IN PRINT: President of Israeli Supreme Court Speaks at Woody Woo

Dorit Beinisch, the equivalent of the Chief Justice on the Israeli Supreme Court, talked about balancing security and human rights in the age of terror. And while the topic was no doubt fascinating, we found ourselves more distracted by some of the differences between the American Supreme Court and the Israeli model. For example:

- The US court hears 60-80 cases in a given year. The Israeli Supreme Court hears 5000 (!)
- US justices serve for life, while Israel has a max age (we kind of like this idea, having spent time with people in the 70 and over demographic. Good for half-moon cookies, bad for precedent augmenting legal decisions)

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