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| '''Aharon Barak''' (]: אהרן ברק) (born ], ]) is a professor of law at the ] and President of the ] since 1995. He was |
'''Aharon Barak''' (]: אהרן ברק) (born ], ]) is a professor of law at the ] and President of the ] since 1995. He was smuggled in a suitcase out of the ghetto and has become notorious for championing an activist judiciary that has interpreted Israel's basic law as its constitution and challenged Knesset laws on that basis. Under his term the Supreme Court has issued controversial decisions on the nature of the state and the ability of both the Knesset and the Prime Minister to implement their decisions. Barak announced his retirement at the end of May 2006 leaving the Israeli Supreme Court a far different place. | ||
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Aharon Barak (Hebrew: אהרן ברק) (born September 16, 1936) is a professor of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and President of the Supreme Court of Israel since 1995. He was smuggled in a suitcase out of the ghetto and has become notorious for championing an activist judiciary that has interpreted Israel's basic law as its constitution and challenged Knesset laws on that basis. Under his term the Supreme Court has issued controversial decisions on the nature of the state and the ability of both the Knesset and the Prime Minister to implement their decisions. Barak announced his retirement at the end of May 2006 leaving the Israeli Supreme Court a far different place.
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