Judicial Power and National Politics: Courts and Gender in the Religious-Secular Conflict in Israel » (New Edition)

Patricia J. Woods is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.

Uses the case of Israel to examine the circumstances that lead national courts to engage heated political issues.

List of Illustrations ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Judicial Community, Judicial Power, and National Politics 1

Chapter 2 The Israel High Court of Justice and Religious Authorities 29

Chapter 3 The Irony of State Incorporation 59

Chapter 4 Social Movement Lawyers, Judicial Community, and the Countermovement that Binds Them 95

Chapter 5 Changing Visions, Conflicting Missions: Signaling the Judicial Community 121

Chapter 6 Social Movements and Changing Language of the Court: Implicit Alliances and Explicit Coalitions 141

Chapter 7 Conclusions 175

Notes 195

Bibliography 213

Index 239