Role of government’s legal adviser in curbing corruption in Israel

Denis Primakov

Journal of Financial Crime, 2019, vol. 26, issue 1, 195-202

Abstract: Purpose - The status of government’s legal adviser in Israel is complicated and controversial. This status deeply impacts discretion and independence, especially in the role of combating corruption. This article aims to review the status, power and independence of the government’s legal adviser and his/her interaction with other legal institutions dealing with corruption cases. Design/methodology/approach - The author argues that the period of the 1980s, in Israel, was characterized by prosecution’s activism because of the dramatically increased number of corruption-related cases. Findings - Prominent government legal advisers formulated approaches to the struggle against political corruption in Israel; upon becoming justices of the supreme court, they successfully transited their prosecution mindset to judicial activism (and not only for corruption-related cases). Originality/value - This article discovers a linkage between prosecution and judicial positions, not under the Israeli legislation but based on personal willingness to combat corruption.

Keywords: Combatting corruption; Government’s legal adviser; Israel legal system; Judicial activism in Israel; Political corruption; Prosecution activism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/JFC-12-2017-0125

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