Israel's A-G calls to strike down 'severely harmful' gov't reform of judicial selection

Israel

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Sunday urged the High Court of Justice to invalidate the government's law restructuring the Judicial Selection Committee, arguing it inflicts “severe and unprecedented harm” on the independence of the judiciary and the democratic character of the state.In her formal response to the petitions filed against the legislation, Baharav-Miara said the law upends the decades-long balance between professional and political representatives on the nine-member panel,