ABSTRACT In Israel the shortage of judges that has worsened over the years has led to a serious deterioration in the operation of Israel's judicial system. The article is ascertaining the intensity of the shortage by using international comparisons and comparing the rate of growth in the number of judges with the rate of growth of the general population. The article further describes the three main areas affected by the shortage. The first area is the judicial system itself where the shortage is the primary determinant of the delay and what the public often perceives as procrastination plaguing Israeli courts. Second area affected is due process-the shortage has led, in tandem with other factors, to inefficiency in the judicial system, compelling it, most prominently in the last decade or so, to be “innovative”, that is, introduce procedures devoid of any legal footing. Third area affected are judges themselves.

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以色列法官短缺的影响

摘要在以色列，由于法官人数的短缺，多年来恶化了，导致以色列司法系统的运作严重恶化。该文章通过使用国际比较并将法官人数的增长率与一般人口的增长率进行比较，来确定短缺的严重程度。文章进一步描述了受短缺影响的三个主要领域。第一个领域是司法系统本身，短缺是延迟的主要决定因素，也是公众通常认为拖延拖延以色列法院的拖延。受影响的第二个方面是正当程序-短缺与其他因素一起导致司法系统的效率低下，迫使司法系统效率低下，这在过去十年左右的时间里最为显着，也就是说，引入没有法律依据的程序。受影响的第三个领域是法官自己。