This SIIS faculty syllabus provides an in-depth look at the basic laws of Israel, its constitutional and processes, and the relationship between law and religion in Israel.
Essential Reading
Constitution by Consensus, Section I: “I Believe” (Israel Democracy Institute Press, 2007) pp. 23-105
Recommended Reading
Constitution by Consensus, Sections II and III (Israel Democracy Institute Press, 2007)
Proposal for a Constitution, The Sixteenth Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee (2006)
The Existing Basic Laws of the State of Israel
G.J. Jacobsohn
Apple of Gold: Constitutionalism in Israel and the United States
(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994)
ISBN/ISSN: 0691029539
D.J. Elazar, “The Constitution of the State of Israel,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 1993
G. Goldberg, “Religious Zionism and the Framing of a Constitution for Israel,” Israel Studies Vol. 3 (1998) pp. 211-229