Yaniv Roznai — Countering Abusive Constitutionalism?: The Case of the Israeli Supreme Court

What can courts do when confronted with executives and legislators prepared to violate basic constitutional norms or seek to undermine democracy through constitutional amendments? Are there situations in which courts need to step in to prevent “abusive constitutionalism”? In this webinar, Larry Diamond and Amichai Magen talk with Yaniv Roznai about Israel’s Supreme Court’s dramatic recent decisions. NOTE: The introduction of this webinar has been lightly edited to omit Zoom webinar Q&A instructions and other housekeeping details.