Spring 2025 Class Descriptions: Electives
Judiciary as Gatekeeper for Democracy (LWIC564)
Instructor(s): Staff
2 credit(s), Letter Graded
This seminar provides students with a unique opportunity to closely examine one of the essential roles of the judiciary in a democratic society: the protection and preservation of democracy. Through comparative analysis, this course explores how judges, regardless of whether a formal constitution exists, have a duty to safeguard democratic values. The seminar will focus on the Israeli judicial system's role in defending democracy since the state's founding, alongside comparisons with other democratic systems.
The course grade for this seminar is dependent on a paper and a presentation.
Note:
This course is taught by Judge Rachel Barkai, Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Visiting Professor and the Vice President of the Tel Aviv District Court of Appeal.