Lok Sabha election 2019: A mix of necessary, needless and niggardly promises

Congress Manifesto of 2019 ahead of Lok Sabha election has proposed an interesting set of ideas for legal, judicial and institutional reforms. Are campaign manifestos just a laundry list of changes made to please many without angering more, or are they offering a vision of hope to these with a bleak present?

Several promises in Congress manifesto resound positively with people; Rahul Gandhi, party leaders must now get agenda across to voters

With this manifesto, the Congress has indicated that it is unwilling to settle for the 'B-Team' tag. Instead, the party aiming to be an 'A-Team' of its own standing. Now, party leaders, starting from Rahul, have the task of effectively bringing the message of this 48-page manifesto to voters.