The Israeli Legal System: An Introduction

Christian Walter; Barak Medina; Lothar Scholz; Heinz-Bernd Wabnitz

doi:10.5771/9783845290232

Summary

This Volume offers an introduction to Israeli legal system. It includes a detailed analysis of the Foundations of the Israeli Law, especially:

history and legal sources of Israeli law

constitutional law

tort law

intellectual property law

trusts and antitrust law

company law

labour and tax law

family law

criminal Law

private international law

Israel and the EU

Israel and international law

The authors are specialists in their respective fields and teach at renowned Israeli universities. The volume is highly recommended for students, trainees, but also for lawyers, tax and management consultants, practitioners in business, administration, justice, media and anyone else who comes into contact with Israeli law.

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Edition: 1/2019
Copyright Year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-4766-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-9023-2
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 294
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 12
List of Abbreviations No access Pages 13 - 14
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  1. I. The Ottoman period No access
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  2. II. The British Mandate period No access
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  3. III. The establishment of the State of Israel No access
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  4. IV. Constitutional history No access
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  5. V. Civil law codification No access
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  6. VI. Anglo-american influences No access
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    1. 1. Magistrate and District Courts No access
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    2. 2. The Supreme Court No access
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    4. 4. Specialized courts No access
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  4. IV. The machinery of justice and maintaining public confidence No access
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  5. V. Appointment and tenure of judges No access
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  7. VII. The Legal Advisor to the Government No access
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  1. I. Historical background No access
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      1. a) A defensive democracy: The disqualification of political parties No access
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    2. 2. The Government No access
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    1. 1. A Jewish and democratic state No access
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    2. 2. The basic principle underlying the law of defects – The intersection of a bad bargain and a bad conduct No access
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    1. 1. Intentional torts No access
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  1. I. Socio-economic background: Jewish immigration to Palestine and the rise of a wealthy class in Israeli society No access
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  2. II. Legal background: Trusts practice absent a positive law of private trusts No access
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    1. 1. A free-form (shapeless?) approach to trusts No access
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    2. 2. Unlimited trust duration No access
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    3. 3. Self-settled spendthrift trusts as a default No access
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    4. 4. Protection of beneficiaries' entitlements from trustees' non-trust creditors No access
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  4. IV. Proposed reforms in the draft civil code No access
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      1. a) Marriage and divorce No access
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    2. 2. Religious tribunals and the problem of jurisdiction No access
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    1. 1. A civil substitute to religious marriage and divorce: cohabitation, Israeli style No access
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    2. 2. A civil substitute to religious divorce No access
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    3. 3. A civil substitute to religious marriage and beyond: Outsourcing Israeli law No access
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    4. 4. A civil catalyst to religious divorce No access
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    1. 1. The Israeli law of marital property No access
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      1. a) The objective of the company No access
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  3. III. Restrictive agreements No access
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  4. IV. The contract of employment No access
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  5. V. Constitutional rights at the workplace: Workplace privacy and agreements not to compete No access
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    1. 1. The collective agreement and the exclusive bargaining agent No access
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    2. 2. The bargaining unit determination No access
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  2. II. The Income Tax No access
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    1. 1. The basic structure of criminal law No access
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    2. 2. Historical background and sources of the Israeli criminal law No access
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    1. 1. The legal source of the criminal norm No access
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    2. 2. The applicability in time of the criminal norm No access
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    3. 3. The applicability in place of the criminal norm No access
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    4. 4. Principles of interpretation of the criminal norm No access
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  3. III. The principle of conduct No access
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    1. 1. Positive fault elements: The mental element requirement No access
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      1. a) Right to remain silent or right against self-incrimination. No access
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      2. b) Right to consult with a lawyerCriminal Procedure Law (Enforcement Powers – Arrest), 5756-1996 SH No.1592 § 34 (Isr.). No access
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      2. b) The right of the accused to legal representation No access
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    1. 1. Legislation No access
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    2. 2. International conventions No access
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  2. II. The development of Israeli Private International Law No access
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    1. 1. The courts No access
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    1. 1. OverviewFor a comprehensive treatment of international jurisdiction cf. Einhorn 2012 (n 1), Part III, Chapter 2. No access
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    2. 2. General principles No access
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    3. 3. Service of the claim in Israel No access
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    5. 5. Challenging service abroad No access
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    6. 6. Jurisdiction agreements No access
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    1. 1. General rules No access
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    2. 2. Contracts No access
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    3. 3. Torts No access
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    5. 5. Intellectual property rights (IPR) No access
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    6. 6. Family matters No access
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  2. II. Legal aspects of EU-Israel trade relations No access
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  3. III. The linkage between legal-political aspects and trade aspects No access
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  4. IV. Israel and the Council of Europe No access
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  5. V. Summary and conclusions No access
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  1. I. Introductory remarks No access
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  2. II. The implementation of international law within the domestic legal order of Israel No access
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      1. a) From the British Mandate to the declaration of independence No access
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      2. b) Israel’s relations with its Arab neighbors from the Suez crisis to the Six-Day-War No access
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      3. c) The development from 1967 until today No access
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      1. a) No doubts with regard to Israel’s statehood and its right to exist No access
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        aa) The international status of the occupied territories No access
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        bb) Applicability of international human rights law? No access
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        cc) Applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention? No access
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        ff) The role of the Israeli Supreme Court in applying and implementing international law in the occupied territories No access
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List of Contributors and Editors No access Pages 287 - 290
Index No access Pages 291 - 294