Constitutional Law

Constitutional law is the values ​​and fundamental rights on which democratic society is based. In addition, constitutional law regulates the legal relationship between individuals and the state, and between state agencies themselves. This course, divided respectively into two equal parts: basic rights, and institutional constitutional law, explores many issues, which are an inherent part of the ongoing public debate in Israel and all democratic countries in the world. Key issues learned in the first part of the course deals with the basic right to equality, political rights, such as freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, freedom of expression and freedom of association, cultural rights, such as language rights, and social rights such as the right to education and the right to health. The second part of the course on institutional constitutional law focuses on the judicial review process in general, and the judicial review mechanisms established in the Basic Laws. This section also discusses other issues related to the issue of judicial review, such as separation of powers, elections, the constitutional revolution, and implications of the Jewish and democratic character of Israel on them.