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Would Britney Spears’ Type of Conservatorship be Possible in Israel?

Posted by: Ruth Levush

Britney Spears’ plea to a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to end her conservatorship has drawn global attention to the legal arrangement of conservatorship, also known as guardianship, existing under the laws of many countries. Spears has been subject to conservatorship since 2008, following highly-publicized mental health problems. As a result, she has had no …

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Join Us on March 25 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “Removal of Head of State Based on Incapacity or Criminal Activities: Case Study Israel”

Posted by: Ruth Levush

On March 23, 2021, Israel will go through its fourth election in two years. Prime Minister (PM) Binyamin Netanyahu heads the current transitional government, following the collapse of the outgoing rotating government, in which he served as a PM, with Benny Gantz as an alternate PM. The formation of the outgoing rotating government was enabled by the …

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