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Judging in Israel -- Balancing Contradictions

Published: 21 October 2009

Presenter: Justice Eliezer Rivlin, Vice-President of the Supreme Court of Israel.

The state of Israel is characterised by many conflicts: contradiction of ideas, differences of beliefs, divergence of opinions as to the national identity and clashes regarding the nature of the state. These conflicts are a result of the many ethnic groups in the country, the various religions observed in Israel, the extreme socio-economical differences and of the complex reality in which the state is constantly required to handle complicated security challenges.

This complex reality is naturally reflected in the legal issues that are brought before the Supreme Court. Furthermore, besides all these conflicts in the Israeli reality, the legal system itself was born into contradicting legal traditions, which echo the unique history of the state.

Therefore, a justice of the Supreme Court has the difficult, almost impossible task, of constantly balancing between all these contradictions.

Time: 6 to 7 pm
Date: Monday 2 November, 2009
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Monday 26 October, 2009

Cost: Free

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