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January 30, 2023

Economists’ Concerns about Israeli Judicial Reforms Get the Situation Backward

The rule of law isn’t the same as the rule of lawyers.

Last week, an open letter was published bearing the signatures of hundreds of Israeli economists, which claimed that the judicial reforms currently being considered by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition could “cripple” the economy by placing “great political power in the hands of a ruling group without strong brakes and balances.” Richard E. Epstein and Max Raskin disagree. (Subscription required.)

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