Expert Submission on Family Reunification in UK Law (2008) to the Israeli Supreme Court

Abstract

This opinion was written at the request of the Petitioners (Adalah - the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel) in Adalah and others v the Minister of the Interior and the Legal Advisor to the Government, after reading the English translation of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary provisions) 5763-2003 (CEIL03), Adalah's petition to the Israeli Supreme Court (H.C. 830/07) and the Supreme Court's decision of 14 May 2006 (H.C. 7052/03 Adalah v Minister of the Interior).

This case raises fundamental issues of human rights, in particular relating to the right to family life and the principle of non-discrimination. The CEIL03 was initially enacted on 31st July 2003. That CEIL03 was extended throughout 2004 and 2005 and a revised CEIL03 on 1st August 2005 was in turn extended until April 2007. On 28th March 2007 the Knesset enacted a revised CEIL03 for a further period of one year and four months until 31st July 2008.

Keywords: Adalah v. Minister of the Interior, Family Unification, Immigration Law