Report: The Engagement of Israel's Supreme Court with International Law

Domestic Gatekeepers or International Enforcers? National Courts’ Engagement with Decisions of International Human Rights Courts and Treaty Bodies

“…159 The 'normative toolkit' and 'institutional backing' are used as strategic assets by national courts to strengthen their own authority and protect their own independence from governmental interference. 160 Lower national courts could also use the support of international courts when they deviate from the case law of higher national courts. 161 By contrast, judges may refrain from citing or following decisions to 'shield' domestic politics from external pressure in order to avoid, for instance, a political backlash.…”