Supreme Court of Israel

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The Supreme Court of Israel is the country’s highest judicial authority, serving as both its supreme appellate court and High Court of Justice.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
high court of justice
judicial body
supreme court
actsAs constitutional court in practice
court of first instance in certain cases
alsoKnownAs Bagatz when acting as High Court of Justice
Beit HaMishpat HaElyon
appointmentMethod appointed by the President of Israel
bindingPrecedent its decisions bind all lower courts in Israel
buildingArchitects Ada Karmi-Melamede
Dov Karmi
surface form: Ram Karmi
buildingInaugurated 1992
canInvalidate acts of administrative authorities
government decisions
canReview Basic Laws of Israel
surface form: Knesset legislation under Basic Laws
composition Deputy President of the Supreme Court
President of the Supreme Court
other justices of the Supreme Court
country Israel
established 1948
function ensuring protection of human rights in Israel
hearing petitions against state authorities
interpretation of Israeli Basic Laws
judicial review of government actions
governedBy Basic Law: The Judiciary
hasChiefJudgeTitle President of the Supreme Court
hasCurrentPresident Uzi Vogelman
hasNumberOfJudges 15
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
Hebrew
hasWebsite https://supreme.court.gov.il
hearsAppealsFrom district courts of Israel
some administrative tribunals in Israel
hearsCasesAs High Court of Justice when sitting on petitions against public authorities
appellate court when hearing appeals from lower courts
jurisdiction Israel
surface form: State of Israel
legalSystem Israeli legal system
locatedIn Givat Ram
surface form: Givat Ram, Jerusalem
location Jerusalem
nominatingBody Judicial Selection Committee of Israel
oversees Electoral disputes in certain cases
role Supreme Court of Israel self-linksurface differs
surface form: High Court of Justice of Israel

highest judicial authority in Israel
Supreme Court of Israel self-linksurface differs
surface form: supreme appellate court of Israel
seat Supreme Court building, Jerusalem
termLimitForJudges mandatory retirement at age 70

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Input
Subject: Supreme Court of Israel
Description of subject: The Supreme Court of Israel is the country’s highest judicial authority, serving as both its supreme appellate court and High Court of Justice.

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Jerusalem hostsInstitution Supreme Court of Israel
Basic Laws of Israel interpretedBy Supreme Court of Israel
Givat Ram contains Supreme Court of Israel
Judiciary of Israel headCourt Supreme Court of Israel
Judiciary of Israel hasCourt Supreme Court of Israel
Judiciary of Israel courtOfLastResort Supreme Court of Israel
Basic Law: The Judiciary appliesTo Supreme Court of Israel
Basic Law: The Knesset usedBy Supreme Court of Israel
Basic Law: The Knesset interpretedBy Supreme Court of Israel
Supreme Court of Israel role Supreme Court of Israel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: supreme appellate court of Israel
Supreme Court of Israel role Supreme Court of Israel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: High Court of Justice of Israel
remained under Israeli control after 1949 Armistice Agreements contains Supreme Court of Israel
subject surface form: West Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Israeli Supreme Court
Israeli institutions includes Supreme Court of Israel
Knesset elections supervisedBy Supreme Court of Israel
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Israel (as High Court of Justice)
Aharon Barak memberOf Supreme Court of Israel
Basic Law: The President of the State interpretedBy Supreme Court of Israel