Case Number
HCJ 5239/11
Date Decided
4-15-2015
Decision Type
Original
Document Type
Summary
Abstract
This was a petition to strike down the Law for Prevention of Damage to the State of Israel through Boycott (“Boycott Law”). This 2001 law establishes tort liability for, and sets administrative restrictions on, knowingly and publicly publishing calls for a boycott on Israel. The petitioners claimed that the Boycott Law infringes on various constitutional rights, including free expression, equality, and freedom of occupation, and because it does not pass the tests articulated in the limitations clauses of Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty and in Basic Law: Freedom of Occupation. A divided Court upheld most of the law's provisions.
Keywords
Constitutional Law -- Basic Law: Freedom of Occupation, Constitutional Law -- Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty, Constitutional Law -- Freedom of Expression, Constitutional Law -- Equality Before the Law, Torts
