Bibliograph

Law and identity in Israel, a century of debate, Nir Kedar ; translated by Haim Watzman

Type

Label

Law and identity in Israel, a century of debate, Nir Kedar ; translated by Haim Watzman

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Law and identity in Israel

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1127288922

Responsibility statement

Nir Kedar ; translated by Haim Watzman

Series statement

Cambridge studies in law and JudaismCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

a century of debate

Summary

What makes Israeli law Israeli? Why is the word 'Jewish' almost entirely absent from Israeli legislation? How did Israel succeed in eluding a futile and dangerous debate over identity, and construct a progressive, independent, original and sophisticated legal system? Law and Identity in Israel attempts to answer these questions by looking at the complex bond between Zionism and the Jewish culture. Forging an original and 'authentic' Israeli law that would be an expression and encapsulation of Israeli-Jewish identity has been the goal of many Jewish and Zionist jurists as well as public leaders for the past century. This book chronicles and analyzes these efforts, and in the process tackles the complex meaning of Judaism in modern times as a religion, a culture, and a nationality. Nir Kedar examines the challenges and difficulties of expressing Judaism, or transplanting it into, the laws of the state of Israel.--, Provided by publisher

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