This week we witnessed the intoxication of power and ills afflicting the Hight Court of Justice and the clash between the judiciary and the legislative and executive branches. This didn't only play out on the main stage, in the High Court of Justice, but in front of the cameras for all the public to see.
The High Court wants to swim in the political waters to influence the character of the government and the person who leads it. The judges are basing their approach on the philosophy of former Chief Justice Aharon Barak, who, in one of his many books, wrote: "The world is filled with law."
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According to Barak, any problem is "justiciable." This, in his mind, is "normative justiciability" – unlimited judicial jurisdiction. It was hard not to notice the raised voice of Chief Justice Esther Hayut toward the prime minister's attorney, Michael Ravilo, as he argued against Barak's tenets.
The fact that all 11 judges rejected the petitions isn't enough to mitigate the extreme severity of the court's gross violation of the other authorities' jurisdictions. The High Court continues to hold its sword above the other government branches' necks and continues to keep the door open for the serial petitioners, inviting them to help the court preserve its power on matters pertaining to the judges themselves: Control of the Judicial Selection Committee.
The performance put on for the wider public earlier this week was just the beginning. The next chapters will be unveiled in the very near future.
