Book contents
- International Courts and Domestic Politics
- Studies on International Courts and Tribunals
- International Courts and Domestic Politics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 ‘Missing in Action? The Rare Voice of International Courts in Domestic Politics’
- Part I
- Part II
- 8 Ideology and International Human Rights Commitments in Post-Communist Regimes: The Cases of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
- 9 Escalation and Interaction: International Courts and Domestic Politics in the Law of State Immunity
- 10 National Parliaments: Obstacles or Aid to the Impact of International Human Rights Bodies?
- 11 The European Court of Human Rights and Swiss Politics: How Does the Swiss Judge Fit In?
- 12 The Use of International Jurisprudence by Israel’s Supreme Court
- 13 Laggards or Pioneers? When Scandinavian Avant-garde Judges Do Not Cite International Case Law: A Methodological Framework
- Index
- References
12 - The Use of International Jurisprudence by Israel’s Supreme Court
from Part II
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 June 2018
- International Courts and Domestic Politics
- Studies on International Courts and Tribunals
- International Courts and Domestic Politics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 ‘Missing in Action? The Rare Voice of International Courts in Domestic Politics’
- Part I
- Part II
- 8 Ideology and International Human Rights Commitments in Post-Communist Regimes: The Cases of the Czech Republic and Slovakia
- 9 Escalation and Interaction: International Courts and Domestic Politics in the Law of State Immunity
- 10 National Parliaments: Obstacles or Aid to the Impact of International Human Rights Bodies?
- 11 The European Court of Human Rights and Swiss Politics: How Does the Swiss Judge Fit In?
- 12 The Use of International Jurisprudence by Israel’s Supreme Court
- 13 Laggards or Pioneers? When Scandinavian Avant-garde Judges Do Not Cite International Case Law: A Methodological Framework
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter examines the practice of the Israeli Supreme Court in referencing the jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals when interpreting the international law by which Israel is bound. It notes the paucity of such referencing and examines its uses. While international jurisprudence has a limited role in guiding the Court’s own interpretative enterprise, it serves the Court in enhancing the legitimacy of its decisions in the eyes of both domestic and international audiences.
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- International Courts and Domestic Politics , pp. 296 - 318Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018