Cover; Half title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Structure of the Book; 2 Institutional Theory and Social Choice Studies; 2.1 Human Rights Theory: Toward a Practical Positivist Approach; 2.2 The Book's Contribution -- Human Rights Organizations in the Process of Policy Making; 2.2.1 The Relationship between the Public and Politicians; 2.2.2 Nongovernmental Organizations as Interest Groups; 2.2.3 The Involvement of Bureaucrats in Human Rights Policies; 3 Between Constitutional Rhetoric and State Practice
4 Structural and Cultural Variables Favoring a Short-Term Orientation4.1 Nongovernability in Israel; 4.1.1 The Government's Core Instability; 4.1.2 The Parliamentary Supervision of the Executive Authority; 4.1.3 The Formal and Informal Roles of the State Comptroller; 4.1.4 The Functioning of the Legislative and Parliamentary Authorities; 4.1.5 The Local Authority; 4.1.6 The Defense Establishment; 4.1.7 Summary of Nongovernability in Israel; 4.2 Liberal Political Culture versus Nonliberal Political Culture; 4.3 Orientation toward Outcomes versus Orientation toward Process
4.4 Effects of the Culture and Institutions on the Behavior of Individuals in a Nonliberal Polity4.5 Judicialization: A Well-Known Strategy of Human Rights NGOs; 5 The Right to Be Free from the Threat of Torture; 5.1 The Institutional Arena; 5.2 Public Demand for Supervision of the GSS; 5.3 The GSS: A Political Survivor; 5.4 Judicialization: An Alternative Route for Human Rights Activists; 5.5 Security Issues: Obstacles for Human Rights Activists; 5.6 The Torture Case as a Catalyst; 5.7 Public Policy Reform as Electoral Capital; 5.8 Summary and Conclusions; 6 The Right to Equality
6.1 "We the Orthodox Community Don't Want Any Favors from This State"126.2 Nongovernmental Organizations as Interest Groups; 6.3 The Langer Committee versus the High Court: Rhetoric or Practice; 6.4 The Public -- A Decline in the Belief in Human Rights; 6.5 Politicians: The Motivation of Reelection; 6.6 Summary; 7 The Right to Enjoy a Decent Lifestyle; 7.1 Rhetoric on Rights but Failure in Practice; 7.2 Public Attitudes in Israel; 7.3 Various Groups Advocating for the Disabled as an Obstacle; 7.4 Bureaucrats and Their Influence; 7.5 Politicians' Position as a Catalyst in Promoting Rights
7.6 Summary8 The Human Rights Commission in Israel That Never Was; 8.1 "Manifesto": A Public Appeal; 8.2 Public Exposure: Impediment or Catalyst?; 8.3 Civil Servants: Impediment or Catalyst?; 8.4 Change of Personnel in the Ministry of Justice; 8.5 Founding of the NGOs' Coalition; 8.6 The Coalition's Strategy: Failure versus the Political Echelon; 8.7 New Life for the Initiative; 8.8 The Goal-Focusing Approach: A Success; 9 Property Rights; 9.1 Public Opinion on the Separation Fence; 9.2 The Bureaucrats versus an Interest Group; 9.3 The Politicians' Position
Summary
Examines human rights in the Israeli domestic arena by analyzing the politics and strategies of defending human rights
Notes
9.4 Conclusion: Limitations on the Right to Private Property or the Political Limits of the High Court
