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Israel’s Supreme Court is the most powerful in the democratic world. But how did a handful of unelected judges come to hold such sway over a nation’s laws, politics, and future? In Rogue Justice, Israeli-American attorney Yonatan Green recounts the Court’s extraordinary rise - and the bitter controversy it has unleashed. Through close analysis of landmark rulings, novel doctrines, and the structural features of Israel’s legal system, Green traces the Court’s ascent from a modest judicial institution to the central arbiter of Israel’s political and social disputes. Revealing how judicial supremacy came to dominate Israeli governance, the book situates Israel’s constitutional crisis within broader global debates of pressing concern for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers alike. As Israel faces a new constitutional showdown, Rogue Justice is an urgent and accessible guide to the struggle over law, democracy, and power in the Jewish state.
- Richard A. Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, New York University School of Law and Director of the Classical Liberal Institute
“Yonatan Green’s engrossing exposé is a case study in the pathologies of judicial supremacy in a liberal legal order that sincerely believes in human rights but is lacking a written constitution to keep its judges in their lane. This book is simply a must read for Americans who take for granted the blessings of their own Constitution.”
– Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the Center for the Constitution, Georgetown University
“Rogue Justice presents a compelling and incisive analysis of Israel’s distinctive legal system and the profound transformations it has undergone over the years. With intellectual breadth and analytical depth, Green skillfully integrates comparative legal perspectives and illuminates the mechanisms through which Israel’s judiciary consolidated its power. Yonatan Green’s book is an essential contribution to the study of Israeli law and understanding its politics and indispensable for anyone seeking to understand the current tensions between Israel’s judiciary and its other branches of government.”
– Daniel Friedmann, Professor Emeritus of Law and Dean, Tel Aviv University Law School, and former Israeli Minister of Justice
“Anyone who would understand the disputes over judicial power and selection that continue to divide Israeli society should read Rogue Justice, Yonatan Green’s painstaking treatment of both subjects. This is a vital and timely book.”
– Michael B. Mukasey, former Attorney General of the United States and U.S. District Judge
“This careful, well documented study provides eye-opening background on debates about judicial reform in Israel.”
– Jeremy Rabkin, Professor Emeritus of Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.