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Lennox Kalifungwa

UNCOVERED: Coalition heads supreme court cannot strike down basic laws | History Defined

Israel's Supreme Court has no authority to strike down semi-constitutional Basic Laws or force a prime minister to recuse himself, coalition party heads proclaimed on Sunday. PHOTO BY TAYLOR BRANDON/UNSPLASH

Israel’s Supreme Court has no authority to strike down semi-constitutional Basic Laws or force a prime minister to recuse himself, coalition party heads proclaimed on Sunday.

“The court does not have the authority to annul Basic Laws or to rule that a Basic Law will enter into force at a later date,” party leaders said in a joint statement published by Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s spokesperson.

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